Announcements

The Roma Education Fund (REF) is seeking a full-time Higher Education Program Manager for its office in Budapest, Hungary. Deadline: October 21, 2011.

The Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation (“Decade Secretariat”) is seeking a full-time Liaison Officer based in Brussels, Belgium. The terms of the contract will be determined on the basis of the applicable Labor Code. Deadline October 15, 2011.

The Gypsy Lore Society established the Marian Madison Gypsy Lore Society Young Scholar’s Prize in Romani Studies for the best unpublished paper by a young scholar on a topic in Gypsy and Traveler Studies. The prize is a cash award of $500.

We, united artists from the entire world, painters, poets, playwrights, actors, filmmakers, photographers, cartoonists, dancers, musicians, sculptors and singers, are against Romaphobia and any other expression of hatred against human beings.

The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is recruiting the Deputy Head of the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department. Closing date of the application is 24 March 2011.

Closing date for entries: 31 December 2010

Budapest, December 24, 2010 - Central European University (CEU) is a graduate research-intensive university specializing primarily in the social sciences.

December 16, 2010 - Following an agreement with the European Commission, the Open Society Roma Initiatives are pleased to offer 5 five-month internships beginning on March 1, 2011 for young Roma university graduates from all new EU member states (excluding Cyprus and Malta), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia who are of Roma origin.

Budapest, December 16, 2010 - The Open Society Foundations are the major supporters of the Decade of Roma Inclusion.

Budapest, December 6, 2010 - The open Society Foundations are one of the major non-governmental supporters of the efforts to improve the economic and social inclusion of Roma in Central and South Eastern Europe.