Events and Opportunities

The Research Assistant will support the Embassy in the development of a business directory for Irish
business in the Slovak Republic. The successful candidate will work as part of a busy and flexible
Embassy team, and will have opportunities to develop their skills and gain hands-on experience.
Reporting to the Ambassador, this role will include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Research into presence of Irish businesses in Slovakia;
• Gathering data and information on Irish-Slovak trade, including trade statistics;
• Liaising with Irish and Slovak companies and businesses;
• Preparing information for inclusion in business directory;
• Additional online research on Irish trade and business in Slovakia.

More details

Type of contract : Traineeship of between 3 and 12 months in total.
Who can apply : EU nationals who are eligible according to our traineeship programme (https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-weoffer/traineeship/html/index.en.html)
Salary : The trainee grant is €1,050 per month plus an accommodation allowance.
Working time : Full-time
Place of work : Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date for applications 21 June 2018

More details : Reference 2018-145-TRA

Call for applications in the framework CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) on academic year 2018/2019 was opened:

Students can apply through network—AMADEUS - CIII - AT-0068-14-1819 on following universities:

WU – (Vienna University of Economics and Business) / Austria

University „Luigj Gurakuqi“ Shkodër / Albania

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The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu China has the pleasure to invite our students to the Global academic summer campus  which will be held in SWUFE Campus, China from July 1 to July 14, 2018. SWUFE is covering the 2-week costs of accommodation, meals, courses and short-visits to firms and historical areas in Chengdu. The incoming students and professor only have to cover their round airtickets and insurance. 

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The European Central Bank is launching a new PhD Traineeship in the field of stress testing and macroprudential policy, DG/MF.  ECB is looking for candidates with a PhD level qualification (or you will be close to completing a PhD), in business administration (with a focus on accounting), mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science or a related disciplin. 

The European Central Bank is launching a new Traineeship in the field of stress testing and macroprudential policy, DG/I.  We are looking for candidates with a bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, statistics, data science or a related field. 

The European Central Bank is launching a new traineeship for a Traineeship in the Directorate General Monetary Policy, DG/E.  ECB is looking for candidates with a bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, finance, econometrics, mathematics, statistics data.