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<P>Committee of the Regions – Thesis Competition</P></B>
<P>The committee of the Regions of the European Union is organising a thesis
competition on the following subject: "The role of the local and regional
authorities in the sustainable development strategy". The prizes will be awarded
by a board of independent adjudicators (comprising university lecturers and at
least one member or alternate of the committee of the regions. <STRONG>The
competitions can be requested by fax (+32 2/2822330)until 1 April 2005</STRONG>.
Requirements: a doctoral thesis completed in 2004, submitted in duplicate, in
the field of law, Economics, politics or social science. The thesis must be
written in one of the official European languages, the thesis must not have been
awarded another prize. Candidates must be national of an EU member state or
holders of a doctorate obtained at a university in an EU country Supporting
documents: a summery in English, French or German (8 pages max) demonstrating
the relevance of the thesis to the subject of the competition. The candidate’s
curriculum vitae in English, French or German. <B>Deadline 4 April 2005.
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<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Sylvia
Barnes</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Secretary, Planning &
Research Office</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Room 3B1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>x 7041</FONT></DIV>
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