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. The competitions can be requested by fax (+32 2/2822330)until 1 April 2005. 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. Deadline 4 April 2005.