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From: Angelica Baschiera <ab17@soas.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2019 14:24:42 +0100
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GDAI - PhD scholarships

The Centre of African Studies at SOAS University of London offers 2 PhD
scholarships to African nationals as part of the Governance for Development
in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

www.soas.ac.uk/gdai

Applications are invited for PhD studentships focused on the area of state
capacities, governance and bureaucracy for development. This may include
projects designed to understand public sector governance capabilities,
political settlements, state business relations, the governance of state
owned enterprises, the governance of development policy design and
implementation, and so on. But applications must focus on the public
sector/state/civil service, on governance, and on development.

In order to be considered for funding, applicants must first secure an
*UNCONDITIONAL
OFFER *for the PhD by applying directly to the SOAS Doctoral School
<https://cms.soas.ac.uk/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_authtype=3D0&sys_vari=
antid=3D655&sys_revision=3D54&sys_contentid=3D4824&sys_context=3D0>
.



The eligible PhD are only those within the following departments:

=C2=B7         Development Studies
<https://www.soas.ac.uk/development/programmes/>

=C2=B7         Law <https://www.soas.ac.uk/law/programmes/>

=C2=B7         Economics <https://www.soas.ac.uk/economics/programmes/>

=C2=B7         International Relations/Politics
<https://www.soas.ac.uk/politics/programmes/>

=C2=B7         CISD (Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy)
<https://www.soas.ac.uk/cisd/>

=C2=B7         DEFIMS (Department for Financial and Management Studies )
<https://www.soas.ac.uk/finance-and-management/programmes/>

=C2=B7         Distance Learning: CEFIMS(Centre for Financial and Managemen=
t
Studies <https://www.soas.ac.uk/cefims/online-programmes/>), DEFIMS
<https://www.soas.ac.uk/distancelearning/>



Once the place is secured, the applicants can apply for the scholarship.
Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a panel consisting of SOAS
academic members. The assessment of your application will be based on the
information in your scholarship application. Please provide the following
documents by email to ab17@soas.ac.uk:



=C2=B7         complete application form (see pdf attached)

=C2=B7         a copy of the unconditional offer received from SOAS Doctora=
l
school

=C2=B7         CV (please include your email address)

=C2=B7         2 pages max statement outlining knowledge and interest in
governance-related issues

=C2=B7         Your research proposal (as sent to the SOAS Doctoral School)



Please note that CAS reserves the right not to award scholarships and will
only award them where there are applicants judged to meet sufficiently high
academic standards and with demonstrable interests in fields relevant to
the objectives of the GDAI.

*The deadline for submission of application is 31st March 2020.*



The guidance notes <https://www.soas.ac.uk/gdai/file80250.pdf> and the
reference
form  <https://www.soas.ac.uk/gdai/file124686.doc>can be downloaded from
www.soas.ac.uk/gdai


Contact

Angelica Baschiera
Coordinator
Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance for Development in Africa Initiative
SOAS

*Email:* ab17@soas.ac.uk
*Tel:* +44 (0) 207 898 4370



























On Sun, 24 Mar 2019 at 10:46, <farinola@dominicaninstitute.org> wrote:

>
> Dear Dr Angelica Baschiera,
>
> My name is Augustine Farinola, an Assistant Lecturer at the Department
> of Philosophy,
> Dominican University, Ibadan, Nigeria
>
> I write with to introduce myself and to request whether I could carry
> out my doctoral studies in the area of African Science and Technology
> at The Centre of African Studies,under the Governance for Development
> in Africa Initiative.
>
> About me:
> I had a B.A (First Class Honours) and M.A in Philosophy of Science from
> the University of Ibadan, while on a research program in Philosophy of
> Technology and Digital Humanities at the University of Lagos. I have
> had over ten years of training and experience in ICT
> as Web Manager, ICT Tutor, Information Officer, and IT Research
> Assistance. I have taught Philosophy as well as Computer at various
> levels, and I am currently an Independent Coordinator for the Institute o=
f
> Information Management, Africa.
>
> Ma, attached to this email is my CV, and my PhD Research Proposal.
>
> I will be glad if my request is considered.
>
> Thank you in anticipation.
>
> Yours faithfully,
> Augustine Farinola
>
>

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Angelica Baschiera
Manager
Centre of African Studies
SOAS-University of London
MPhil/PhD candidate, Africa section
School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
SOAS-University of London
Tel.: +44 (0) 207 898 4370
Email: ab17@soas.ac.uk <cas@soas.ac.uk>
cas@soas.ac.uk
www.soas.ac.uk/cas

<https://www.facebook.com/CentreofAfricanStudiesSOAS>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><h1 align=3D"center" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 9pt;text-alig=
n:center;font-size:24pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51=
)">GDAI - PhD
scholarships</span></h1>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 9pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New R=
oman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5=
1,51,51)">The
Centre of African Studies at SOAS University of London offers=C2=A02 PhD
scholarships to African=C2=A0nationals as part of the Governance for
Development in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.</span=
></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 9pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New R=
oman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5=
1,51,51)"><a href=3D"http://www.soas.ac.uk/gdai" style=3D"color:blue">www.s=
oas.ac.uk/gdai</a> </span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 9pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New R=
oman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5=
1,51,51)">Applications
are invited for PhD studentships focused on the area of state capacities,
governance and bureaucracy for development. This may include projects desig=
ned
to understand public sector governance capabilities, political settlements,
state business relations, the governance of state owned enterprises, the
governance of development policy design and implementation, and so on. But
applications must focus on the public sector/state/civil service, on
governance, and on development.=C2=A0</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">In order to be considered for
funding, applicants must first secure an=C2=A0<strong>UNCONDITIONAL OFFER=
=C2=A0</strong>for=C2=A0the=C2=A0PhD
by applying directly to the=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://cms.soas.ac.uk/Rhythmyx=
/assembler/render?sys_authtype=3D0&amp;sys_variantid=3D655&amp;sys_revision=
=3D54&amp;sys_contentid=3D4824&amp;sys_context=3D0" style=3D"color:blue"><s=
pan style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">SOAS Doctoral School</span></a>.</span><=
/p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 9pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New R=
oman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5=
1,51,51)">The
eligible=C2=A0PhD are only those within the following departments:</span></=
p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/developmen=
t/programmes/" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">De=
velopment
Studies</span></a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/law/progra=
mmes/" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">Law</span>=
</a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/economics/=
programmes/" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">Econ=
omics</span></a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/politics/p=
rogrammes/" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">Inter=
national
Relations/Politics</span></a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/cisd/" sty=
le=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">CISD (Centre
for International Studies and Diplomacy)</span></a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/finance-an=
d-management/programmes/" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,1=
33,155)">DEFIMS (Department=C2=A0for Financial and Management
Studies=C2=A0)</span></a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Distance
Learning:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/cefims/online-programmes/"=
 style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">CEFIMS(Centre fo=
r Financial and Management Studies</span></a>),=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www=
.soas.ac.uk/distancelearning/" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(0,133,155)">DEFIMS</span></a></span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calib=
ri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">Once the place is secured, the
applicants can apply for the scholarship. Candidates will be assessed on
academic merit by a panel consisting of SOAS academic members. The assessme=
nt
of your application will be based on the information in your scholarship
application. Please provide the following documents=C2=A0by email to=C2=A0<=
a href=3D"mailto:ab17@soas.ac.uk" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color=
:rgb(0,133,155)">ab17@soas.ac.uk</span></a>:</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">complete
application form (see pdf attached)</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">a copy of the
unconditional offer received from SOAS Doctoral school</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">CV (please
include your email address)</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">2 pages max
statement outlining knowledge and interest in governance-related issues</sp=
an></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;fo=
nt-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=B7<span style=3D"font-variant-num=
eric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7p=
t;line-height:normal;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
</span></span><span dir=3D"LTR"></span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,s=
ans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Your research
proposal (as sent to the SOAS Doctoral School)</span></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font=
-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calib=
ri,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 9pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New R=
oman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5=
1,51,51)">Please
note that CAS reserves the right not to award scholarships and will only aw=
ard
them where there are applicants judged to meet sufficiently high academic
standards and with demonstrable interests in fields relevant to the objecti=
ves
of the GDAI.</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;col=
or:rgb(51,51,51)">The deadline for submission of
application is 31st March 2020.</span></b></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=A0</span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">The=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/gdai/file80250.pd=
f" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">guidance
notes</span></a>=C2=A0and the=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.soas.ac.uk/gdai/f=
ile124686.doc" style=3D"color:blue"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,133,155)">re=
ference
form=C2=A0</span></a>can be downloaded from <a href=3D"http://www.soas.ac.u=
k/gdai">www.soas.ac.uk/gdai</a></span></p>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">=C2=A0</span></p>

<h4 style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times=
 New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color=
:rgb(51,51,51)">Contact</span></h4>

<p style=3D"margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times =
New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(51,51,51)">Angelica Baschiera<br>
Coordinator<br>
Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance for Development in Africa Initiative<br>
SOAS</span></p>

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Dear Dr Angelica Baschiera,<br>
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My name is Augustine Farinola, an Assistant Lecturer at the Department=C2=
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of Philosophy,<br>
Dominican University, Ibadan, Nigeria<br>
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I write with to introduce myself and to request whether I could carry=C2=A0=
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out my doctoral studies in the area of African Science and Technology=C2=A0=
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at The Centre of African Studies,under the Governance for Development=C2=A0=
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in Africa Initiative.<br>
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About me:<br>
I had a B.A (First Class Honours) and M.A in Philosophy of Science from<br>
the University of Ibadan, while on a research program in Philosophy of=C2=
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Technology and Digital Humanities at the University of Lagos. I have=C2=A0 =
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had over ten years of training and experience in ICT<br>
as Web Manager, ICT Tutor, Information Officer, and IT Research<br>
Assistance. I have taught Philosophy as well as Computer at various<br>
levels, and I am currently an Independent Coordinator for the Institute of<=
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Information Management, Africa.<br>
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Ma, attached to this email is my CV, and my PhD Research Proposal.<br>
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I will be glad if my request is considered.<br>
<br>
Thank you in anticipation.<br>
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Yours faithfully,<br>
Augustine Farinola<br>
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