October Opportunities

Regional Business Opportunities Summit
The event will be bringing together government and business officials in a dialogue to discuss challenges and opportunities in doing business in the region and to exchange views on how both parties can collaborate to improve the business climate and make it easy to do business in the region. https://www.facebook.com/events/1950813474941896/
When: October 11, 2018, 9AM-5PM
Where: Dusit Thani Hotel Makati City
Tickets: https://www.eventbank.com/event/9811/

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Refinery Economics
This 1 day course covers the fundamentals of refinery economic terminology and also the techniques of how refinery margins are calculated. This course will also cover the factors that affecting the refinery profitability and the refining value and lastly the overview of the market outlook for refining.
https://www.facebook.com/events/680295712309977/
When: Monday, October 8 at 8 AM – 5 PM
When: TBA
Contact: e-marketing@pssi-int.com,  +65 62084672

EU-Philippines Business Summit 2018
This 2018, we look at how the current administration's initiatives and programs in line with its Socioeconomic Agenda and priorities have substantially progressed – Build, Build, Build Program, tax reform, ease of doing business, labor protection furthered through the Executive Order on Contractualization, sustainable development and climate adaptation, and universal healthcare, among many others. In addition, the Philippines' economy is at steady growth, EU remains to be one of the top trading partner of the Philippines, and the EU-Philippines Partnership Cooperation Agreement has been put into force – a major milestone for the EU-Philippine relations. With this in mind, the EU-Philippines Business Network (EPBN) is organizing the EU-Philippines Business Summit 2018 with the theme "EU and the Philippines: Jointly Pursuing Competitiveness for Inclusive Growth" on 18 October 2018, at Solaire Resort and Hotel. We are inviting you to join the most important trade forum to be attended by key figures from the government and private sector.

When: October 18 at 8:15 AM – 3:15 PM
Where: Solaire Resort, 1 Aseana Avenue Entertainment City Manila, 1701 Parañaque, Philippines
Tickets: https://www.eventbank.com/event/8674/register/

Korean Government Scholarship Program for International Students to Study in Korea 2019/2020
(fully-funded)
For more information: http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/gks/allnew_invite.do
Open to Undergraduate course: 4-year courses at designated universities
Deadline of application: not specified.

1. Offers:
   1. Transferring between universities is not allowed. (e.g. Starting studies at the junior year is not allowed.)
   2. Graduate course: Master's or Ph.D. courses at general graduate schools of Korean universities
2. Qualifications
   1. Both an applicant and his/her parents must be citizens of their country of origin.
   2. Applicants should not hold Korean citizenship.
   3. Applicants should have adequate health, both mentally and physically, to stay in a foreign country for a long time.
   4. Should be under 25 years of age at the date of entrance. (Undergraduate)
   5. Should be under 40 years of age at the date of entrance. (Graduate)
   6. Have finished or be scheduled to finish formal education of all elementary, middle, high school courses by the date of arrival. (Undergraduate)
   7. Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 80% from the last educational institution attended.
   8. Hold a Bachelor’s degree or a Master's degree by the date of arrival. (Graduate)
   9. Applicants who have previously achieved in any undergraduate program, master’s program, or doctoral program in Korea cannot apply for this program. ​

As of October 13, 2018

Call for Applications: “ASEAN Youth Interfaith Camp 2018 (AYIC)
The Republic of Indonesia will be hosting this year’s ASEAN Youth Interfaith Camp 2018 from 28 October to 4 November 2018 in Jakarta, Yogkarta and Bali, Indonesia. The program is an implementation of the ASEAN Declaration of Culture and Prevention for a Peaceful, Inclusive, Resilient, Healthy and Harmonious Society which was adopted by ASEAN leaders at the 31st ASEAN Summit in November 2017. The first ASEAN Youth Interfaith Camp was held in 2017 in Indonesia that resulted in the Jombang Declaration and its action plan that underlines the desires of the ASEAN youth to organize the AYIC into an annual event.
The AYIC organizer is looking for future faith leaders from among ASEAN youth. The participants will have a first-hand experience of being exposed to Indonesia’s Unity in Diversity, through an exciting series of field visits and discussions.

Deadline for submission is 5:00 PM / 08 October, 2018.

IBM’s Master the Mainframe



Master the Mainframe is a fun way to learn, earn digital badges and experience hands-on mainframe technology with no prior knowledge required!
Master the Mainframe’s Learning System is open to anyone year-round for technology training and earning IBM digital badges.
Yearly, the IBM Z Academic Initiative sponsors a Master the Mainframe global contest where academic students can learn while vying to win prizes. New challenges are posted each September.


How it goes:
Part 1: Learn the Basics

• Meet the platform used by top companies around the world to run their most business critical applications. Learn how to access a user interface, the basic concepts of mainframe programming, and the fundamentals of what differentiates the mainframe from other platforms. IBM will provide step by step instructions to complete the challenges and set you up for success in Part 2.

Part 2: Practice

• Continue your mainframe skills journey learning how to program with languages such as JAVA, C, COBOL and REXX. Learn JCL and assembly language to navigate the mainframe environment using advanced commands, system security tools and system navigation tools.  Earn the Part 2 IBM Digital Badge to showcase your new skills to employers around the world.

Part 3: Real World Challenge

• Dive even deeper into the mainframe using real life scenarios encountered by experienced systems programmers. Data Analytics, creative problem solving and knowledge gained in Part 1 and Part 2 challenges will help build out the final challenges.  Part 3 will put contestants to the test and identify those with the most drive and determination to Master the Mainframe.

Eligibility: Anyone who is currently a student at the high school or university level can compete — no experience is necessary. The contest teaches the skills you’ll need and the competition difficulty increases as you progress through the contest phases.
Deadline of Registration: December 31, 2018


The ASEAN Angel Alliance Summit 2018


When: November 27 - November 28
Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur, The Intermark, 348 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, 50400, Malaysia.
Description: The ASEAN Angel Alliance Summit 2018 provides the perfect platform for angel investors to discover new investing ventures, expanding networks, sharing opportunities and support in market intelligence and market penetration throughout the region's ecosystem.
http://aseanangel.com/summit2018/home.html
Tickets: http://aseanangel.com/summit2018/ticketing.html

Hack Manila 2018

Over the weekend of November 17-18, for 48 hours (from registration to closing ceremony), a group of dynamic hackers ranging from students to founders from all across Metro Manila will engage in collaborative computer programming to produce a web, mobile, or hardware project from scratch. JS developers who build on NodeJS and AngularJS are welcome!
Venue: Penthouse 1, One Corporate Center Meralco Ave cor Julia Vargas Ave, Ortigas Center, Pasig, 1605 Metro Manila
https://hackmanila.com/
Deadline of Registration: October 20, 2018

2nd Dev Forum: Disaster Risk and Crisis Management 2018

When: November 28, 2018 at 7:30 AM – 2 PM
Where: Asian Institute of Management (AIM), 123 Paseo de Roxas, 1229 Makati
In line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the purpose of the Dev Forum on DRCM is to encourage key leaders and managers in various sectors and industries to appreciate the need for:

1. Gaining a better understanding of disaster risks;
2. Strengthening disaster risk governance to better manage crisis and disaster risks;
3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience; and
4. Enhancing crisis and disaster preparedness for effective response and recovery.

The 2nd Dev Forum: Disaster Risk and Crisis Management 2018 is organized by Asian Institute of Management- Stephen Zuellig Graduate School of Development Management and the Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST).
ADMISSION: Free, Register through https://bit.ly/2PvhC5g

Unilever’s Future Leaders’ League 2019
The competition is a business case competition using one of Unilever’s brands.
The competition is open to residents of the Philippines at least 18 years old and currently enrolled in any university nationwide with an undergraduate degree from the beginning of the competition to the end of the global final in 2019. Proof of enrolment may be requested.
To qualify, entrants must register at www.unileverphilippinesfll.com as a team of three (3) individuals from the same University.

• For the first leg of the competition, a 1-page proposal on a marketing plan to strengthen the link between the Knorr brand and nutrition must be submitted in PDF format. Teams will be shortlisted to compete at the semi-finals level.
• At the semi-finals, teams will be selected and invited to a one-day marketing workshop. The semi-finals case will also be discussed. Semi-finalists will present to a panel of judges who will select the National Finalists.
• At the National finals, the top six (6) teams identified at the semi-finals will present their proposal to a panel of judges. The top team will win a trip to London to represent Unilever Pilippines at the global final round of the competition

The closing date for receipt of entries is November 7, 2018, 11:59 pm.
SOURCE: http://unileverphilippinesfll.com/assets/download/Terms_And_Conditions.pdf