Please find below the preliminary program of courses in telecommunications with scholarships of OAS/CITEL for 2009. Please do click here to download the Word file.

Course	Offered by	Type of course, language, and date	Number of scholarships	Deadline for presentation of candidacies
Radio Frequency Spectrum Management (M9-100)	United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI)	March 30 to April 10, 2009 (2 weeks) Washington, D.C., United States of America English, on-site	5 economy class air fare scholarships offered (OAS/CITEL) (USTTI offers a US$400 scholarship and does not charge the US$150 administrative fee)	February 27, 2009
Spectrum Management in the Civil Sector (M9-101)	United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI)	April 13 to 24, 2009 (2 weeks) Washington, D.C., United States of America English, on-site	5 economy class air fare scholarships offered (OAS/CITEL) (USTTI offers a US$400 scholarship and does not charge the US$150 administrative fee)	March 13, 2009
Satellite Networks - VSAT	National Institute of Research and Training in Telecommunications of Peru (INICTEL-UNI) National University of Engineering (UNI)	May 4 to June 19, 2009 (7 weeks)y Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	April 10, 2009
Harmful Interferences to Satellite Systems	Federal Telecommunication Commission of Mexico (COFETEL)	May 18 to 22, 2009 (1 week) Mexico City, Mexico Spanish, on-site	4 economy class air fare scholarships offered (CITEL) (SATMEX offers a scholarship of US$500 to support the cost of participation of each person with a scholarship.)	April 17, 2009
IP Telephony	Center for Technological Innovation of the School of Engineering of the National University of Asunción, Paraguay (CITEC-FIUNA)	May 18-22, 2009 (1 week) Asunción, Paraguay Spanish, on-site	4 economy class air fare scholarships offered (CITEL) (CITEC-FIUNA offer to pay board, lunch, and health insurance)	April 17, 2009
Digital Signature:  Technical and Legal Issues	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the Blas Pascal University	June 1 to September 4, 2009 (3 months) Spanish and English, distance learning - Self-paced	15  US$160 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Local and Corporate Network Technologies	Advanced Technology Training Center (CCAT)	June 15-July 10, 2009 (4 weeks)	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
ABC Cost System Applied to the Calculation of Termination Prices	School of Engineering and Technology of the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU)	June 15-July 17, 2009 (5 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Digital Cities	Telecommunications Commission of Central America (COMTELCA) - Honduras	June 15-July 24, 2009 (6 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Internet Network Engineering	Center for Technological Innovation of the School of Engineering of the National University of Asunción, Paraguay (CITEC-FIUNA)	July 6 to 10, 2009 (1 week) Asunción, Paraguay Spanish, on-site	5 economy class air fare scholarships offered (OAS/CITEL) (CITEC-FIUNA offer to pay board, lunch, and health insurance)	To be determined
Technological Aspects of Digital Television	Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM)	July 6 to August 14, 2009 (6 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Negotiating in the field of Telecommunications	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the Blas Pascal University	July 6 to October 9, 2009 (3 months) Spanish and English, distance learning - Self-paced	15  US$160 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Introduction to the Current Technological Framework for New Technologies (valid for the New Generation Networks – NGN – degree)	National Telecommunications Administration of Uruguay (ANTEL)	July 27 to September 4, 2009 (4 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Internet Services and Protocols	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the Blas Pascal University	August 3 to November 6, 2009 (3 months) Spanish and English, distance learning - Self-paced	15  US$160 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Policies and Regulation of Information and Communication Technologies (M9-227, M9-228, M9-229)	United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI)	August 3-7, 2009 (1 week) Washington, D.C., United States of America English, on-site	4 economy class air fare scholarships offered (CITEL) (USTTI offers a US$400 scholarship and does not charge the US$150 administrative fee)	To be determined
Economic Analysis for Regulation in an Environment of Convergence	Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM)	August 10  to September 18, 2009 (6 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	10 US$200 scholarships offered (OAS/CITEL+ITU+ACIEM)	To be determined
Number Portability as a Factor for Increasing Competition in Telecommunication Markets	Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM)	September 21 to October 30, 2009 (6 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
IP Networks Design	Center for Technological Innovation of the School of Engineering of the National University of Asunción, Paraguay (CITEC-FIUNA)	September 7 to 11, 2009 (1 week) Asunción, Paraguay Spanish, on-site	4 economy class air fare scholarships offered (CITEL) (CITEC-FIUNA offers to pay board, lunch, and health insurance)	To be determined
Fixed-Mobile Convergence through IMS	National Telecommunications Administration of Uruguay (ANTEL)	September 21 to October 30, 2009 (6 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Broadband Networks and Technology	National Institute of Research and Training in Telecommunications of Peru (INICTEL-UNI)	October 5 to November 20, 2009 (7 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Design and implementation of multiservice fiber optic access networks through to the home (FTTH)	School of Engineering and Technology of the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU)	October 19 to November 20, 2009 (5 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Connected Communities, Best Practices for Bringing Connectivity to Remote Locations	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Communications of Chile (SUBTEL)	October 19 to November 20, 2009 (5 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	20 registration fee scholarships offered (US$200) (OAS/CITEL/+ITU)	To be determined
Telecommunication Management in Emergency Situations (M9-340)	United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI)	October 19-23, 2009 (1 week) Washington, D.C., United States of America English, on-site	4 economy class air fare scholarships offered (CITEL) (USTTI offers a US$400 scholarship and does not charge the US$150 administrative fee)	To be determined
3G-4G Technology	Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA)	October 19 to November 27, 2009 (5 weeks) Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined
Security in Telecommunication Networks	Center for Technological Innovation of the School of Engineering of the National University of Asunción, Paraguay (CITEC-FIUNA)	October 26 to 30, 2009 (1 week) Asunción, Paraguay Spanish, on-site	5 economy class air fare scholarships offered (OAS/CITEL) (CITEC-FIUNA offer to pay board, lunch, and health insurance)	To be determined
Academic Certification in Call & Contact Centers	Technological Institute of the Americas (ITLA)	Date to be determined Spanish, distance learning	15  US$200 scholarships offered (CITEL)	To be determined