Summer School - Development, Sustainability and Globalization, 2022, The Prague Summer Schools, Czech Republic

Publish Date: Mar 07, 2022

Deadline: Mar 31, 2022

Event Dates: from Jul 01, 2022 12:00 to Jul 08, 2022 12:00

The Prague Summer School on Development, Sustainability and Globalization aims to enrich the discussion on the new tasks for the global development. The program is conceptualized within a broad framework, as the study of development challenges cannot discern, for instance, from the debate on food production and consumption in both developed and developing countries, environmental impact of development or existing institutional arrangements based on political negotiations and multilateral cooperation. The program will provide students with deeper understanding of development challenges by addressing the set of political, economic, technological and environmental aspects related to development cooperation.

WHY?

  • To get a multidisciplinary perspective on development in a globally interdependent world.
  • To equip you with knowledge that will enable you to become a future pioneer of socially and environmentally sustainable development.
  • To strengthen your learning skills by combining a fruitful academic experience under the guidance of acclaimed experts and researchers, with summer fun in the beautiful city of Prague.

The academics and practitioners will address the following issues:

  • Global Environmental Challenges. (A Model of the Environment, Biodiversity, Water, Climate Change, Ozone Layer Depletion, Desertification, Deforestation, Natural Resources and Energy Resources, Environmental Security).
  • Sustainable Development, Sustainable Retreat, or Collapse and Regeneration? (Three Scenarios for Development, Contours of Regeneration, From Regeneration to Transformation).
  • Responsible Consumption and Food Waste (Consumption patterns and trends, Food waste, Planetary boundaries, Impacts on food security).
  • Legal requirements for reporting on sustainability today and tomorrow (reporting requirements, GRI, G4).

They will also have an opportunity to look in more detail into three case studies from Africa:
Case Study 1: Eco-tourism – a human-gorilla dichotomy? Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda
A political ecology analysis of the impact of ecotourism on gorilla conservation and local development in the case study of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda.
Case Study 2: Matibabu Foundation, Kibera and Siaya County, Kenya
In 2004, on the realization that the root cause of the Kibera slums’ degrading situation was due to poverty and the endless influx of people from the rural areas (especially western Kenya) in search of employment in Nairobi. He decided to address this challenge by registering Matibabu Foundation, a health NGO that creates a healthy, productive and prosperous society in a marginalized and hard-to-reach rural population in Siaya County, western Kenya. Matibabu stands in Swahili for health and/or treatment. To date, The Matibabu Foundation has created jobs to 55 staff, provided health services to over 60,000 people in Siaya County, initiated Prevention with positives (PwP) and Psychosocial Support Center (PSC) to reduce stigma and to support the HIV victims. The Matibabu Foundation has also entered into a partnership with the International Organization of Migrants (IOM) to provide health services to minority migrant populations in Eastleigh, Nairobi. www.matibabukenya.org
CNN movie about Matibabu Foundation – Youtube
Case study 3: Maendeleo, Agricultural Microcredits / Agricultural Assistance, Tanzania.
Maendeleo was founded by teachers and students from Palacky University, Czech Republic, in 2011. The NGO provides microcredits to farmer groups in villages in the Utengule/Usangu area. Today they run four complex projects including training and farming support. As Maendeleo was founded by research and students they are trying to ensure rigorous assessment of their activities.

Application Procedure
Although there are application deadlines, students are accepted on a rolling basis. In order to allow time to carefully review all student application materials, an email notifying the application status to Prague Summer Schools will be sent to applicants approximately 14 days after the application is received. Applications received by the Early Bird application deadline of June 31st will receive preference in admission decisions. Late applications may be considered. However, late applicants run the risk of finding the program full. All students will be informed about admissions decisions by May 1st.
Approximately 30 students will be admitted to every program of Prague Summer School. We intend to restrict the class size to ensure interactive courses and discussions. We aim to create a truly international student body. Students must be currently enrolled in a college or university or be recent graduates. The Prague Summer Schools admits both undergraduate and graduate-level students. Priority will be given to students with at least some academic background related to the topics of Prague Summer Schools. Nevertheless, students of other academic backgrounds, but with strongly demonstrated interest in the Summer School topic, will be considered on an equal basis. Students admitted to Prague Summer Schools are expected to participate fully in the program by attending all classes, lectures and social events.

Program Cost
The program fee for early-bird applications: 740 EUR
The program fee for students who submit their applications after January 31st: 790 EUR

The program fee covers:

  • Tuition and reading materials
  • Accommodation in double rooms for one week
  • Half board which includes breakfasts, dinners and coffee breaks
  • Prague public transportation tickets and maps
  • Site visits, social program, and cultural and special events (e.g. boat tour on the Moldau River, tours of Prague by a local homeless and farewell dinner).

Students are responsible for their travel to Prague, dinners, and personal expenses. The individual deadlines for the receipt of payment will be stated in the official letter of acceptance. Payment plans can be arranged. The final deadline for receiving payments is the 1st of May.

Scholarships
Unfortunately, as a non-profit organization, SCHOLA EMPIRICA is not able to provide students with financial aid. Nonetheless, we do encourage students to explore funding opportunities available through their home universities, non-governmental organizations, and government sources. A good place to start the search is www.scholarshipportal.com.
Accepted students may ask for documents they need for their scholarship application(s).

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Disciplines

Development Studies

Economics

Environmental Studies

Political Sciences

Technology

Study Levels

Graduate

Undergraduate

Eligible Countries

International

Host Countries

Czech Republic