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Sep 16-20, 2024: 10th Potsdam Summer School 2024

With its overarching theme - “Ecosystems change & resilience in the anthropocene” – the 10th Potsdam Summer School will in 2024 continue the transdisciplinary and interactive series of events that has been held annually in Potsdam, Germany since 2014. The event will be held from September 16 -20, 2024.

The aim of the Potsdam Summer School is to bring together talented early-career scientists and young professionals operating in the private sector, governmental agencies, and non-governmental organisations from many different parts of the world to discuss frontier (research) questions on future sustainable development.

Topics:

  • The Role of Nature in the Anthropocene
  • Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystem Functions
  • Interactions of Biodiversity and Bioeconomy
  • Landscape Ecology
  • Sustainable Land Use
  • Digitalisation of Agriculture

 

Participants of the Potsdam Summer School will be engaged in discussions and group works and will be provided with tools to develop effective strategies to solve the challenges they face in their daily work.

The aim of the Potsdam Summer School is to bring together talented early-career scientists and young professionals operating in the private sector, governmental agencies, and non-governmental organisations from many different parts of the world to discuss frontier (research) questions on future sustainable development.

The Potsdam Summer School provides a unique opportunity for all participants to foster international cooperation and an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.

In partnership with the City of Potsdam, the 2024 Potsdam Summer School will be jointly organised by the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy ; the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (RIFS), and the University of Potsdam.

The call for applications will start on January 01, 2024.

Deadline for application submission: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

The organisers intend to conduct the one-week programme in a format whereby all participants and speakers will be present in Potsdam. The entire programme will be conducted in English.

For further information visit the website and click here.

Contact angela.borowski(at)rifs-potsdam.de

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