Call for Participant: Summer Course 2018 – Disaster Risk Reduction in The Tropics

05th April 2018
by secretary

Agrinatura News

After success of the 2017 Summer Course on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in Yogyakarta Indonesia, this year, we are happy to invite you to the Summer Course on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction that will take place at the Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from July 29 to August 10, 2018.

THE FOCUS

EcoDRR (Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction) is defined as sustainable management, conservation, and ecosystem restoration in reducing disaster risk whose main purpose is to achieve sustainable development and resilience.

The 2018 Summer Course on Eco DRR consists of in-class component and field component, held in Yogyakarta and surroundings. The activities are designed for not only understanding Eco-DRR praxis, but also promoting cultures of Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta has unique physical condition as well as cultural treasures. Covering about 3000 square kilometers area, Yogyakarta is configured by volcanic process in the Northern part, denudational process in the Western part, solutional process in the Southeastern part, marine process along the Southern part, fluvial process in the middle and structural process in the Southern and Southeastern part. The physical condition induces several different natural hazards in some specific areas, beside form heterogeneous ecosystems. The cultural wealth of Yogyakarta establishes a strong social capital of communities, which has an important role in ecosystem management, related disaster risk reduction.

HOW TO APPLY

The 2018 Summer Course on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction invite university students (bachelor, master and PhD students) from all over the globe. The course fee is USD 750, provides the following facilities:

Tuition (Indonesian Credit 3 SKS ~ equal to 4 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Fieldwork
Accommodation (sharing room)
Meal (breakfast and lunch)
Certificate of participation
Seminar kit

The course fee excludes local and international airfares, airport taxes, local transports and personal expenses during the stay.

Please kindly fill the application form on the website:

http://ugm.id/Ecodrr2018

SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship (registration fee, accommodation, local transport, meals (breakfast and lunch), excursion fee) will be given to selected participants
Low cost airfare tickets will be awarded to selected participants (limited seats, reimbursement method, ASEAN only)

DEADLINE

The deadline for applications for the summer school is May 15, 2018.

The working language of the summer school will be English; therefore, a sufficient understanding and ability to express oneself in this language is required.

email : ecodrr@ugm.ac.id / bkln@geo.ugm.ac.id

Call for Participant: Summer Course 2018 – Disaster Risk Reduction in The Tropics

THE FOCUS

HOW TO APPLY

SCHOLARSHIP

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