Join the Summer School on Digital and Green Transitions by ITU Academy in Maastricht, Netherlands

Summer School on Digital and Green Transitions
Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
Event Dates: June 23–27, 2025
Registration Deadline:  March 15, 2025
Training Type: Summer School (Face-to-Face)
Languages: English
Financial Support: Available (Fully Funded)
Benefits: Including lodging, meals, and actions (Participants or their organizations shall be liable for protecting their journey bills to and from Maastricht

Overview

This summer time faculty, organized by the United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), gives an intensive 4.5-day coaching program focusing on sustainable digital transformation. The course introduces individuals to key matters similar to rising digital applied sciences, digital farming, e-waste administration, and the position of AI in sustainability. Participants will have interaction in lectures, peer-learning actions, and interactive periods to develop a strong understanding of how digital and inexperienced transitions intersect, significantly in the context of public coverage and governance.

With beneficiant help from the Global Gateway initiative of the European Union, this course presents full monetary help for chosen individuals, protecting coaching prices, lodging, meals, and extracurricular actions. Participants shall be liable for their journey bills to Maastricht and visa application prices, the place relevant.

Key Features of the Program

• Target Audience: This course is designed for presidency officers, policymakers, and professionals concerned in digital transformation and sustainability efforts, particularly these working in or from growing international locations.
• Eligibility Criteria:
  • A accomplished BSc or BA (or equal) in Social Sciences (Economics, Public Policy), Engineering, Political Science, or associated disciplines.
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Applicants have to be at the moment concerned in work associated to digital transformation or sustainability.
  • Gender steadiness and geographic range shall be emphasised in the choice course of.
  • Priority shall be given to authorities officers and policymakers from growing international locations.
  • Employees from each public and personal sectors, in addition to NGOs, working in digital growth and know-how, may apply.

What You Will Learn

Participants will achieve important data and hands-on expertise in the following areas:

1. Emerging Digital Technologies:
   • Introduction to key digital applied sciences similar to IoT, AI, and blockchain.
   • Exploring the alternatives and challenges posed by digital transformation in totally different sectors.
2. Digital Farming & Sustainable Agriculture:
   • Understanding how digital transformation is reshaping agriculture and meals manufacturing techniques.
   • Analyzing the impacts of digital farming on sustainability.
3. E-Waste Management & Circular Economy:
   • Investigating the actors and methods concerned in managing digital waste (e-waste).
   • Exploring round economic system options for decreasing, reusing, and recycling e-waste.
4. AI and Sustainability:
   • Examining how AI can contribute to or hinder sustainability efforts.
   • Assessing each constructive and destructive impacts of AI in addressing sustainability challenges.
5. Future Trends in Digital Transformation:
   • Identifying rising traits and the long-term potential of digital applied sciences in fostering sustainable practices throughout industries.

Course Methodology and Activities

The summer time faculty employs a mix of lectures, interactive periods, case discussions, and peer studying actions to supply individuals with a complete studying expertise. Key parts embody:

• Introduction and Goal-Setting Sessions: Establishing goals and expectations for the course.
• Daily Lectures: Providing in-depth data of matters associated to digital transformation and sustainability.
• Interactive Sessions: Encouraging group discussions, problem-solving, and real-world functions of the ideas taught.
• Peer-Learning Activities: Engaging individuals in collaborative studying and sharing experiences throughout totally different sectors and international locations.
• Design Thinking for Sustainability: Exploring artistic problem-solving methods to design sustainable digital options.
• Digital Solution Exercises: Providing alternatives to mirror on and apply the classes realized throughout the course.
• Poster Presentations: Participants will current their options to real-world challenges in digital transformation and sustainability.

Schedule and Structure

The summer time faculty runs from Monday to Friday with the following day by day schedule:

• Monday: Introduction, Digital Technologies, Digital Transformation, and an Overview of Key Concepts.
• Tuesday: Sustainable Agriculture and Digital Farming.
• Wednesday: E-Waste Management, Circular Economy, and Design Thinking for Sustainability.
• Thursday: AI and Sustainability, Future Trends, and Opportunities.
• Friday: Digital Solution Exercises, Poster Presentations, and Closing Evaluation.

Financial Support

The course is absolutely funded by the Global Gateway initiative of the European Union. This consists of:

• Training Costs: Fully coated by the program.
• Accommodation: Provided for five nights throughout the course.
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included throughout the occasion.
• Extracurricular Activities: Organized for individuals to community and expertise native tradition.
  Note: Participants are liable for protecting journey bills to Maastricht, the Netherlands, and any visa or insurance coverage prices.

Certification and Attendance Requirements

Upon completion of the program, individuals will obtain a certificates from ITU and UNU-MERIT. To qualify for the certificates:

• Attendance: Minimum 80% attendance in all periods is required.
• Active Participation: 40% of the whole rating shall be based mostly on energetic engagement throughout the periods.
• Course Assignment: 60% of the whole rating shall be based mostly on a poster presentation that displays the studying outcomes from the course.

Application Process

• Registration Deadline: March 15, 2025
• Course Dates: June 23–27, 2025
• Application Instructions: To apply, candidates should submit an internet application together with a motivation letter, advice letter, and responses to the course questionnaire. Only the first 30 candidates who meet the eligibility standards shall be chosen for the program.

Contact Information

For inquiries or extra data, please contact:
Email: cdo@benefit.unu.edu

Website: call for applications

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