[E&E seminars] FW: Applications now open! Youth Encounter on Sustainability "YES 2007"

[Beth Conlin]

Attention MIT Graduate and Undergraduate Students:

 

The following are two great summer opportunities to learn the basics of
sustainability and sustainable development in a global context.  The
deadline for the YES International course in Switzerland has been extended
to April 6th.  The deadline for YES Eastern/Central Europe in Slovakia is
April 27.

 

There is a short application form, and 1-2 references are required.

 

Please forward to any students that you believe might have an interest.


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Applications Now Open! 
 
YOUTH ENCOUNTER ON SUSTAINABILITY (YES) 2007 

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

ETHsustainability, the Center for Sustainability at the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, and the partners of the Alliance for
Global Sustainability (AGS) are pleased to announce the opening of the
application process for the 2007 Youth Encounter on Sustainability courses.

The two week courses aim to sensitize participants to the complex issues of
sustainable development in a global context, while also exploring issues
pertinent to different regions, through course work, field trips, workshops,
group work, discussions and practical learning experiences, combined with
social and cultural activities.  The courses offer a unique opportunity to
experience inter and trans disciplinary education, network building and
cross cultural exchange within a vibrant international environment of
students, faculty and guest experts. 

A maximum of 40 places are available for each course. All participants must
have a good working command of English, be between the age of 20 and 30
years and be currently enrolled at a university (either in the final stages
of their undergraduate study, or  at any level of graduate study).  The
courses will be held entirely in English and applications are welcomed from
diverse disciplines and nationalities.  More information on the courses is
available in the brochure attached. 


Dates:

YES International 

Two YES International courses will be held in this summer, both hosted at
the Hotel Alpenblick in Braunwald. Braunwald is a small, sunny, automobile
free village ideal for enjoying the beauty of the Swiss Alps, with access to
various outdoors activities in its startling natural environment. 

 

Session 1 : 07 to 23 July 2007. Location: Braunwald, Switzerland

Session 2: 04 to 20 August 2007. Location: Braunwald, Switzerland

For more information on the course please check the brochure available at:

http://www.sustainability.ethz.ch/en/activities/documents/YES07_Brochure_wIn
lay_000.pdf 

YES Central and Eastern Europe 

One YES Central and Eastern Europe session will be held this year, hosted in
the vicinity of Bratislava. The course location will give participants the
opportunity to explore the charming historic and cultural center of
Bratislava and to experience the natural beauty of Slovakia, includingthe
Tatra Mountains and the Danube river.

Session 1:   24 August to 10 September 2007.

For more information on the course please check the brochure available at:

http://www.sustainability.ethz.ch/en/activities/documents/YESCEE007_Brochure
_wInlay.pdf

Applications:

All applications must be submitted online.  The online applications are now
open at: 

YES International: (Deadline 6 April 2007) 

http://www.sustainability.ethz.ch/en/activities/application_braunwald.cfm

 

YES Central and Eastern Europe: ( Deadline 27 April 2007)

http://www.sustainability.ethz.ch/en/activities/application_rohace.cfm

Please forward this information to colleagues, universities, organisations
and institutions that may be interested.  We appreciate your help to promote
this unique learning experience! 

For more information on YES International please contact Ms. Michelle Grant
(details below).  For more information on YES Central and Eastern Europe
please contact Ms. Helena Malisova (details below)

Michelle Grant 
Project Manager, ETHsustainability
Center for Sustainability at ETH Zurich
Bolleystrasse 9
CH 8006 Zurich
Switzerland
+41 44 632 5898 Office
+41 76 429 2600 Mobile
+41 44 632 1597 Fax
michelle.grant at sl.ethz.ch 

Helena Malisova 
YES CEE Course Coordinator Project 
Katedra marketingu FM UK
Odbojarov 10. P.O. Box 25
82050 Bratislava 
Slovakia
+421 2 50 11 74 28 Office
+421 902 323 462   Mobile
+421 2 50 11 74 34 Fax
helena.malisova at sl.ethz.ch 

 

 

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