Description
Green Economics Institute Education – 2018 Summer Green Economics Participatory Summer School
Concepts and methods in Green Economics Theory and Policy
20th 21th 22th June 2018, Oxford, England
This Summer School Program can boost your learning. Bringing together people from all over the world, this 3 day Summer School is an exciting opportunity to enrich your curriculum with tutorials designed by highly regarded scholars.
Main sessions
- Introducing Green Economics, Environmental and Social justice
- Green Methodology
- Scientific, Writing and Communication Skills
- The Low Carbon Economy, Lifestyle and Global Governance
- Green Economics and the COP. Rethinking policy proposals
Goals
- Familiarize students with Green Economics concepts, methods and literature.
- Enhance critical thinking skills through self-exploration and class experiences.
Call for Students and Participants
1st Ever Green Economics Institute Summer School
To be held at St Hugh’s College, University of Oxfor Wednesday 20th 21st 22nd June 2018
Concepts, methods and literature in Green Economics
| DAY 1
Wednesday 20th June 2018 Green economics Introducing concepts |
Subject | Activity | Wednesday | |
| 1-1-30 welcome coffee | ||||
| `1 30- 2 30
|
Introducing macroeconomics and finance | Lecture | Professor Maria Madi (Brazil and Argentina ) | |
| 2 45- 3 45 | Introducing sustainable goals, environmental and social justiceand the limits of main stream perspections, methodology and literature | Lecture | Miriam Kennet | |
| Coffee-break | ||||
| 4 15- 5-15
|
2018. an economic overview | Lecture | Professor Maria Madi | |
| 5 30 – 7 | Sustainable goals and current challenges. Green economics and the COP | Brainstorm activity | Professor Maria Madi and Miriam KennetMichelle Gale | |
| DAY 2 Thursday 21stJune 2018 Improving methods and skills | Subject | Activity | Thursday |
| 1-1-30 welcome coffee | |||
| `1 30- 2 30
|
Green methodology. (interdisciplicary approach, case studies, filed research, etc..) | Lecture | Volker Heinemann |
| 2 45- 3 45 | Scientific and Writing skills I- | Working in groups writing an abstract. The students will receive a list of subjects to write abstracts | Marlyn Lee HughesProfessor Maria Madi
Miriam Kennet |
| Coffee-break | |||
| 4 15- 5-15
|
Scientific and Writing skills II | Working in individual abstracts | Maria Madi
Miriam Kennet |
| 5 30 – 7 | Communication skills | Presentation of abstracts. Enhancing debate on green economics issues | Maria MadiMarlyn Lee HughesMichelle Gale
Miriam Kennet |
| DAY 3 Friday 22nd June 2018 Future trends | Subject | Activity | Friday |
| 1-1-30 welcome coffee | |||
| `1 30- 2 30 | Disruptive innovations | Lecture maria | |
| 2 45- 3 45 | Innovations and inclusive growth . Thinking policy proposals | Working in groups | Maria MadiMiriam Kennet |
| Coffee-break | |||
| 4 15- 5-15
|
The low carbon economyGreen Cities | Lecture | Richard Clarke TBCAnjikwi Memshallbwana |
| 5 30 – 7 | Low carbon and global governance. Thinking policy proposals | Working in groups | Miriam KennetRichard Clarke TBC
Michelle Gale Professor Maria Madi |
| The above programe is indicative only and we have had a great deal of people applying to teach on the course so there will be a greater variety than indicated here |
Learning Objectives. How this Summer Program Can Boost Your Learning
This summer school seeks to promote academically motivated students by strengthening their methodological understanding in linking theory and experiments. They convey the excitement of new progress in Green economics through the stimulus of learning. The objectives are to train and attract graduate students interested by working at the interfaces between disciplines.
Bringing together people from all over the world, this 3 day Summer School is an exciting opportunity to enrich your curriculum. Courses and tutorials are designed and taught by highly regarded scholars.
This summer school program comprises intensive activities which aim to provide attendees with an introduction to both the theoretical foundations and the practical applications of some of the Green economics thinking and aplications. Each subject has theoretical and practical classes.
Goals and objectives
- Familiarize students with Green Economics concepts, methods and literature.
- Assist students in their personal development of skills including and professional strategies.
- Teach writing and communication skills to prepare students for the gig economy challenges.
- Enhance critical thinking skills through self-exploration and class experiences.
- Gain leadership skills through classroom activities, discussions, and cultural experiences.
Students are expected to be familiar with the core concepts of the summer programme
Certificates
The students will receive a certificate after accomplishing 80 % of the summer school activities
We are currently offering 12 places and each one costs £350 per student per place. We will give priority to anyone also attending the main conference
on the three preceeding days, if the summer school gets fully booked. (We also have a research day which is now almost full so please dont delay in enquiring about the summer school – we will be pleased to hear from you)
The fees do not include food, travel or subsistence or accomodation, we can however advise everyone about these aspects.
Acommodation lists can be found on this website.
Qualifications
The summer school is suitable for graduate students, academics and policy makers
More Information will be posted here shortly
Updated on 20/04/2018
If you think you would like to participate please email us today to register your interest in this progamme:
Send your cv and a covering email of motivation to us explaining how you would like to participate and what you bring to the course:
At greeneconomicsinstitute@yahoo.com
And/ Or greeneconomicseducation@yahoo.co.uk
And /or info@geiacademy.org
The course is suitable for all levels from Undergraduate to Post Doc and Professor as well as members of the Public. Admission is by application and formal offer of a place and all fees must be paid at the time of booking. You can pay directly via paypal on this website or you can request a paypal invoice. Terms and Conditions apply and wll be sent to all students. All students must observe any health and safety instructions.
Please send your enquiries to info@geiacademy.org
Registration and booking at www.geiconferences.org
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