The 2009 Summer School is being held from July 13 to 24 at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. It is the first Universitas 21 Summer School in the southern hemisphere.

Now in its 6^th year, the annual U21 Summer School is dedicated to a borderless and crucial theme: Climate Change Adaptation. This topic unites people all over the world striving to resolve a rising number of environmental, social and economic challenges, and it calls for the ingenuity and collaborative spirit of researchers and scholars to find sustainable solutions to all kinds of climate change issues.

 

The 2009 Summer School reflects the highest ideals of U21 in bringing together motivated and proactive young scholars from various countries to focus on some of the many areas impacted by climate change: water and energy; biodiversity and agriculture; human health, settlements and infrastructure; social cohesion; and economic wellbeing.

 

Senior undergraduate students from research-intensive universities will have the opportunity to participate in an intensive and unique two-week program at one of Australia’s leading universities. The program includes workshops, presentations and round table discussions with renowned climate change experts. In addition, the participants will gain a truly Australian experience in field trips around one of Australia’s most beautiful subtropical regions. Addressing all relevant aspects of Climate Change Adaptation, global and national responses to climate change will be designed.

 

The 2009 Summer School is also a great occasion to meet like-minded peers from around the world and to establish lasting friendships and associations with students and academics from other leading universities.

 

More information about the U21 Summer School can be found in our brochure:

 

 

 

 

 

'Greening' the 2009 U21 Summer School

The University of Queensland's Environmental Management Policy demonstrates a commitment to conducting its activities in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and associated legislation. The policy applies to staff, students, and visitors to the University as well as to activities conducted on University premises or under the auspices of the University. Find out more about being Green at U21...