The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will run an international Summer School on the topic of ecosystems and land use change, 7-14 August 2018 located at the Campus Alpin of IMK-IFU (Garmisch-Partenkirchen). The summer school will be led by Prof. Mark Rounsevell and Prof. Almut Arneth, and it will introduce masters and doctoral students to a wide range of issues related to ecosystem functioning, socio-ecological systems and land use change by covering various topics.
It will include a mix of lectures, practical exercises and student presentations and a field excursion in and around the beautiful German Alps. The Summer School is open to students currently studying for an MSc or PhD degree with backgrounds in, for example, environmental sciences, geography, environmental economics, meteorology and ecology. There are 25 student places available in 2018.
Applications will be open from 1 to 31 March 2018. Further information on applying will be posted on the IMK-IFU website from 1 March 2018.
Read more in the official event flyer.