Dear colleagues,
Best wishes for a good 2018.
I would like to point your attention to a 1-week PhD course on Innovation and Sustainability Transition, held at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway from June 25th to June 29th – including significant
focus on spatial dimensions of sustainability transitions. The course is organized as part of the Norwegian Research School in Innovation (NORSI) but there are at least 10 spaces reserved for external students (possibly more). For more info, please see:
http://norsi.no/courses/innovation-and-sustainability-transition/
Confirmed faculty are:
· Dr. Allan Dahl Andersen, University of Oslo
· Prof. Lars Coenen, University of Melbourne
· Dr. Teis Hansen, Lund University
· Prof. Anna Bergek, Chalmers University
· Prof. Bernhard Truffer, EAWAG & Utrecht University
The course is open for candidates with a documented admission to a PhD program. Application link:
https://en.uit.no/education/courses/course?p_document_id=534651&ar=2018&semester=V (for non-Norwegian PhD students, use Soknadsweb, deadline 1st of February 2018)
If interested in applying please make sure you also upload your CV and a short letter of motivation (between half and one page) that explains how the course fits to your PhD research.
The course is free of charge (travel and accommodation expenses need to be covered by the participants) and offers plenty of opportunity to enjoy the midnight sun.
Kind regards, Lars
Professor Lars Coenen
City of Melbourne Chair in Resilient Cities
Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute │ Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning
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The University of Melbourne │Parkville VIC 3010 │Australia
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