Young Researchers' School 2012
The 2012 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School, to be held at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 17 to 28 September 2012.
The main goal of the Young Researchers' School (YRS) is to provide graduate students and young post‐doctoral researchers with an opportunity to better understand the spectrum of challenges that underpin sustainable development. By assembling these young scientists together for an intensive two-week workshop, the school fosters the growth of a network of sustainability scholars and professionals in the Asia‐Pacific region.
The theme of the 2012 school is ‘Building a Resilient Society in Asia.’ Discussions will focus on policies and projects involving health and well-being, poverty eradication, social entrepreneurship, urban development and disaster management. Through lectures and field trips where different community projects will be presented, students will be able to experience how UGM has been contributing to local community development through activities that aim to empower both students and local people.
You can download a draft of the programme here.
As in previous years, resources have been committed to provide support forselected young scholars, who will benefit from exposure to a wide range of expertise from post-doctoral students to professors of the ProSPER.Net community. To apply for a YRS scholarship, please download the application form.
To nominate a Lecturer or Resource Person for the School, click here.
For more information overall on the School, scholarship opportunities and the nominating process for Lecturers and Resource Persons, please download the official invitation letter by clicking here.
The first and second Young Researchers’ School (YRS) were successfully organised by RMIT University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in 2010, and by Hosei University in Tokyo, Japan, in 2011.
