If you want to take part in the 2012 ChoSD Summer Academy please submit your application!

We are waiting for your applications to take part in the 15th edition of the Summer Academy Challenges of Sustainable Development (Kartuzy, Poland, 8-28 July 2012) till the 7th of March 2012.

 The recruitment process consists of two phases:

Phase 1 - submitting the application form till the 7th of March 2012.

All applicants will be invited to take part in the Introduction to sustainable development e-learning course (two weeks, 10-25 March 2012, distance learning, internet access needed). The course will be concluded with a short written exam and an essay on one of given topics, and the results obtained by the applicant will be taken into consideration as one of the selection criteria.

All the participants with a result over 60/100 points will be granted a certificate that they graduated an Introduction to sustainable development course.

Phase 2 – active engagement in the Applications of sustainable development e-learning course (2^nd April – 6^th May 2012)

60 people will be selected during phase 1 (the application form as well as the short exam result and the essay will be taken into consideration).

They will be invited to participate in the 2nd part of the e-learning course - Applications of sustainable development. This part will consist of several individual and group tasks related to sustainable cities development and CSR.

28 persons that will show us their motivation to take part in the ChoSD course and a high level of engagement will be granted a scholarship to take part for free in the 15th edition of the Summer Academy ChoSD in Kartuzy between 8^th and 28^th of July 2012.

The additional criteria taken into account will be:

• fluency in English,
• country of the applicant (approximately 60% of participants will be from Poland, from other CEE and Baltic countries we will accept up to 3 participants from a certain country taking into consideration the number of application from a given country),
• specialization (the course has an interdisciplinary character and we try to create a diverse group of participants to share knowledge and experience in their fields).

You will be informed about the final results at the end of May, but the course tutors on constant basis will provide feedback to the applicants.

All of the participants who fulfill all of the course tasks will be granted a certificate that they graduated the Application of sustainable development course.

More information about the course can be found here.