Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
T.I.M.E. European Summer School
T.I.M.E. Association
June 27 to July 9, 2011
SUSTAINABILITY & ECONOMICS
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, INTERACT AND WORK NOT
ONLY WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM THE FIELD OF
SUSTAINABILITY BUT ALSO WITH STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD
T.I.M.E is proud to launch the 5th edition of its Summer School
program.
This two‐week program addresses sustainability and its interaction
with economic issues by developing a comprehensive knowledge
of technical and non‐technical issues, e.g.: alternative
measurement tools to the Gross Domestic Product, climate
change, transportation systems and corporate social responsibility
You will have a unique opportunity to meet, interact and work not
only with professionals from the field of sustainability but also with
students from all over the world.
The course is taught in English in six different locations at some of
the leading universities in Europe: KTH (Stockholm), SUPELEC
(Paris), BUTE (Budapest), UPM (Madrid), UNITN (Trento) and ITU
(Istanbul). Lectures, discussions and presentations are held
between the campuses via Internet in real time.
The course is open to all students within engineering and
associated fields. Upon successful completion of the course,
students will be granted 5 ECTS credits.
Sign now, select your campus and benefit from this exclusive
European experience!
Application deadline is May 1, 2011
Contact: tess‐programme@kth.se
Scholarships for travel and subsistence can be offered via the
Erasmus Intensive program.
Further details regarding e.g. how to apply and the scholarships
available are found on Page 4.
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ENCOMPASSING THE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC &
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
Some history...
WHAT FORMER SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS SAY ABOUT THE COURSE…
“Thank you once again for this time. The 2 weeks went by in a flash, with each day better than the one before. For me, it has
become a magnificent experience ‐ in every sense. Studying TESS has been challenging and extremely rewarding. I recommend it
highly”
Ms. Yulia Titova, , Tomsk Polytechnic University, TESS 2008
“Sustainability is our future. Humanity needs to be sustainable for progress's sake, and young people from every single country
are responsible for it: changing the way we live and making our global society sustainable. I attended TESS because I wanted to
have my share. TESS not only showed itself a great program that gave me the opportunity to learn and reflect upon various
fundamental concepts”
Mr. Pedro Henrique Gorayeb Vitoriano, , Universidade de São Paolo, TESS 2008
“It was an ‘original' course that made me learn and have an idea about how sustainability and social models are related. Being a
sustainable energy engineer, I broadened my technical understanding about energy systems; TESS offered the chance to learn
more about the ''social sustainability'' rather than technical sustainability.”
Mr. Chadi Beaini, , Royal Institute of Technology, TESS 2010
SCHEDULE
(May be subject to changes depending on the availability of teaching staff)
Course introduction
Monday, June 27, 8:15am – 8:.45am
Overview of course content and course details.
Week 1 Week 2
Monday, June 27 Monday, July 4
Replacing GDP as a Measure of Progress Climate Change and the Conditions for Industrial
BME Transformation KTH
Tuesday, June 28 Tuesday, July 5
Local Sustainable Development Corporate Social Responsibility
UniTn SUPELEC
Wednesday, June 29 Wednesday, July 6
European issues on sustainability & economics Clean Tech ‐ Using Technology to Change the World
SUPELEC UPM
Thursday, June 30 Thursday, July 7
Sustainable Transport Systems in a Global Context Water Resources and Management
BME ITU
Friday, July 1 Friday, July 8
Study visit. Local arrangement at each site. Study visit. Local arrangement at each site.
Saturday, July 9
Summary and break‐up
KTH
ORGANIZATION OF THE COURSE
In the afternoons, local group
The students are in constant
discussions are held on the topic
communication with the
related to the morning lecture.
teachers, independent upon
Then students report on their
where they are, and with the
discussions through oral presen‐
colleagues at the other
tations and discussions between
campuses.
the sites by video link.
After the lecture, students write
their individual assignments of
the day’s topic at each site.
These written individual
reflections have to be submitted
by the program mid‐term.
Course regulations
Participation in and approval of all course items (lectures, group discussions and study tours).
Participation in and approval of written group reports and individual assignments.
Written individual mid‐term reflections of the course.
Examination: 5 ECTS credits, awarded by KTH.
Student’s commitment
Admitted students have to sign a Student’s Commitment document, to be allowed to participate in the programme.
Students are expected to be on time, attend class, do what is required from them and complete assignments. Failure to do
as demanded is subject to disciplinary actions.
Individual assignments
Tasks for individual written assignments are distributed at the end of each lecture, based on the topic discussed during the day.
Teaching materials
Lecture material and documents which are not included elsewhere will be found in Bilda, an electronic platform administrated at
KTH.
Grades and T.I.M.E. certificate
ECTS grades (A – F) will be received in September 2011, mainly based on the individual assignments and to some extent based on
group presentations. The final deadline for all individual assignments is July 17. Upon satisfactory completion of the course,
students will receive a certificate from T.I.M.E.
APPLICATIONS
Opening date for application February 14, 2011 ‐ Deadline date of application May 1, 2011
The applications will be considered in a chronological order, i.e. the first 25 admitted students at each campus will get their first
choice of campus site and help with accommodation. If a student applies for a campus where all 25 places are occupied, their
second choice of campus site and accommodation will be considered.
Applications are submitted via the course web page at KTH, available at http://www.kth.se/itm/inst/energiteknik, via English page
‐> Education ‐> Course homepages ‐> Energy Technology ‐> Sustainability & Economics ‐> VT 11 (direct link)
SCHOLARSHIPS
The TESS program receives student grants from the EU‐financed Lifelong Learning Programme Erasmus IP. These grants aim at
refunding travelling and subsistence costs. Students eligible for these Erasmus grants have to be enrolled at any of the six
organizing universities (KTH, SUPELEC, UPM, BUTE, UniTn and ITU) and study the program at any of these universities, other than
their home universities. Students admitted to the program will be informed about their eligibility to Erasmus grants by the
programme manager, when they are offered a campus location.
PEOPLE INVOLVED
Prof. Torsten Fransson – Head of Department of Energy Technology, Course examiner
KTH, Stockholm Dr. Peter Hagström – Course responsible (peter.hagstrom@energy.kth.se) Tel.: +46‐8‐790 74 72
Mr. Florian Fruth – Course Assistant
Prof. Claude Lhermitte – Director for International Affairs – Course Responsible
SUPELEC, Paris
Ms. Anne S. Chretien – Course Responsible’s Assistant
Dr. Péter Moson – General coordination
BUTE, Budapest Mr. György Horváth – Main responsible for TESS
Ms. Ildikó Varga – Course Responsible’s Assistant
UPM, Madrid Dr. Isabel Ortiz – Main responsible for TESS
ITU, Istanbul Prof. Idil Arslan Alaton – Main responsible for TESS
UNITN, Trento Ms. Virna Eccli – Main responsible for TESS
TESS Consortium/February 2011