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Who can apply? Mr. Robert Rode The ISAC is directed at international Master students, Ph.D. Coordinator of the International Graduate School: students and young researchers in heritage studies or rela- Heritage Studies at Cottbus University ted fields. Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany International Summer Academy: Constructing Heritage in the Light Is there a fee? E [email protected] There is a fee of 250 Euro that covers tuition, course mate- I www.tu-cottbus.de/gradschool/heritage-studies/ of Sustainable Development (ISAC) rials and excursions.
www.tu-cottbus.de/interkulturalitaet/summer-academy/ 9th – 21st J uly 2012 Is funding available? The ISAC offers 15 scholarships provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Hamburg/ Rostock Szczecin (Stettin) Deadline for applications is March 30, 2012.
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editor Prof. Dr. Marie - Theres Albert UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies Under the auspices of Mrs. Cornelia Pieper, Minister of State at graphic design the Federal Foreign Office BTU Öffentlichkeitsarbeit / Marketing picture Dr. Hans-J. Aubert, front cover issued February 2012 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY: PROGRAMME LECTURERS CONSTRUCTING HERITAGE IN THE LIGHT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ISAC) In a coordinated two-week The ISAC will be taught by the members of the International programme, that combines Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus University under lectures, tutorials, work- direction of Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert and in close col- On occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage shops, individual presenta- laboration with international partners. Convention the International Graduate School: Heritage Studies tions, roundtable discussions at Cottbus University under direction of the UNESCO Chair in and thematic excursions, the Heritage Studies is offering its International Summer Acad- ISAC will address the follow- emy: Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainable Deve- ing central questions: © BTU Cottbus lopment (ISAC). The programme is organized in cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO and is carried out under the auspices of Mrs. Cornelia Pieper, Minister of State at • What are the most relevant disciplines, epistemologies and the Federal Foreign Offi ce. methods to better understand the constructions of heritage in the light of sustainability?
• How can the relevant © Albertrum Crowder facets of different dis- OBJECTIVES ciplines be integrated into a new interdisci- plinary area of study INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS The Summer Academy will address challenges facing heritage in order to refl ect on preservation by organising discussions and elaborating disci- the emergence of a plinary and interdisciplinary approaches to the construction of new paradigm of her- Dr. Mounir Bouchenaki, former Director General of ICCROM heritage and in the light of sustainable development. itage? (Rome, Italy) © M & G Therin-Weise Prof. William Logan, UNESCO Chair in Heritage and Urbanism (Melbourne, Australia) • How can heritage studies and research on sustainable development be purposefully linked? Dr. Birgitta Ringbeck, Federal Foreign Offi ce of Germany (Berlin, Germany) • How can we analyse the political interest Prof. Helaine Silverman, Dept. of Anthropology, University in heritage preserva- of Illinois (Urbana, USA) tion in a scientifi c Prof. Michael Turner, UNESCO Chair in Urban Design and © Dr. Hans-J. Aubert manner, especially Conservation Studies (Jerusalem, Israel) with regard to preser- The programme focuses on innovations in the ‘construction of vation in terms of sus- heritage‘ stemming from disciplines such as archaeology, art tainable development history, historic preservation, ecology, geography, media and and local community communication, anthropology and social sciences. involvement? © UNESCO / Francesco Bandarin The aim of this programme is to give young researchers the opportunity to identify sustainable solutions in the fi eld of her- itage preservation.