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The Future of Food Sustainability International Summer University German Society for Human Ecology (DGH) in cooperation with the College of the Atlantic (COA), USA August 9 – 23, 2015 in Emmendingen (near Freiburg), Germany An American‐German Cooperation The German Society for Human Ecology (DGH), founded in 1975, has had sustainable education on its agenda since the very beginning. In 2006 its Commit‐ tee for a European College of Human Ecology was established to explore possibilities of founding a liberal arts college in Germany. The College of the Atlantic (COA) is a small college on Mount Desert Island, off the coast of Maine, offering an excellent human ecology study program since 1969. Conditions of participation The two‐week program is open to high school gradu‐ ates, International Baccalaureate graduates from schools like the United World Colleges (UWC) and undergraduate students with a high degree of moti‐ vation and social commitment, as well as satisfactory academic performance. They are expected to have a strong interest in the topic of sustainable food pro‐ duction. The number of participants is limited to 20. Very good English language skills are required. Ger‐ man language skills are an asset but not essential. For the successful completion of the Summer Univer‐ sity students will receive from DGH a certificate of the European College of Human Ecology which is equiva‐ lent to 150 hours of study. Application Information about the application procedure as well as the application form is available on our website www.coh‐europe.de from December 2014. The program fee covers tuition, room and board, and instructional material. Given certain conditions par‐ tial scholarships may be offered for up to five stu‐ dents. Program fee: 2,500.00 Euro Application deadline: April 30, 2015 100.00 Euro early registration discount until 28/02/2015 For any questions contact our assistant Sarah Buron: buron@coh‐europe.de Organization Responsible for the program: Dr. Parto Teherani‐Krönner (DGH) und Dr. Molly Anderson (COA) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanökologie e.V. Foundation Committee European College of Human Ecology Dr. Wolfgang H. Serbser Fritschestr. 26 10585 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 (0)30 26932950 www.coh‐europe.de www.humanoekologie.de in cooperation with: College of the Atlantic contact person: Ken Hill Academic Dean 105 Eden Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 www.coa.edu Goat cheese dairy Monte Ziego Students at the COA
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The Future of Food Sustainability International
Summer University
GermanSocietyforHumanEcology(DGH)incooperationwiththe
CollegeoftheAtlantic(COA),USA
August 9 – 23, 2015 in Emmendingen
(near Freiburg), Germany
An American‐German Cooperation
The German Society for Human Ecology (DGH),foundedin1975,hashadsustainableeducationonitsagendasincetheverybeginning.In2006itsCommit‐tee for a European College of Human Ecology wasestablished to explore possibilities of founding aliberal arts college in Germany. The College of theAtlantic (COA) is a small college on Mount DesertIsland, off the coast of Maine, offering an excellenthumanecologystudyprogramsince1969.
Conditions of participation
Thetwo‐weekprogramisopentohighschoolgradu‐ates, International Baccalaureate graduates fromschools like the United World Colleges (UWC) andundergraduate studentswith a high degree ofmoti‐vationandsocialcommitment,aswellassatisfactoryacademic performance. They are expected to have astrong interest in the topic of sustainable food pro‐duction.Thenumberofparticipants is limitedto20.Very goodEnglish language skills are required. Ger‐manlanguageskillsareanassetbutnotessential.ForthesuccessfulcompletionoftheSummerUniver‐sitystudentswillreceivefromDGHacertificateoftheEuropeanCollegeofHumanEcologywhich isequiva‐lentto150hoursofstudy.
Application
Informationabouttheapplicationprocedureaswellastheapplicationformisavailableonourwebsitewww.coh‐europe.defromDecember2014.
Theprogramfeecoverstuition,roomandboard,andinstructionalmaterial.Givencertainconditionspar‐tialscholarshipsmaybeofferedforuptofivestu‐dents.
Programfee:2,500.00EuroApplicationdeadline:April30,2015100.00Euroearlyregistrationdiscountuntil28/02/2015
ForanyquestionscontactourassistantSarahBuron:buron@coh‐europe.de
Organization
Responsible for the program: Dr. Parto Teherani‐Krönner (DGH) und Dr. Molly Anderson (COA)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanökologie e.V. Foundation Committee European College of Human Ecology Dr. Wolfgang H. Serbser Fritschestr. 26 10585 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 (0)30 26932950 www.coh‐europe.de www.humanoekologie.de
in cooperation with: College of the Atlantic contact person: Ken Hill Academic Dean 105 Eden Street Bar Harbor, ME 04609 www.coa.edu
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Students at the COA
Eachgroupwillconsistofthree tofourstudentswhofor theirprojectdecideona self‐chosenproblem tobeinvestigatedtogetherwithoneofourcooperationpartners in Emmendingen. Four different perspec‐tiveswill serve to illuminate the topics of nutrition,sustainabilityand foodandmeal security: foodpro‐duction,foodmarketingandtrade,foodconsumptionincluding meal preparation, and food waste andotherlosses.Each group will analyze the current conditions inEmmendingen and propose improvements in termsofgreater foodandmealsecurityandsustainability.The group work will familiarize students with thepracticeofthebusinessesontheonehandandintro‐ducethemtoacollectiveworkshopenvironmentonthe other in a Real World Lab. Experienced facultymembersfrombothDGHandCOAwillworkwiththestudents to guide their learning, while respectingindividual interests and creativity and encouragingstudentstoself‐organize.
TheRealWorldLabtakestheformofaCharrette,i.e.,a workshop open to the public, giving the co‐operating businesses and interested citizens theopportunitytobecomeinvolvedinthestudyprocess.As work progresses the student groups will showinterimresultsandtheywillalsogiveafinalpresen‐tationattheendinthetownhallofEmmendingen.
The town of Emmendingen
Emmendingen is a townnearFreiburg imBreisgau.The region offers a variety of links to the program,including a long tradition of exceptionally high‐qualityproductionandprocessingof foodstuffs. It isa hotspot of biodynamic agriculture – the DemeterMovement.Notsurprisingly,italsohostsaSlowFoodassociation. Emmendingen possesses several rem‐nants ofmedieval gardens and has plans to restorethem as historical sites. One of the industrial high‐lights of the town, the Wehrle‐Werk AG, developsandbuildsequipmentforenergyandenvironmentaltechnology. It is also exploring the possibility ofurbanrooffarmingonitsfactorybuildings.
Seven local enterprises and organizations offerthemselves as cooperating partners for the groupprojects.Theyincludeadairygoatfarm,horticulture,a beekeeper, a food marketer, organic shops, ruralorganizations,andcharityorganizations.
The people and businesses of Emmendingen arehighly interested in having the European College ofHumanEcologylocatedinthetown.Respectiveplanshave been developed since a Charrette was held in2011.
An ambitious program for gap year students and freshmen
TheSummerUniversityontheFutureofFoodSus‐tainability will address controversial questionsregardingfuturefoodsecurityanditssustainabilityin quantitative and qualitative terms. It will alertstudentstothepresentworldofwidespreadhungerand food insecurity and help them to plan for aneededtransitiontoasustainablefoodsystemwithaccesstohealthyfoodandcleanwaterforeveryone.ThecontentoftheSummerUniversityisrelevanttoboth nations of theGlobal South and to industrial‐izedcountries.BaccalaureategraduatesandBache‐lorstudentsfromdifferentregionsoftheworldwillhave ample opportunity for sharing their foodsecurity‐related experiences from their differentculturalperspectives.TheexemplarycasestudiesinEmmendingen will enable students to apply con‐ceptsandresearchmethodologiesinothersettings.
Work and research in a Real World Lab
DuringthetwoweeksinEmmendingenthestudentswillbeintroducedtoahumanecologicalframeworkaroundfoodsecurityandmealculturesindifferentsettings. They will be exposed to relevant subjectmatter, theoretical concepts and researchmethod‐ologies in a RealWorldLab. Practical learningwilltake placewithin a transdisciplinary group projectwiththegoalofdesigningafoodandmealsecurityplan for the town and the region. Concepts of sus‐tainable food and meal systems will be exploredwithrespecttomeetingecological,health,socialandculturalcriteria.
City centre of Emmendingen
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