Call for Applications: 2nd International Samarkand Summer School 2025

The international, interdisciplinary Summer School will take place from 16-21 June 2025. The Summer School is hosted by the Institute of Agrobiotechnologies and Food Safety of the Samarkand State University (SamSU) in the framework of the GIZ Regional Programme “Integrative and Climate-sensitive Land Use in Central Asia“ (ILUCA). The Summer School is organized by the Samarkand State University in cooperation with the Michael Succow Foundation and Rostock University (Germany).

The Summer School will train its participants in the functions, structure and basic principles of GIS techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the use of open-source GIS in nature conservation and sustainable land use. The participants gain also knowledge on other innovative technologies, such as the Google earth engine providing access to remote sensing data and GNSS-based field data acquisition for nature conservation and sustainable land use.

The Summer School is aimed at Young Professionals or Master's students in fields such as ecology, agriculture, social sciences, or geography with an interest in practical nature conservation. Good language skills in Russian or English and a Bachelor's degree are required. The Summer School is open to participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. 

No fees are charged for participation in the Summer School. The costs for the participants will be covered by the organizers and include travel costs, accommodation and meals. 

Deadline for applications: 15 May 2025 

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