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T.I.M.E. European Summer School(TESS) Essays

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Topic list:

Assignment 1:

Create your own alternative indicator!
1. Pick 3 countries (1 developed, 1 transition and 1 developing country)
2. Generate your own alternative indicator! Select a couple of indicators you
think to be relevant from the World Bank Database(http://data.worldbank.org/indicator), and combine them as you see fit (add, subtract, multiply, etc.) to generate your indicator.
3. Plot the % change in your indicator for 3 years and compare it to the % change in GDP.
4. Explain your results.

Assignment 2:

Can you provide examples and related explanation of local policies for managing sustainability?

Assignment 3:

How, according to you, could we deal with inequality regarding mitigation and adaptation ?

Assignment 4:

What are the major stakes and stakeholders for universities? How can universities develop real Social Responsibility policies? Which activities could be undertaken, should be prioritized? How far do you think this can influence students in their future lives – as workers and as citizens?

Assignment 5:

My lecture provides a broad picture on the transformation problem related to climate change. Depending on your academic background and/or your knowledge interest you may select a point of departure – based on the lecture ‐ for your discussion on the structural transformation necessary and/or inevitable ahead of us:
* you can eg discuss the macro economic transformation problem (starting from section 6 in the lecture)
* or you can discuss structural problems more in depth (starting from section 7 in the lecture)
* or analyze the transformation challenge with focus on a certain industrial sector (or a set of interrelated scetors/industries) inspired by section 8 in the lecture
* you are also allowed to provide a more critical reflection to the approach in the lecture: is it possible to transform as suggested – and is it necessary? What should be the balance between adaption and mitigation?

Assignment 6:

Research and describe how the transport system could be improved to be more sustainable in the city where you live.
Try to stress locally available resources and opportunities for development (tools and resources only available in your town, county or part of the country)

Assignment 7:

Select a Clean Technology of your interest (recycling, renewable energy, information technology, green transportation, electric motors, green chemistry, lighting…).
Related with this technology:
– Describe why it is “clean”, and how it is working.
– Give your opinion regarding the potential of this clean technology to “change the world”

Assignment 8:

Prepare a small paper (not more than 6 pages) that contains your suggestions and plan to solve the problem of the hot spot that is on the top of the priority list. Since there can be  any solutions for the same water resources management problem, consider that there is not only one single correct answer and be creative.

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T.I.M.E. European Summer School 2011

         为期两周的Summer School很快就结束了,虽然繁重的课程和作业让人挺受不了,但总的来说还是学到了一些东西,认识了好些朋友。这次的Summer School是远程教学,由来自法国、西班牙、意大利、瑞典、土耳其、匈牙利6个国家的大学联合举办,我们KTH负责所有事务。对于SUSTAINABILITY & ECONOMICS的课题我还是比较满意的,学自己专业学的确实有些无聊了,换换口味觉得挺不错。

我们学校为主办校区,所以可以“监视”其他所有校区的实时状态

NB的教室,实时教学

Study Tour 留影,其实就去参观了一个新能源工场

参观新能源工厂

BBQ中的小插曲

BBQ小插曲

课堂氛围啊,各种玩各种睡

上课中

给土耳其MM们当导游中,斯德哥尔摩Slussen留影

当导游中

第二周去参观的途中

参观途中

参观水处理和生物燃料工场

听讲解中

结课留影

结课留影