Deadline- 2 September 2013
UNESCO Venice Office is desired to invite applications for Sustainable Energy Governance in UNESCO World Heritage sites scheduled to take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from 29 September to 4 October 2013.
Objectives-
- Offer educational support to World Heritage local-central governmental officials, site planners and managers, scientists, practitioners and researchers with applied interest on sustainable energy governance issues
- Build capacities on renewable energy and energy efficiency promotion using UNESCO designated sites for learning and sharing knowledge
- Strengthen the dissemination of information on renewable energy and energy efficiency potentials in UNESCO designated sites
- Enhance problem solving capacity and critical thinking through the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach of sustainable energy issues
- Promoting the interface between young researchers and practitioners with industrial partners of high profile for the improvement of summer school technical provision and follow-up
Eligibility & Criteria-
- School targets a broad audience that includes World Heritage managers, scientists, practitioners and researchers with applied interests in sustainable energy governance issues, preferably but not exclusively in UNESCO designated sites, from following countries in South East Europe and Caucasus: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, UNMIK/Kosovo
- Current postgraduate students (master’s and PhD candidates) in natural and human sciences on sustainable energy governance related topics
- Postdoctoral researchers in natural and human sciences on sustainable energy governance related topics
- Graduated energy related professionals working in the public (municipalities, agencies, research institutes) or private sectors (enterprises, NGOs, etc.) with at least 3 years of experience in the field of Sustainable Energy
- Knowledge of and work experience in UNESCO designated sites would be an advantage
- All candidates should have good knowledge of English
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