Announcement for the Summer School 2016

“Climate Change: Impacts on Food Security”

Organizers: This course is jointly organized by Kasetsart University (KU), Thailand , Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), The Philippines, University Consortium (UC), The Philippines and the Food Security Center (FSC) of the University of Hohenheim, Germany with the financial support by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Venue and Dates: The course will be held at Kasetsart University, Thailand from July 25-August 11, 2016.

Participants: The course is open to graduate students from developing countries.  Preference will be given to Ph.D. Students and advanced M.S. students.

Scope: The summer school will consist of 3 one-week modules that are relevant to impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production.  Each module will be a mixture of lecture/theory, case studies, group discussion and excursions. It is intended to be an interactive class with students’ participation.

Module 1 (July 25-29, 2016):   Climate change and fisheries/aquaculture (Dr. Sukkrit Nimitkul, Kasetsart University, Thailand). Examining the effect of climate change on both fresh and marine aquaculture with a case study of Thailand, including small experiments/group discussion and field trip.

Module 2 (August 1-5, 2016): Climate change and livestock production (Dr. Jean Rust, Döhne Agricultural Development Institute, South Africa).  Potential impact of climate change on livestock production: a review with emphasis on Africa. Discussion and participation in class activities are encouraged.

Module 3 (August 8-11, 2016): Climate-smart agriculture (potential lecturer from University of Hohenheim, Germany)

SCHOLARSHIPS:  The Food Security Center (FSC) at the University of Hohenheim, Germany, one of five German excellence centers of the DAAD program “Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation” (“exceed”), offers up to 12 scholarships for applicants from Latin America, Africa and Asia to participate in this activity. Scholarships include the air ticket from the nearest airport to Bangkok, Thailand and the equivalent of 450 Euros for accommodations, meals and transportation in Thailand.  Other costs are at the student’s expense. As for accommodations, we will reserve rooms (double occupancy) at KU International Dormitory but cost shall be paid by participants. 

APPLICATION: Highly motivated M.Sc. or Ph.D. students from developing countries are encouraged to send his/her CV with a letter of intention and 2 letters of recommendation from his/her supervisor and the Department Head to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wiboon Chongrattanameteekul of Kasetsart University (Esta dirección de correo electrónico está siendo protegida contra los robots de spam. Necesita tener JavaScript habilitado para poder verlo.). Sponsored participants are expected to attend all three modules of the summer school.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:  June 3, 2016;  Successful applicant will be notified by June 10, 2016 via e-mail and the prospected participant must send an e-mail back to the above address to confirm his/her participation in the summer school together with a scanned passport (only pages with picture) within June 15, 2016 in order that invitation letter can be issued and plane ticket can be arranged

This Summer School event is funded by the Food Security Center (FSC) from the University of Hohenheim, which is part of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) “Exceed” program and is supported by DAAD and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).