After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
The focus of the course is the development cooperation program Appear (Austrian Partnership Program in Higher Education and Research for Development). After a general introduction, speakers will present their respective projects. An essential aspect of the lectures are, in addition to the problem definition and the (technical) solution, the challenges of working in developing countries, dealing with inadequacies of the infrastructure, political developments, social challenges, economic conditions, etc.
Presentations by practitioners followed by discussions with the students
The course is organized as a cooperation between the institite E120 (Gerhard Navratil) and E226 (Richard Lee). The presentations will be held in irrgegular intervals in the evening (starting approx. at 6 PM) to avoid overlaps with other lectures. Exact dates will be provided.
The following presenters already accepret the invitation:
Handing in of presentation notes and written exam at the end of the course
Overview of the own field of study