Conference/Workshop of interest for AIROYoungers

Dates
From: 16 Jul 2018
To: 25 Jul 2018
Location
Eurasian National University
Country
Kazakhstan
Description
1st International Summer School "SMART CITY looks like"
Building the Cities of the Future

July 16th - 25th, 2018 2018, at Eurasian National University (ENU) - Astana, Kazakhstan

GOAL
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By participating in the International Summer School "SMART CITY LOOKS LIKE" students will explore interdisciplinary approaches while working in interdisciplinary and intercultural groups of students and lecturers in order to analyze what smart city looks like: cities aiming to become more energy efficient, clean and green, while addressing Citizen engagement, governance and critical needs.

TOPICS
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The school is interdisciplinary and will cover topics in both ICT and other relevant areas. In particular, the school will include lectures on wireless sensor network technologies, open data, urban data analytics, cybersecurity, as well as, mobility, sustainability, energy and urban planning.

PREREQUISITE
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Students of all levels are welcome. ICT students, Msc Student, PhD students and researchers at the early stage of their career are particularly encouraged to apply.
English proficiency is required for all summer school programs offered by University of Milano-Bicocca.

REGISTRATION
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Attendance is open to International students. Applications are processed first-come-first-serve, but we reserve the right to exclude applicants whose profile is not well-aligned with the course's prerequisites.
The deadline for the first call of application is March 18th, 2018; notifications of acceptance will be given continuously as the applications come in.

VENUE
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The summer school will take place at the ENU's main campus in Astana, a city with big plans of development situated in a country that has a clear social-oriented program, based on a new quality of life for the greatest possible number of citizens focused on the modernization of the society and the state on the basis of industrial-innovative development.
The exact location on campus and some more practical details will be announced to participants together with the notification.

Participation to the school is 480€ and includes accommodation and lectures as such with accompanying material, exercises, visits and social events connected to the program.

WEB SITE
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The course Web Site is found at http://www.summerschoolbicocca.com/018-07-smart-city-looks-like.php and will be updated continuously.