Teaching - Indo-German Centre for Sustainability

IGCS is dedicated to equipping young talents with sustainability knowledge through initiatives like the annual interdisciplinary Summer and Winter Schools. These two-week programs focus on IGCS’s key areas and include lectures, discussions, group work, and field trips. Winter Schools are held at IIT Madras in February/March, while Summer Schools take place at a German partner university in June/July, with scholarships provided for up to 30 selected participants.

Major Events

IGCS Summer Schools

The Summer School takes place at one German partner university in June / July. The schools are held under the motto of one of our IGCS focus areas and are organized by the respective area coordinators and their partners. The itinerary is about two weeks long and consists of lectures, discussions, group work and field trips. Up to 30 selected candidates are supported with a scholarship that covers travel expenses and a lump sum.

IGCS Winter Schools

The Winter Schools take place at IIT Madras in Chennai, India, in February / March. The schools are held under the motto of one of our IGCS focus areas and are organized by the respective area coordinators and their partners. The itinerary is about two weeks long and consists of lectures, discussions, group work and field trips. Up to 30 selected candidates are supported with a scholarship that covers travel expenses and a lump sum.

IGCS-motan Workshops

The IGCS-motan collaborative efforts are dedicated to helping students from Indian and German academic institutions to develop and foster sustainable ideas. This workshop is a continuation of our joint vision: incorporate innovative and sustainable ideas generation in interdisciplinary research, teaching, training, and exchange in the area of sustainable development.

Activities

IGCS conducts Summer School 2022 in Aachen

This edition of the IGCS Summer School, in the IGCS focus area of Sustainable Waste Management, specialized in designing a set of interdisciplinary lectures and an integrated approach that covers advances in research and technological implementations in Waste Prevention, reuse, and recycling approach, management, and regulatory aspects, as well as the socio-economic and environmental considerations. It connected concepts of sustainable waste management with clean energy, energy efficiency, reducing CO2 emissions, bio-based economy, and restoration of the ecosystem and its services.

Dr Anna Uffmann during IGCS in Aachen Aktionstag Nachhaltigkeit

IGCS Team Participates In 1st Aachen Aktionstag Nachhaltigkeit

The IGCS Team led by Dr Anna Uffmann participated in the 1st Aachen Aktionstag Nachhaltigkeit (Sustainability Action Day) on Friday, June 17th, 2022, under the motto “Wir in Aachen – Gemeinsam auf dem Weg!” or “We in Aachen – Together on the way”. The program invited diverse participants to exchange ideas and concepts on Sustainability.

IGCS Podcast Series Episode 1 and 2

The first two episodes of the IGCS podcast series is now available to listen to on our Media Center SoundCloud page. The link is stated below: https://www.igcs-chennai.org/igcs-media-center/igcs-podcast/ Join us as we take you through the key working areas of IGCS, the challenges we strive to overcome and our recent success stories.

IGCS-motan Workshop Application Deadline

The application deadline for IGCS-motan Workshop is today. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of #sustainabilitychallenge. Graphics Credit: freepik.com

Application Deadline Extensions

The IGCS Team has decided to extend the deadlines for our two upcoming events- 1. IGCS-motan Workshop New deadline: 22 November 2021 for more information visit the link- https://www.igcs-chennai.org/igcs-motan-workshop-2021/ 2. IGCS Winter School 2022 New deadline: 03 December 2021 for more information visit the link- https://www.igcs-chennai.org/teaching-2/igcs-winter-school/We look forward to reading your application!image: Freepik.com

Alumni

Experience Testimonials

IGCS serves as a platform for research and academic exchange for Masters students, Doctoral candidates, and Scientists. Since its inception in 2010, we have facilitated exchange of more than 1000 scholars from German and Indian academic institutions who are dedicated in contributing towards climate science. The Experience Report Series celebrates our alumni and their success under IGCS.

A watercolor painting of a graduation ceremony

Publications

The IGCS actively contributes to the exchange of knowledge by facilitating collaboration between students and researchers, aiming to generate innovative solutions for sustainability. Research is one of the core pillars of IGCS and is reflected in a wide array of our activities and events. present a research brief from our alumni, offering insights into the key areas where our efforts are focused.

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