Sustainable Food Systems

Call for Applications - World Food System Summer School “Food Systems in Transition”

The ETH Zurich World Food System Center is pleased to announce the call for applications for this year’s: World Food System Summer School “Food Systems in Transition” to be held from June 25 - July 8 2017 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

The two-week intensive academic course will be hosted at the Sustainability Institute in Lynedoch Ecovillage. The program spans the food system and includes lectures, workshops, case studies, field trips and farm work together with faculty and experts from leading research institutes, the public, private and not for profit sectors.

More details about the program and the application procedure can be found in the flyer below and in their website here: http://www.worldfoodsystem.ethz.ch/education/summer-schools/upcoming.html

To apply, you must complete an online application form and submit the following:

your curriculum vitae
a letter of recommendation. This letter should be from a professor if you are currently a student or a letter from your employer if you have graduated.
a motivation letter. The motivation letter should communicate your answers to the following three questions: why do you want to come to this course? What can you contribute? What do you hope to do after this course?

Applications must to be submitted online by Monday, February 6 2017 at 8 AM CET.

Should you have any questions please contact Jonna Cohen (jcohen@ethz.ch).

Flyer

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