Organizers of the CC-Adapt Summer School

DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), with financial support provided by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), supports academic qualification measures for individuals from developing countries who participate in the In-Country / In-Region Programme. Every year, the DAAD awards more than 700 BMZ-funded scholarships to junior researchers from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, South East Asia and South Asia to help finance their Master or PhD programmes in their home country or region. The programme aims to enable trained professionals to address and deal with diverse societal, economic and ecological issues in developing countries.

As an additional offer for scholarship holders of the In-Country / In-Region Programme, the DAAD cooperates with German universities in organising a range of summer schools in Germany. These three- to four-week measures give the students and young researchers an opportunity to take part in a high-class academic training in a selected subject area, meet and exchange with peers from across the world, and make their own, unique experiences of the German society, culture and history.

TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences

TH Köln is the largest university of applied sciences in Germany hosting approximatively 26,000 students from about 120 different countries and offering 90 degree programmes. Its programmes and activities are disciplinarily and culturally diverse and aim on social and technological breakthroughs of high societal relevance. The subject range of TH Köln includes the fields of Applied Natural Sciences; Architecture and Construction; Information and Communication; Computer Science; Engineering; Culture; Social Sciences and Business Studies.

Research mainly focuses on future-related issues, including climate change, energy supply, health and food safety as well as demographic changes.

The ITT

The Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) at the Faculty of Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems, TH Köln is an applied research and postgraduate teaching institute with a problem oriented and stakeholder centred research strategy. The institute develops science-based solutions to address top global challenges of natural resources management with focus on water, food and energy security in face of climate variability and change as well as socio-economic growth. The thematic work of the ITT follows a holistic approach that considers biophysical, environmental, economic and social issues.

We work in close cooperation with partner universities, local stakeholders and institutions worldwide, following the idea of offering research and education driven by social demands.