Forster Summer School explores – urban climate.
Adaption, development and sustainable transformation
Program 21 July – 4 August 2023
| Date and time |
Overview
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Description | Location |
| Fri, 21 July |
Arrival and getting to know each other
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| Welcome | Registration and reception | Youth hostel Don Bosco, Mainz | |
| 19.00 | Welcome dinner | Youth hostel Don Bosco, Mainz | |
| Sat, 22 July |
Language and cultural experience
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| 09.30 – 13.00 | Language workshop |
Survival-Kit for the stay (beginners) Everyday conversation skills (intermediate) → Dr. Sandra Schellack → N.N. |
Chemistry building (2121), Campus JGU |
| 13.00 – 14:00 | Lunch break | Self-organised | Mainz city center |
| 15.00 – 17.00 | Guided tour |
Mainz highlights → Guide Geographie für Alle |
Mainz city center |
| Free time | City center | ||
| 19.00 | Dinner | Wine house Lösch | Mainz city |
| Sun, 23 July |
Build a team and explore the region
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08.40 – 10.22 10.30 – 13.00 |
Transfer Cultural visit |
Rafting Tour - UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Assmanshausen to Kaub |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Lunch break | Beim alten Zollhaus | Kaub |
| 14:30 – 16.30 | Visit (Optional) | Pfalzgrafenstein Castle | Kaub |
| 16.00 | Lecture (Optional) |
KLIMAkademie – Public lecture (in German): „Menschheitsproblem Klimawandel - wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und die Dringlichkeit zu handeln (The human problem of climate change - scientific foundations and the urgency to act)“ → Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wirth, Institute for Atmospheric Physics, JGU |
Institute of Molecular Biology, Lecture Hall, Campus JGU |
| 19.00 | Dinner | Self-organised | |
| Mon, 24 July |
Opening: Climate change and urban climate
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| 09:30 – 10.00 | Official welcome |
Opening words → Dean of the Faculty 09, JGU → Head of International Office, JGU |
NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 10.00 – 10:45 | Presentation and exchange of ideas |
Students → Prof. Dr. Efferth, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, JGU → Dr. Jacobsen, Institute of Geography, JGU → Ph.D. Student Kuhl, Climatology Group, Department of Geography, JGU → Dr. Seelos, Institute of Geosciences, JGU → Prof. Dr. Seiffert, Department of Chemistry, JGU |
NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 10.45 – 11:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 11.00 – 12:30 | Lecture and discussion |
“Planetary Emergency: How we got in ... and how to get out.” → Prof. Dr. Seiffert, Department of Chemistry, JGU |
NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break | Baron | |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Photo project – group formation |
Experiences of urban climate change from my city of origin/my study city → Students |
NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | Campus tour | → Assistant students | |
| 18.00 | Dinner | Self-organised | |
| Tue, 25 July |
Impacts of climate change on cities and plants
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| 09.30 – 11:00 | Program will be published | N.N. | |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break | Vegan Cafeteria “Bambus” | |
| 14.00 – 15.30 |
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“Influence of climate change in medical plants” → Prof. Dr. Efferth, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, JGU
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NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 19:30 | Concert |
Concert at Mainz School of Music → Mainz School of Music |
Campus JGU |
| Wed, 26 July |
Roof/facade greening
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| 9.30 – 12.00 | Lectures and discussion |
“Climate impact of plants in urban spaces” → Prof. Dr. Hietel, Life Sciences and Engineering, Bingen Technical University of Applied Sciences “Dust trapping capacity of specially selected plants” → Dr. Seelos, Institute of Geosciences, JGU |
NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 12.00 – 14.00 | Lunch break | Bali Bistro | |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Hands-on |
"Wind tunnel experiments of specially selected plants and evaluation by digital microscope” → Dr. Seelos, Institute of Geosciences, JGU |
Laboratory, NatFak |
| 18.00 | Dinner | Barbecue | Meadow in front of NatFak |
| Thu, 27 July |
Urban climate and breathability
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| 09.30 – 12.00 | Lecture and workshop |
“Something in the air: Urban breathability and the rise of air quality technologies“ → Dr. Jacobsen, Institute of Geography, JGU
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NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU
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| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch break | Zentralmensa (Cafeteria) | |
| 14.00 – 17:00 | Hands-on |
“High-resolution spatio-temporal measurements of urban climate” → N.N., Institute of Geography, JGU |
Campus JGU, City center |
| 19.00 | Dinner | Regional and fresh cuisine | Mainz-Lerchenberg |
| Fri, 28 July |
Urban trees
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| 9.30 – 11.30 | Lecture and scientific visit |
“Dendroclimatology in Urban Areas - how well are platanus and acer trees coping with drought stress in Mainz, Germany“ → Ph.D Student Kuhl, Institute of Geography, JGU |
NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 12.00 –13.30 | Lunch break | Diwan | |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Workshop | “Trees and climate - Comparative damage and tolerance analyses of urban tree species in different regions of Germany” | Grüne Schule, Botanical garden, Campus JGU |
| 18.00 – 20.00 |
Cultural tour
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Vineyard tour | Oppenheim |
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Sat, 29 July |
Summer leisure activities
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| 9.30 – 14.00 |
Practical language exercises
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Everyday conversation in German – Market shopping in the city | NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU, City center |
| 14.00 – 15.00 | Lunch break | Picnic on the banks of the Rhine River | City center |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Free time | Mainz | |
| 18:00 |
International evening: Specialties from all over the world and seasonal prepared products
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House of Youth, City center | |
| Sun, 30 July |
Individual explorations
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| Free time | Explore Mainz or its beautiful surroundings on your own. | ||
| Mon, 31 July | Urban design and transformation | ||
| 9.30 – 13:00 | Lecture and discussion |
Keynote: “Sponge city principle with a focus on the BoRSIS research project” → Ph.D. Student Walther, Hochschule Ruhr West, University of Applied Sciences
Keynote: “Sustainable Open Space and Urban Design“ → Prof. Dr.- Ing. Dieterle Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
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NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 13.00 – 14:30 | Lunch break | Baron | |
| 15.00 | Program will be published. | NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU | |
| Tue, 01 Aug. | Climate protection project on campus | ||
| 09.30 – 12.00 | Presentation and basics | Program will be published. | |
| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch break | ||
| 13.30 – 14.30 | Hands-on |
Green and flowering area design
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| 16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Presentation | ||
| 18.30 | Dinner | ||
| Wed, 02 Aug. | Climate protection management | ||
| 09.30 – 11.30 | Visit of regional project | Climate protection project in Worms: Heat walk | Worms |
| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch break | ||
| 14.00 – 17.00 | Group work |
Climate protection projects in Worms: Citizen Survey – Exterior Design |
Worms |
| Thu, 03 Aug. | Key findings of urban climate | ||
| 09.30 – 11.30 | Photo project – group work | Impressive pictures - Experiences of urban climate changes from my city of origin /my study city and Rhineland-Palatinate cities. Adaption, development, sustainable transformation. | NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 12.00 – 13.30 | Lunch break | ||
| 14.00 – 17.00 | Wrap-up session and group Presentation |
Experiences of urban climate changes. My city of origin/my study city - Rhineland-Palatinate cities.
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NatFak, Room 07-232, Campus JGU |
| 18.00 | Farewell Dinner | ||
| Fri, 04 Aug. | Individual Departure |