September 7 – 25, 2020 | Virtual edition
The Covid-19 pandemic is the most recent shock that has affected our societies, and there are still significant uncertainties remaining for 2020 and 2021. Decision-making is the single most effective factor in conditioning a successful recovery and building resilience for the crises to come.
In its fourth edition, the Summer School led by the University of Rome Tor Vergata offers pragmatic framework and a tactical decision-making tool for resilience. The tool is actively used by professionals, public authorities and academics. The course has a scientific approach combined with a hands-on interactive format designed for a multi-disciplinary audience.
Academics and professionals come together to offer this course because resilience is a key feature, whether we work at the city, business or sector scale.
The course consists of a mix of theoretical knowledge, case studies/projects and hands-on exercises. This school will discuss the concept of CI and aims to provide the participants with (i) a clear understanding of what resilience means for their work, (ii) methods to assess opportunities and priorities, and with (iii) a series of existing decision-making tools used by companies and countries.
Federico Carturan, RiskApp
Schedule
Each module will be delivered from 12:00 to 3:00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from September 7 to September 25.
Only on Friday, September 18: two modules (M6 - M7) will be delivered from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; the day is organized in cooperation and with the scientific support of Enel Foundation and its Open Africa Power Program.
All times given are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
For further and detailed information, please refer to the Brochure and Program.
Course outline
M1 – Definition & role of critical infrastructure
M2 – Cascading impacts & ranking criticality
M3 – RiskApp, cascading impact estimation
M4 – Cascading impact evaluation examples
M5 – Applied work
M6 – Resilience tactical toolkit
M7 – Sustainability in operations: the case for resiliency to enter the board room
M8 – Decision-making under uncertainty
M9 – CI Resilience solutions from infrastructure, business and agriculture
M10 – Applied work and Course Wrap-up
Target
Professionals, officials and graduate students already working on the topic or thinking their work may benefit from it. Ability to read and write fluently in English is a must.
Credits
ECTS equivalence: 2
A Certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course.
Application via VIU website available from July 8 to August 27, 2020.
Earlybird Fees until August 10:
Participants of VIU member universities: € 150 incl. VAT
Participants of other universities/professionals: € 300 incl. VAT
Notification of admission and fee payment by August 20, 2020.
Rolling admissions until August 27:
Participants of VIU member universities: € 200 incl. VAT
Participants of other universities/professionals: € 400 incl. VAT
Notification of admission by August 31 and fee payment by September 2, 2020.
The fees will cover tuition and course materials.
VIU Alumni are eligible for reduced fees.
PhD Students in EU universities may be eligible for Erasmus+ funding. Refer to international offices in home universities or contact VIU Erasmus office: erasmus@univiu.org.
Applicants must submit the application form, a letter of motivation – which should include a brief description of the candidate’s research interests, a curriculum vitae and a photo.
For further information please download the brochure or write to: summerschools@univiu.org.
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