SUMMER SCHOOL

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PROGRAM CODE 10 Days DATES 16-25 July 2018 CREDITS 3 ECTS TUITION 480 € includes course activities and materials, lunches and coffee breaks, in-campus accommodation at Eurasian National University; does not include travel cost. LOCATION Astana (Kazakhstan)

University of Milano-Bicocca - Eurasian National University

SMART CITY LOOKS LIKE

Modern urban areas are smart environments equipped with interconnected sensors and devices that allow for the efficient and the effective use of the available resources. City officials can exploit smart city technologies to observe the behavior of the communities and monitor infrastructures, with the objective of increasing the quality and reducing the cost of the services provided to citizens.

Designed by University of Milano-Bicocca in partnership with Eurasian National University, ISINNOVA, Eventi Kazakhstan, and with the Division of Industrial Biotechnology at Chalmers University, this summer school will provide a comprehensive view of the technologies, concerns and assets relevant to the design of smart cities. The lectures will cover the layers that typically constitute a smart city and will consider applications in a number of domains, including mobility, energy, sustainability and urban planning.

The program will start with the analysis and description of the increased use of technology, specifically, unlocking, analyzing and using data to solve problems and exploit opportunities. During the second part of the program the class will work on smart and sustainable city solutions through intelligent urban planning, while foreseeing concrete initiatives directly handled by local authorities.

The school will be held in Astana, which is a city with big plans of development situated in a country that has a clear social-oriented program, based on a new quality of life for the greatest possible number of citizens focused on the modernization of the society and the state on the basis of industrial-innovative development. Our lecturers will highlight strategies to a practical implementation of sustainable solutions. The program will be enriched with several guided visits to smart-sites in the city of Astana, and best practice presentations by leading international organization on urban planning and sustainability.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

By participating in the International Summer School “SMART CITY LOOKS LIKE” students will explore interdisciplinary approaches while working in interdisciplinary and intercultural groups of students and lecturers in order to analyze what smart city looks like: cities aiming to become more energy efficient, clean and green, while addressing Citizen engagement, governance and critical needs.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR Prof. LEONARDO MARIANI

DAY TO DAY PROGRAM July 16th, 2018: Welcome + Opening talk July 17th, 2018: Wireless sensor networks for Smart Cities July 18th, 2018: Open data and Analytics July 19th, 2018: Cybersecurity and its applications to smart cities July 20th, 2018: Mobility July 21st, 2018: Knowing for better managing: mapping and geoinformation for smarter cities July 22nd, 2018: FREE July 23rd, 2018: Circular economy, bio-economy in particular July 24th, 2018: Smart city planning and design under the climate change condition July 25th, 2018: Alternative energy sources

APPLICATION DEADLINE 18th March 2018

REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED IN THE APPLICATION FORM CV and Passport/ID card, Motivation Letter.

TARGET AUDIENCE PhD Students, MSc students, Researchers at the early stage of their career

INFO summerschool@unimib.it

Admission criteria

Each Summer School Program has different Admission Criteria, although General Criteria for all Summer Programs are as follows:

• Applicants should be 18 years old • Applicants should have completed at least one year of college or enrolled in the first-year

English language proficiency

English proficiency is required for all summer school programs offered by University of Milano-Bicocca.

Though we don’t ask for a formal English certification, but what we expect is:

• Your oral comprehension and expression must be sufficient for effective class participation. • Your reading comprehension and writing skills must be sufficient for responding clearly and accurately for course assignments • Your comprehension and communication skills must be sufficient for individual/group interaction

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