Theme
Energy Supply within Traditional and Environmentally Conscious Growth Models
Summer school objective
The summer school is scheduled to be held in Sendai, Japan within the period of 8 - 12 September 2014. The aim of the school is to bring together scholars of different cultural and sectoral backgrounds to address the theme of the school - Energy Supply within Traditional and Environmentally Conscious Growth Models. The scope of the school will encompass specific research tasks to be undertaken by the attendees, exploring the differences between the current traditional and environmentally conscious (green) energy supply systems culminating in the presentation of appropriate solution to support our energy needed for the 21st century and beyond.

Structure and approach
The school will consist of lectures, group work and site visits that will span a period of one work week. Guest speakers will be invited to give presentations on specific areas related to the theme of the Summer School. The aim of such presentations is to provide background as well as appropriate questions aimed at generating debate within the School’s workshops.

The participants will be divided into groups addressing appropriate topics within the Theme's scope. Each group will preferably consist of participants with mixed backgrounds. Group members will collaborate to solve a conceptual task involving technological and social challenges and developing strategies for public engagement for pre-defined research projects stemming from the theme. On the fourth day of the school, groups will present their work and the top three groups will be given an award. One day will be assigned to excursion and local sightseeing.