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Fakultät 6
Middle East Cooperation Unit

Call for Block Course and Workshop 19-21 September and November 2022

Crises, Heritage and Urbanity
QUESTIONS OF REHABILITATION, RECONSTRUCTION AND RECOVERY
Reflections on contextual and morphological dynamics

Programme
What is the framework		Brandenburg University of Cottbus-Senftenberg in cooperation with the American University of Beirut and the support of German Jordanian University organises a 3-days online block course and a one-week workshop in Amman as part of the project Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Historic Districts and Preservation of Architectural Heritage after Armed Conflicts. This project runs in the framework of the DAAD Programme for University Cooperation with Jordan and Lebanon to Support Syrian University Staff 2021-22
Project
What is the focus		Within these two events the question of urban recovery and reconstruction in the context of Syrian historic cities will be raised. The focus will be laid on the impact of socio-economic dynamics on the urban and architectural reconstruction of historic quarters and hence the interplay between the morphological and socio-economic processes of recovery will be investigated.
Applicants
Who can apply		Study fields of applicants should be either urban design, architecture, urban planning or heritage studies with background in architecture studies
  • Master or PhD Syrian students studying inside or outside Syria
  • Young Syrian graduates (bachelor or Master) inside or outside Syria
  • Master or senior bachelor students (4th or 5th year) of GJU, AUB and BTU
Support
What do we offer		3-days online bock course from 19th to 21st of September 7-days face to-face workshop in November in the German Jordanian university (the exact date will be announced soon). Accommodation and travel allowance according to the DAAD rates to those participants who are not residing in Amman
Application
How to apply		Your application document should include:
  • A letter of motivation, maximum one page.
  • Your CV, maximum two pages
  • Your Portfolio of best relevant projects with a maximum of three samples
  • Proof of English proficiency
Please send your application document as one PDF file of maximum 10mb to the project coordinator, Dr. Sepideh Zarrin Ghalam E: zarringhalam(at)b-tu.de until 23:59 (UTC+2) 01.09.2022. Questions could be sent to the same Email Address.

We are looking forward to your applications 

Call for Application Online Kick-off Event 14 - 15 April 2021

MEC Unit invites Syrian students as well as young Syrian academics and professinals to take part at the Kick-off event of the university cooperation between BTU and AUB on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Historic Districts and Preservation of Architectural Heritage after Armed Conflicts. This two-day webinar and online discussion is a prelude to a series of events during the period of 2021 and 2022 including a block course in May 2021 and a 10-day workshop in September 2021. For future events in Beirut or Cottbus the travel and accommodation costs
will be covered through DAAD funding. During the kick-off event, pertinent experiences and practices will be shared and a base knowledge on the challenges of dealing with the war-torn Syrian cities will be built.

Who can apply?

Students as well as young graduates, academics and professionals of Syrian nationlaity in the fields of architecture, urban design and urban planning inside and outside Syria.

How to apply?

Please send us your brief application including the following documents:

  • Motivation letter (maximum of 2000 Characters or 350-400 words)
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Brief Portfolio (samples of your works)
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency

The application should be send in one PDF file of about five pages to: zarringhalam(at)b-tu.de

Application deadline: 25th of March 2021