SOAK Biomimicry—Summer Academy 2023
Nature’s Learning Lab—Innovation Inspired by Nature

Date: 9–15 July 2023
Location: Region Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria
Working Language: English
Full Program and Application Information: www.nachhaltige-hochschulen.at/SOAK2023
Application Deadline: 31 March 2023

Information for  Admission / Co-registration (Mitbelegung) for students from other Universities: https://www.dieangewandte.at/admission

During SOAK (SOmmer AKademie) Biomimicry 2023 you will engage with Nature directly and learn from her genius to address pressing challenges that humanity is facing at this time. The livelihood of communities around Lake Neusiedl is threatened by the environmental impact of climate change. How might they respond to this threat and re-orient themselves and their tourism-dependent economies? How might they adapt, in the short run, to the new situation and evolve, over time, to guarantee life-giving conditions for future generations? Join in co-designing for and with local communities ways to re-invent who they want to become in order to meet the challenges ahead. It’s about co-creating and sustaining environmental, financial and social viability through Biomimicry—a philosophy and praxis for sustainable innovation inspired by Nature.

How to apply
1. Register for this course by 31 March 2023.
2. Go to the  Application Webpage  and follow the instructions.
3. Submit your application by the end of the day of 31 March 2023.
In total, there will be 30 participants selected from various universities to take part in the workshop week. The number of participants that will be accepted from this course is limited to 5. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been accepted by 16 April 2023. Further instructions for participants will follow.

This course is held in partnerschip with COOP Sustainable Universities (SOAK initiator) and University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (SOAK host).

SOAK 2023 contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SDG 4—QUALITY EDUCATION
SDG 9—INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SDG 13— CLIMATE ACTION
SDG 14—LIFE BELOW WATER
SDG 15— LIFE ON LAND
SDG 17—PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

SOAK Biomimicry Certificate Type 2 (Praxis): 3 ECTS undergraduate or graduate credit
Deliverables:
– Daily group deliverables during the work week
– Deliverable of a Group Process Book by 31 July 2023
Details see in the SOAK Program (page 12).

Information Webinar (optional): 23 March 2023, 19:00–20:00, Zoom link here, Meeting-ID: 977 2053 0340, Passcode: 435590