During the Summer School, the students usually develop a project on the topic of biodiversity and ecosystem services, with the surrounding region as case study. This allows applying in practice the knowledge each student brings, together with the knowledge gained in the lectures and school discussions, while gathering insights directly from the field and from the local stakeholders that the students have the chance to meet.
The student project offers an excellent opportunity for students to put their skills into play, to work as a team, to manage lifelike constraints (e.g. time and data), or to develop their creative communication ability.
Initial brainstorming for project development
Working on stakeholder engagement
Working group
Presenting project results
