14th Summer School on Engineering Design Research (Jun/Jul 2012, Netherlands/Luxembourg)

Dates: 3-9 June and 15-21 July 2012
Location: Netherlands and Luxembourg
Website: http://www.ssedr.org
Deadline for application: 5 April 2012

The 14th summer school on engineering design research for PhD candidates will take place 3-9 June 2012 and 15-21 July 2012 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg respectively. The aims of the Summer School on Engineering Design Research are to make PhD students who are working on topics related to Design Science better qualified and equipped for their research by
(i) helping them select a theoretical foundation and develop a research approach, and
(ii) encouraging discussion and collaboration.

The objectives are to provide the participants with:
– insight into existing design theories and models to enable them to select a suitable theoretical foundation;
– an overview of design research methods to enable them to develop the most appropriate approach for their own research;
– an interactive environment in which individual research topics are presented to and discussed with other participants and the summer school lecturers;
– the opportunity to get to know and learn from other researchers and develop long-term collaborations.

Attendees should be prepared to attend activities on both weeks.

Deadline for application: April 5th, 2012
Notification of acceptance:April 27th, 2012
Summerschool dates: 1st week: June 3rd – June 9th
(near Hengelo, the Netherlands)
2nd week: July 15th – 21th (in Luxembourg)

For invitation and impressions of the past summer schools, visit the website: http://www.ssedr.org