University of Pisa Summer - Winter Schools & Foundation Course
Summer School Leveraging Ecological Economics to advance the Sustainability Transition
- Pisa, Italy
- Baratti, Italy
Summer Course
DURATION
6 days
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
06 Jul 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 500
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 28 February 2026 is the early bird application deadline for those interested in financial support.
Key Summary
The twentieth century saw enormous leaps and bounds in addressing various challenges pertaining to human development – e.g. rapid economic growth, the recognition of climate risks, poverty alleviation, better healthcare for many, addressing racial, gender, and religious inequities, etc. Such trends call for a deep understanding of the interlinkages among social, economic, and environmental challenges to provide policy advice for a legitimate, fair, and evidence-informed transition towards sustainability.
Ecological Economics, with its core emphasis on interdisciplinarity and incommensurability, provides a valuable conceptual framework for exploring the needed transitions towards sustainability.
Please visit the dedicated website for the full description of the contents and the organizational details.
The Summer School will be activated with at least 20 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 50 students.
The Summer School will be held on campus, in Pisa, at Centro Congressi Le Benedettine, Piazza San Paolo a Ripa D’Arno, 16.
Upon completion of the summer school, students will understand the founding epistemological and analytical tools of ecological economics, which will be used to explore current sustainability challenges and the recent concepts of post growth/degrowth.
Students will be able to formulate their own informed perspective on sustainable development, and develop realistic policies/strategies for the transition towards sustainable development.
The program targets PhD and post-doc students.
Professionals are also very welcome.
In special cases, Master’s student and Bachelor’s students may also be eligible, depending on their background.
ECTS: 3
Fundings
Students interested in a financial support are invited to the apply within 28 February 2026 (early bird application deadline).
By 10 March 2026 the admitted students will receive a form to ask for the financial support.
On 27 March 2026 the eligible students will receive a notification of the received financial support.