Place, Dates & Organisers	Other Highlights
Place: Marmaris, Turkey Dates: 24 August 2016 to 3 September 2016 Season: summer16 Organised by: BEST Group Ankara University: Middle East Technical University (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 44.0 euro. Convert to BGN Bulgaria Leva HRK Croatia Kuna CSK Czech Republic Koruna EUR Euro DKK Denmark Kroner EEK Estonia Kroon HUF Hungary Forint ISK Iceland Kronur LVL Latvia Lat LTL Lithuania Litas MKD Macedonia (FYR) Denar NOK Norway Kroner PLZ Poland Zloty RON Romania Leu RSD Serbia Dinar RUR Russia Rubles SKK Slovakia Koruna SEK Sweden Krona CHF Switzerland Francs TRL Turkey Liras UAH Ukraine Hryvna GBP United Kingdom Pounds USD United States Dollars Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 20 Mar 2016 at 23:00 CET Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 31 hours (estimated)

General description

If there is something strange

In your sea

Who ya gonna call

COASTBUSTERS!

One day the waters were withdrawn, a massive wave was seen on the horizon and all the alarms were ringing like hell. But, what if the alarams wouldn’t work? How does a tiny, weak wave become a tsunami? And How can we protect ourselfs?

If you wanna know the answers and more, you should apply for the BEST course ever! You’ll have an unforgettable summer with the participants coming from all around Europe in Marmaris! Yes you heard it right! LBG Ankara is NOT in Ankara, AGAIN! This August, something weird will happen under the Agean sea and we’re all going to chase the mystery of it out!

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Academic information

• Fields of activity: Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering , Agronomics/Forestry , Applied Sciences , Architectural Engineering , Architecture , Automotive Engineering , Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering , Biology , Biomedical Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Chemistry/Chemical Technology , Civil Engineering , Computational Sciences , Computer Engineering , Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics , Control Engineering/Systems engineering , Economics/Business Administration/Marketing , Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Environmental Engineering , Food Engineering , Geology , Industrial Engineering , Industrial Management , Machine & Instrument engineering/Design , Materials Engineering , Mathematics , Mechanical Engineering , Mechatronics , Medicine/Dental Medicine , Mining/Mineral Resources Engineering , Multimedia and Communication Design , Naval Architecture & Engineering , Optics/Optometry , Petroleum Engineering , Pharmacy , Physics/Physics Engineering , Power Engineering , Production Engineering/Management , Rural and Surveying Engineering , Telecommunications/Electronics , Territory Engineering , Textile Engineering & Technology , Transport Engineering , Veterinary Medicine
• Content and topics: -Oceans, and Marine Environment -Waves from deep sea to the coast -Marine life -Coastal cities and benefits from the sea -Hydro-meteorological events -Marine Hazards -Coastal Flooding -Coastal Defense structures -Societal Preparedness -Structural Resilience -Early warning -Mitigation strategies
• Learning goals and objectives: Vision of the Summer Course: -To take account of the ethical, social, cultural, environmental and economic aspects of the profession related to coastal environment with lectures and enjoyable training activities. -To transfer and share the experience and accumulation of knowledge for the benefit of humanity. Mission of the Summer Course: -To provide an enjoyable education in the areas related to marine environment and coastal utilization. -Considering international standard and dimension, to conduct training according to the needs of human and conservation of nature. -To share and disseminate expert knowledge for understanding and solution of marine problems.
• Examination type: Presentation
• Number of ECTS credits issued: 1.0 [Read more]

Information for applicants

• Selection criteria for participants: Motivation letter and answers to questions

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

• Lodging during the event: Hotel or hostel
• Food during the event: 3 meals/day, at least one of them will be served hot
• Transportation during the event: Walking, bus etc.

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

• Event website: http://best-ankara.org/sc16/
• Event schedule: http://best-ankara.org/sc16/schedule/
• Event survival guide: http://best-ankara.org/sc16/sg/