Cortona Week on Uncertainty & Serendipity (ETH Zurich Summer School)

Cortona Week Editorial 2016 - Uncertainty & Serendipity: http://www.cortona.ethz.ch/program/index Each year, the Cortona Week aims to gather prestigious, fascinating and diverse speakers and workshop leaders to provide participants with a true inter- and transdiciplinary experience between science, humanities, arts and spirituality. The board strives to stay true to Cortona Week's mission statement with the seminars and workshops it provides during the week. A typical day schedule in Cortona starts as early as 7.15 with Singing, Yoga, Drumming, Taiji (also known as Tai Chi) and Qigong. The official morning program (9:30-13:00) is devoted to the lectures and seminars with discussion groups giving broad and different insights into the annual topic. During the afternoons, participants can choose among practical workshops like painting, sculpturing, movement, singing or composing, drumming, literature and poetry in sessions with professionals who encourage the participants to interact with their bodies, creativity and their emotions. The late afternoons (18:00-19:00) are dedicated to the "Student's Corner" where every student may lift his or her voice for a burning question and controversary opinions. These short statements or questions are delving into specific topics of the morning lectures or following a wider scope of inter- and transdciplinary discourses on science, humanities and arts.

Cortona Week Editorial 2016 - Uncertainty & Serendipity:
http://www.cortona.ethz.ch/program/index

Each year, the Cortona Week aims to gather prestigious, fascinating and diverse speakers and workshop leaders to provide participants with a true inter- and transdiciplinary experience between science, humanities, arts and spirituality. The board strives to stay true to Cortona Week's mission statement with the seminars and workshops it provides during the week.

A typical day schedule in Cortona starts as early as 7.15 with Singing, Yoga, Drumming, Taiji (also known as Tai Chi) and Qigong. The official morning program (9:30-13:00) is devoted to the lectures and seminars with discussion groups giving broad and different insights into the annual topic.

During the afternoons, participants can choose among practical workshops like painting, sculpturing, movement, singing or composing, drumming, literature and poetry in sessions with professionals who encourage the participants to interact with their bodies, creativity and their emotions. The late afternoons (18:00-19:00) are dedicated to the "Student's Corner" where every student may lift his or her voice for a burning question and controversary opinions. These short statements or questions are delving into specific topics of the morning lectures or following a wider scope of inter- and transdciplinary discourses on science, humanities and arts.

List of Speakers 2016 - Corinna Adler, ETH Foundation, ETH Zurich - Olov Amelin, Nobel Museum, Sweden - Hans-Joachim Böhm, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel - Joachim M. Buhmann, Institute of Information, Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich - Thomas Filk, Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg i.B. - Efva Lilja,Director of Dansehallerne, Copenhagen - Olaf Müller, Philosophy of Science, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin - Andrea Riemenschnitter, Modern Chinese Studies, University of Zurich - Daniel Scheidegger, Swiss Science and Innovation Council, Bern - Reto Schneider, Risk Management, Swiss Re, Basel - Christoph Sutter, Division New Energies, Axpo Power AG, Baden - Hartmut Wickert, Department of Performing Arts and Film, ZHdK, Zurich List of Workshops 2016 - Carving – Andreas Schneider and Amrei Wittwer - Clerical Acccessoires in Fashion – Mirjam Egloff and Ruth Wiederkehr - Composing Music – Isabel Mundry - Dance – Paola Bertolini - Drumming – Eveline Hauser and Tony Majdalani - Historical Cortona Tours – Martin Schmid - Narration – Samuel Eberenz and Stefan Scheidegger - Painting – Banu Narciso and Alejandra Jean-Mairet - Work on Risk – Efva Lilja - Photography – Sebastian Wagner - Singing - Chasper Mani and Selina Weber Gehrig - Spirit of the Location – Gerd Folkers - Tai Ji - Hans-Peter Sibler - Under the Night Sky – Harald Atmanspacher - Yoga – Adrian Wirth and Paola Deprez More details: http://www.cortona.ethz.ch/seminars_and_workshops

List of Speakers 2016

- Corinna Adler, ETH Foundation, ETH Zurich
- Olov Amelin, Nobel Museum, Sweden
- Hans-Joachim Böhm, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel
- Joachim M. Buhmann, Institute of Information, Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich
- Thomas Filk, Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg i.B.
- Efva Lilja,Director of Dansehallerne, Copenhagen
- Olaf Müller, Philosophy of Science, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin
- Andrea Riemenschnitter, Modern Chinese Studies, University of Zurich
- Daniel Scheidegger, Swiss Science and Innovation Council, Bern
- Reto Schneider, Risk Management, Swiss Re, Basel
- Christoph Sutter, Division New Energies, Axpo Power AG, Baden
- Hartmut Wickert, Department of Performing Arts and Film, ZHdK, Zurich

List of Workshops 2016

- Carving – Andreas Schneider and Amrei Wittwer
- Clerical Acccessoires in Fashion – Mirjam Egloff and Ruth Wiederkehr
- Composing Music – Isabel Mundry
- Dance – Paola Bertolini
- Drumming – Eveline Hauser and Tony Majdalani
- Historical Cortona Tours – Martin Schmid
- Narration – Samuel Eberenz and Stefan Scheidegger
- Painting – Banu Narciso and Alejandra Jean-Mairet
- Work on Risk – Efva Lilja
- Photography – Sebastian Wagner
- Singing - Chasper Mani and Selina Weber Gehrig
- Spirit of the Location – Gerd Folkers
- Tai Ji - Hans-Peter Sibler
- Under the Night Sky – Harald Atmanspacher
- Yoga – Adrian Wirth and Paola Deprez

More details:
http://www.cortona.ethz.ch/seminars_and_workshops

Hotel Oasi, Cortona, Italy

Hotel Oasi, Cortona, Italy

Hotel Oasi is the default accommodation for all participants of Cortona Week and all seminars and workshops will be conducted in the hotel. Most participants will share a room in the hotel with 2 or 3 other people.

Hotel Oasi is the default accommodation for all participants of Cortona Week and all seminars and workshops will be conducted in the hotel. Most participants will share a room in the hotel with 2 or 3 other people.

There are no participation or accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel (and visa) costs. This does not apply for the students of the hosting university (ETH Zürich).

There are no participation or accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel (and visa) costs.

This does not apply for the students of the hosting university (ETH Zürich).

Students of the member universities from the http://idealeague.org alliance can apply to this event: - Chalmers University of Technology - ETH Zürich (see comment below) - Politecnico di Milano - RWTH Aachen - TU Delft Students of the hosting university (ETH Zürich) are required to apply directly via http://www.cortona.ethz.ch and ignore the procedure described below.

Students of the member universities from the http://idealeague.org alliance can apply to this event:

- Chalmers University of Technology
- ETH Zürich (see comment below)
- Politecnico di Milano
- RWTH Aachen
- TU Delft

Students of the hosting university (ETH Zürich) are required to apply directly via http://www.cortona.ethz.ch and ignore the procedure described below.

In order to apply (except ETH Zürich, see above) you need to **login to SiROP** using your university account and **affiliate yourself** with one of the mentioned member universities. Thereafter you can return to this event and you will find an **"Apply now" button** at the bottom of this screen. How to: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate

In order to apply (except ETH Zürich, see above) you need to **login to SiROP** using your university account and **affiliate yourself** with one of the mentioned member universities. Thereafter you can return to this event and you will find an **"Apply now" button** at the bottom of this screen.

How to: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate

To apply to this summer school the following documents are requested from you. Please make sure you have them ready to upload before starting the application: - Curriculum vitae & publications list - Letter of motivation - Letter of recommendation (optional) - Transcript of records (for master students) - Supervisor approval (for Students from TU Delft and PhD students from Chalmers)

To apply to this summer school the following documents are requested from you. Please make sure you have them ready to upload before starting the application:

- Curriculum vitae & publications list
- Letter of motivation
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
- Transcript of records (for master students)
- Supervisor approval (for Students from TU Delft and PhD students from Chalmers)

If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact office@idealeague.org for more information.

If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact office@idealeague.org for more information.