What it is about
You participate in a 12-day excursion to Ghana, carry out on-site scientific work for a seminar or a master's thesis, and collect primary data. You visit ecological hotspots and actors in the Circular Economy, give preparatory keynotes on cultural topics, and after returning write a written reflection.
What you will be able to do
- Profile building in Circular Economy & Sustainability
- Acquisition of scientific competencies (field research, data collection)
- Acquisition of social competencies (exchange with local actors)
- First-hand insights into Circular Economy in Ghana
- Avoidance of one-sided (northern) perspectives on challenges of the Global South
- Cultural understanding of the diversity of Ghana
What the module consists of
- ExkursionConducting field research and on-site visits
- Vorträge / LecturesIntroductions and thematic preparation
- EinzelarbeitLiterature and cultural research for the keynote preparation
- Präsentation10–15 minute keynote as cultural preparation
- Workshops / Austausch mit LokalenPractical exchange and deepening on-site
- Reflexion (schriftlich)Follow-up and securing learning outcomes
Teaching method
- Kick-off-SessionIntroduction and distribution of materials
- LecturesTopic introductions and subject-specific preparation
- Individuelle Arbeit mit FeedbackPreparation of the keynote and independent literature research
- On-site VisitsDirect insights into ecological challenges and actors
- WorkshopsDeepening of practical questions on-site
- Exchange with localsCollection of primary data and building of contacts