EDUCATION
SARAS Institute focuses on integrating perspectives and systemic inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches, while exploring dialogue and complementarity between art and science. In particular, the educational strategy has focused on developing postgraduate programmes in less established areas such as:
Complex systems dynamics and early signals of change.
Governance, complexity and resilience of socio-ecological systems.
Ecological Economics.
Adaptability, transformation and innovation in socio-ecological systems.
While at first SARAS Institute envisioned the organization of a PhD programme in conjunction with the University of Wageningen, it then opted for a strategy aimed at strengthening synergies and securing ties of cooperation and exchange with postgraduate programmes with an established regional trajectory. SARAS’ postgraduate courses are also designed to reach other audiences such as decision and policy makers who demand knowledge and empirical evidence, as well as a forum for dialogue and exchange with the academic community about problems and potential solutions that require systemic approaches and the meeting of science and policies.
Teaching and training activities are crucial for SARAS. We aim at contributing to the academia but also to the organizations with management and decision-making responsibilities. We therefore promote the exchange and integration of participants from these diverse sectors in several of our education activities, and expect to expand them further in the future.
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Monitoring and Assessment to Support Freshwater Management
Monitoring and Assessment to Support Freshwater Management Postgraduate Course 14th to 18th September, 2015. Facultad de Ciencias Organiser Institutions: SARAS Institute and Centro Universitario [...]
Intensive course on Climate Politics and Global Energy
Intensive course on Climate Politics and Global Energy Intensive, one-week postgraduate-level course by Prof. Eduardo Viola. September 10 to 14, 2018 SARAS Institute (Bella Vista) [...]
Seminar titled "Management of Water Quality in the USA: An Overview of Framework, Challenges and Successes."
Seminar titled "Management of Water Quality in the USA: An Overview of Framework, Challenges and Successes." With the purpose of contributing to the development of [...]
II Regional Symposium on Climate Change and Decision Making
II Regional Symposium on Climate Change and Decision Making August 2015, Salón de los Presidentes, Edificio del Mercosur, Montevideo The meeting, organized by the [...]
Maldonado: towards sustainable management of Laguna del Sauce
Maldonado: towards sustainable management of Laguna del Sauce Towards sustainable management of Laguna del Sauce - 5 June – International Environment Day- Eastern Region University Centre, [...]
WATER-CITY | Second Course
WATER-CITY | Second Course Exchange 13-18 March 2014, Eastern Region University Centre (CURE), University of the Republic (UdelaR) PURPOSE Water management is a determinant [...]
Understanding and management of multi-dimensionality and uncertainty in Socio-Ecologic Systems
Understanding and management of multi-dimensionality and uncertainty in Socio-Ecologic Systems Understanding and management of multi-dimensionality and uncertainty in Socio-Ecologic Systems. The activity was developed in [...]
Socio-Ecological Systems -Thematic Year 2013
Socio-Ecological Systems -Thematic Year 2013 April 2013 – March 2014, Montevideo, Interdisciplinary Space, UdelaR Proposal in charge of researchers from UdelaR, University of Buenos Aires [...]
Water and City. Graduate Course, First edition
Water and City. Graduate Course, First edition Exchange - 19th to 24th October 2012, Eastern Region University Centre (CURE), University of the Republic (UdelaR) [...]