OPEN DUAL LECTURE
THE ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS
INVITATION FOR NOMINATIONS
Dear Transform4Europe Alliance partners, within the scope of the Transform4Europe project, the Estonian Academy of Arts needs to identify a professional, stemming from the entrepreneurial environment, to be entrusted with a lectureship activity c/o the Estonian Academy of Arts in Estonia to be held in Tallinn on the 5th of September 2022 (preliminary date).
The lecturer must prove first-hand competency and a solid background in the entrepreneurial aspects related to one of the three focus areas of the Transform4Europe project:
- digital transformation and smart regions;
- environmental transformation and sustainability;
- societal transformation, community building and inclusion.
Previous university teaching experiences or previous relevant lectureships or speaking in conferences will be evaluated.
Within the scope of the Transform4Europe project, the entrepreneur will visit the Estonian Academy of Arts and hold a lecture on the topic of sustainable architecture with particular insights related to the previous focus areas. sLender research group at the Estonian Academy of Arts, developing a modular timber social housing system, seeks to have a discussion with real estate developers, with an effort into flexibility, spatial qualities and malleability in communal spaces. A testament to the relevancy of this topic is the fact that out of the seven finalist of the EU Mies Award 2022 two were social housing projects and built from timber:
- La Borda – Cooperative Housing;
- 85 Social Housing Units in Cornellà.
The objectives of the lectures are:
- encourage the academia-industry dialogue;
- define knowledge and know-how transfer methodologies;
- professional update and growth;
- strengthening of the bonds among institutional partners.
The Estonian Academy of Arts will grant an attendance remuneration of 500€ and will cover the travel and accommodation expenses for the day of the lecture. The University ensures equal opportunities, treatment and access to all candidates regardless of their sex, race, color, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.
The lecturer must be nominated by a partner university that will submit the documentation by e-mail within the deadline of (August 14, 2022) to the address pille.epner@artun.ee using the nomination form available in the dedicated section of the Transform4Europe website.
Contact: transform4europe@us.edu.pl.