Call for Applications

The Centre for Sustainability (CFS) of Jindal School of Government & Public Policy is holding the first international summer school ‘From Extracting to Intersecting’ in cooperation with the Global Solutions Initiative Foundation (GSI, Berlin) and GIZ, and is supported by the Circular Economy Solutions Dialogues. It will be hosted on the campus of OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India. 

Since the industrial revolution, extraction of resources from nature has fueled industrial and economic growth. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we now depend on digital technologies. As the world is more digitalized, global consumption of resources and waste production continue to grow exponentially. As global supply and value chains are facing growing disruptions, it is time to bend the linear economy within planetary boundaries. 

The summer school will discuss how “Intersecting”, as a concept, could reverse material and cognitive extractive processes through a transition towards circularity powered by the tools of a creative economy and aiming at inclusive socio-ecological systems. The summer school will focus on operationalizing the Intersecting model. It will look at ground-level projects and connect them with broader societal and global developmental issues. It addresses a new generation of researchers and entrepreneurs that need to learn from each other. 

The summer school is a preparatory event of the international Intersecting conference “Crisis and Transformation”, which will take place at the start of India’s G20 presidency in 2023. 

Week 1 – Intersecting entrepreneurship and research 

The selected participants will confront their vision of building sustainability using the Intersecting framework. They will interact on a daily basis with leading guest experts (on-site and hybrid) from the G20, G7, ASEAN, African Union, UN, MDB and more. 

Participants will work in small teams and cooperate to develop actionable proposals, establishing linkages across the following 5 themes: 

1. Social-ecological systems 
2. Circular economy 
3. Creative economy 
4. Development cooperation 
5. Threats to multilateralism 

Weekend

Cultural program: Off-campus excursion 

Week 2 – Intersecting projects and policies 

The teams design their projects in view of the ideas articulated during Week 1 and present their proposals at the end of the program. Best ideas will be selected for the preparation in the 2023 international Intersecting Conference and participants will be invited to contribute to the next volume of INTERSECTING (to be published in 2023).  

Location of Summer school:  O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat Narela Road, Sonipat, Haryana, 131001, India 

Who Can Apply? The summer school is dedicated to engaged young professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and students, aiming at making a difference through learning, sharing, and building bridges. Any Young Global Changer from the past six years (2017-2022) who is involved in a social-enterprise, project, initiative, or research activity around Circular Economy, is invited to apply. Top 5 candidates will be selected for the summer school. 

Scholarships: Full scholarships* covering travel expenses and full accommodation on campus and during the cultural program will be offered to the selected participants. Participants are expected to join in person for the whole duration of the summer school. 

For any queries, contact : yamunna.rao@global-solutions-initiative.org 

(*) Travel expenses to be paid upfront and will be reimbursed with 6 weeks after the end of the summer school. Participants are responsible for submitting reimbursement claims. Currency fluctuations may lead to small changes in the total amount reimbursed. Costs for train journeys or flights in economy class can be reimbursed as well as visa costs. Please note that additional costs may apply, which will not be covered (this may include local transportation, food, health- or travel insurance).