German-Kazakh University

International Office
27.06.2016

Preliminary Program
XIV. International Summer University
New Roads for Sustainable Development
at the German-Kazakh University in Almaty from 15. to 26. August 2016
Location: DKU, ul. Puschkina 111, 050010 Almaty
Monday 15.08.2016
Morn.

10.00 Arrival of participants

and registration
11.00-13.30 Opening (room
25):
- Welcome from president of
the DKU,
- Introduction of lecturers
and participants
- Presentation and tour of
DKU

Tuesday 16.08.2016

Wednesday 17.08.2016

Thursday 18.08.2016

Friday 19.08.2016

Saturday 20.08.2016

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

09.30 Field trip into

nature with short hike
(water falls),open-air
picnic

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

Aftern.

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)
13.30-14.30 Lunch break

13.30-14.30 Lunch break

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

13.30-14.30 Lunch break

13.30-14.30 Standing
Dinner

13.30-14.30 Lunch break

14.30 Specialist lecture,

all participants
Kies: The fugitive crisis in
Germany

14.30 Clarification of
administrative matters
(accounting, travel
organization, etc.) at the
DKU
15.30 Mini language course
Russian2 or German2
(room 25)

14.30 Specialist lecture,

all participants, n.n.:
15.30 Mini language course
Russian2 or German2
(room 25)
16.30 City round trip ,
then Medeo

16.30 City tour *

14.30 Specialist lecture,

all participants
Kies: Solar lamps, a
solution for the off-grid
world

14.30 Mini Language course

Kazakh,
all participants

15.30 Central museum

(culture of Kazakhs,
ethnographie; culture of
nationalities in Kazakhstan)

15.30 Green Market

19.00 Jazz Concerts,

Esentai Square
(77/7, Al-Farabi
ave.)

15.30 Mini language course

Russian2 or German2
18.00 Schaschlik at
Schaschlychniy Dwor

Sunday
21.08.2016
Trip to Charyn-Canyon,
alternative trip with cable
car up to the glacier above
Shimbulak

Morn.

Monday, 22.08.2016

Tuesday,23.08.2016

Wednesday 24.08.2016

Thursday 25.08.2016

Friday 26.08.2016

Saturday 27.08.2016

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel course 1-3)

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

09.30-11.00 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

09.30-11.00 Final
seminar; Preparation of
results,

Departure of participants

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.00-11.30 Coffee break

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

11.30-13.30 Seminar
(parallel, course 1-3)

13.30-14.30 Lunch break

2

13.30-14.30 Lunch break

13.30-14.30 Lunch break

Aftern.

13.30-14.30 Lunch break

11.00-11.30 Coffee
break
11.30-13.30 Final
seminar; Presentation
of results,
all participants
13.30-14.30 Lunch
break

14.30 Specialist lecture all

participants:
Helm (Konrad Adenauer
Foundation) "Strategic
Perspectives for bilateral
energy cooperation between
between the EU and
Kazakhstan"
15.30 Trip to the TV-tower
Kok-Tobe

14.30 Specialist lecture all

participants, n.n.:

14.30 Specialist lecture all

participants, n.n.:

14.30 Specialist lecture all

participants, n.n.:

15.30 National museum of

music instruments with
concert of classic traditional
musicians

15.30 Field trip to a

German-Kazakh company

15.30 National Park of

President Nazarbayev

14.30 Evaluation of the

summer university by
participants and
handing over of
certificates
ab 18.30 Fare well party