Summer School

The laboratory CRIEG - REGARDS is pleased to announce its 2025 international conference: "Towards an Ecological Bioeconomy - Interrogating Concepts and Practices from the Human and Social Sciences", dedicated to ecological bioeconomy and organized with the support of EXEBIO.

• Location: Croix-Rouge Campus, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (57 bis rue Pierre Taittinger, 51100, Reims)
• Date: June 2, 2025

Before the conference, a Summer School will be held on June 2, 2025, also at the Croix-Rouge Campus. This Summer School is designed as a space for dialogue and exchange among doctoral students from diverse backgrounds, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to ecological bioeconomy.

Objectives of the Summer School

The Summer School aims to support doctoral students and assist them with their research projects through:

• Strengthening doctoral projects: Providing a platform to discuss research projects (e.g., thesis, thesis chapters, book chapters, articles, or working papers).
• Networking: Connecting participants with active members of the ecological bioeconomy scientific community.

Participants will also have the opportunity to present their research during the conference sessions on June 3 and 4, 2025.

Our Speakers

• Conferences: Lectures by renowned researchers, including Mario Giampietro and Piergiuseppe Morone, with tailored teachings for doctoral students.
• Workshops: Parallel sessions for in-depth discussions of participants' research, led by experts such as Mario Giampietro, Piergiuseppe Morone, Andreas Pyka, and Franck-Dominique Vivien.
• Exchanges and discussions: Facilitating enriching interactions to build a community of researchers committed to ecological bioeconomy, advocating for strong sustainability and a critical approach.
• Cultural activity: Guided tour of the Reims heritage.

Application for the Mobility Scholarship for Emerging Countries

We offer mobility scholarships to selected candidates from emerging countries. These scholarships, in limited numbers, will be awarded based on the quality of the application and the research project presented. A second selection process will finalize the evaluation of the shortlisted candidates. All additional information regarding the selection criteria and regulations will be published on this page.