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University of East London – International Summer Programme
University of East London – International Summer Programme

IEREK Workshop

  • 01, Jul / 15, Jul 2017
  • London
Workshop Email
[email protected]
Introduction

Join one of the world’s leading Universities in Architecture, Computing, and Engineering to live the London experience – the most cosmopolitan and culturally rich city in the world by participating in our summer school. You will have the opportunity to visit some of the most iconic Buildings and sites such as The Gherkin, The Shard, Tate Morden, Olympic Park, Big Ben, Houses of the Parliment, Victoria & Albert Museum, 20 Fenchurch St Building (Sky Garden), The Leadenhall Building, City Hall, National Theatre etc. You will be also taught by world class professors in Architecture, Engineering, and Computer Science.

Summer School Topics

Sign up for one of the following programmes: 
1. Evolving Architecture and Urbanism in London: Smart Buildings on Critical territories.
2. Working Sustainably towards London 2020 (Smart cities, Sustainable Energy and Green IT).
3. London 2020 – Dealing with the impact of Cyber Security, Big Data and Digitisation on businesses.

Summer School Fees

IEREK is glad to inform you of the offers that we have regarding the UEL summer school workshop! You can get a discount on the workshop attendance following how many members in your group there will be. This offer stands up to at least 5 members, with 10% discount for each member when your group members are 5 or more. Expired

The school is self-financing.
Therefore, the regular fee for participants is set in £1250(Doesn’t include the transaction fees), according to with the budget needs.
covers course fees, campus accommodation, site visits to historical places, and all lunches.

Please Note

  1. The deadline has been reached and has been only extended for a few days as requested by many. Extra £ 100 will be added after.
  2. Fees paid for companions, who are not attending the course, already include administration fees.
  3. The payment of the £1250 fees (Doesn’t include the transaction fees) is preferable to be paid in cash at one of our branches or by bank transfer/deposit on the following account:
Bank: CIB Alexandria San-Stefano Egypt.
Bank account name: Mourad Amer
Bank account number: 100027025336 (GBP account)
Swift code: CIBEEGCX056

For Online Payment: if you wish to proceed with online payment, the available currency would be in US Dollars, which will amount to $1790, with transaction fees included.

Also Note: Any extra transaction fees has to be paid by the participant not subtracted from the £1250 fees paid (Doesn’t include the transaction fees)

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Description Fees
Total fees ( including Sightseeing ) £1250
late payment for students (From 9 May) £1350
late payment for a companion (From 9 May) £750
Refund Policy

Please notice that we will endeavor to assist you in obtaining a visa (if needed), by sending an invitation letter, but the responsibility is yours and the decision rests solely with the appropriate Embassy.

The only instance to which a refund is guaranteed is a rejection of your visa due to an issue on our part, will get a refund minus 20% administration charges, and the bank commissions, to be refunded after the program end date.

 

Once a visa invitation letter has been issued, no refunds are applicable.

If the visa has already been accepted, the fees cannot be refunded.

Kindly note:
As all arrangements have been made, from travel bookings, the attendance of the Scientific Committee members for the summer school and all costs payment.
We call to all participants, to kindly not delay and provide all required papers necessary for the issuance of a European visa.
And any inaction, slowing down or any dereliction that results in the refusal of the visa, the refund is unacceptable and entirely not possible.
Important Dates
  Date From Date To Notes
Registration Deadline   May 9, 2017  
Payment Deadline   May 9, 2017  
letter of visa ( for those who need a visa entry)   May 20, 2017  
summer school Launch July 1, 2017 July 15, 2017  

 

Summer School Programme

 

Programme 1: Evolving Architecture and Urbanism in London: Smart Buildings on Critical Territories 

Saturday 1st July
Arrival at UEL Student Accommodation 

Sunday 2nd July

Free day in London
Suggestions: Museum of London, Madame Taussaud’s, London Eye, Tower of London, British Museum, Chessington Adventure Park, Oxford Street, Westfield, Biscester Village, etc, etc!!

Monday 3rd July

Welcome, Introduction, Campus and Facilities tour / Beginning of lectures

Tuesday 4th July

Lectures and site visits, Central London

Walkie Talkie and Cheesegrater Buildings (TBC)

Wednesday 5th July

Smart Building and Landscape Design Lecture and Project tutorials

Thursday 6th July

Design strategies from a specific Practice in London and their design approaches

Practice office (TBC)

Friday 7th July

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the Crystal: A sustainable cities initiative by Siemens  

Field trip to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Crystal Building Siemens

Saturday 8th July

City Trip

Cambridge/Oxford/Bath (TBC)

Sunday 9th July

Free Day
Suggestions:Museum of London, Madame Taussaud’s, London Eye, Tower of London, British Museum, Chessington Adventure Park, Oxford Street, Westfield, Biscester Village, etc, etc!!

Monday 10th July

Designing for the climate Project tutorials  

Tuesday 11th July

Technology in design – The Practice approach

Practice Office TBC

Wednesday 12th July

Building Research Establishment (BRE) Innovation Park

Field trip

Thursday 13th July

Project tutorials and preparation for final review All day project tutorials

Friday 14th July

Programme Project Review and Award Ceremony Award Certification and Closing Dinner

Saturday 15th July

Check out from UEL Student Accommodation 



Programme 2: Working Sustainably towards London 2020 (Smart Cities, Sustainable Energy and Green IT) 

Saturday 1st July

Arrival at UEL Student Accommodation

Sunday 2nd July

Free day in London
Suggestions: Museum of London, Madame Taussaud’s, London Eye, Tower of London, British Museum, Chessington Adventure Park, Oxford Street, Westfield, Biscester Village, etc, etc!!

Monday 3rd July

Welcome, Introduction, Campus and Facilities tour / Beginning of lectures Social Activity

Tuesday 4th July

Product Design: “Design for a Greener planet” Visit to Design Museum

Wednesday 5th July

Keeping a city green Visit to London Wetland Centre

Thursday 6th July

Designing sustainable energy systems Visit to The Building Centre

Friday 7th July

Health Tech: Keeping your population healthy Visit to Wellcome Building

Saturday 8th July

City Trip Cambridge/Oxford/Bath (TBC)

Sunday 9th July

Free Day
Suggestions: Museum of London, Madame Taussaud’s, London Eye, Tower of London, British Museum, Chessington Adventure Park, Oxford Street, Westfield, Biscester Village, etc, etc!!

Monday 10th July

Sustainable Construction Management Visit to construction site

Tuesday 11th July

Using sustainable ICT to achieve digital goals Visit to Siemens Crystal

Wednesday 12th July

The role of mechanical engineering in sustainability Visit to Science Museum

Thursday 13th July

Resilient Design: Is Resilience the New Sustainability Visit to Canary Wharf

Friday 14th July

Smart Logistics in a smart city and Award Ceremony Visit to Amazon Warehouse and Award Certification and Closing Dinner

Saturday 15th July

Check out from UEL Student Accommodation



Programme 3: London 2020 – Dealing with impact of Cyber Security, Big Data and Digitisation on businesses 

Saturday 1st July

Arrival at UEL Student Accommodation

Sunday 2nd July

Free day in London
Suggestions: Museum of London, Madame Taussaud’s, London Eye, Tower of London, British Museum, Chessington Adventure Park, Oxford Street, Westfield, Biscester Village, etc, etc

Monday 3rd July

Welcome, Introduction, Campus and Facilities tour / Beginning of lectures Social Activity

Tuesday 4th July

Introduction to Cyber Security Bletchley Park

Wednesday 5th July

Cyber Security in Practice the Military Intelligence Museum

Thursday 6th July

Introduction to Big Data Visit to The Building Centre

Friday 7th July

Health Tech: Keeping your population healthy Visit to Welcome Building

Saturday 8th July

City Trip Cambridge/Oxford/Bath (TBC)

Sunday 9th July

Free Day
Suggestions: Museum of London, Madame Taussaud’s, London Eye, Tower of London, British Museum, Chessington Adventure Park, Oxford Street, Westfield, Biscester Village, etc, etc

Monday 10th July

Big Data Analytics in Practice British Museum

Tuesday 11th July

Using sustainable ICT to achieve digital goals Visit to Siemens Crystal

Wednesday 12th July

The role of mechanical engineering in sustainability Visit to Science Museum

Thursday 13th July

Emerging applications of Internet of Things Visit to Canary Wharf

Friday 14th July

Smart Logistics in a smart city and Award Ceremony Visit to Amazon Warehouse and Award Certification and Closing Dinner

Saturday 15th July

Check out from UEL Student Accommodation

Benefits Of Attending

Learning Outcomes for the modules

A. Evolving Architecture and Urbanism in London: Smart Buildings on Critical Territories.

B. Working Sustainably towards London 2020 (Smart Cities, Sustainable Energy, and Green IT

C- London 2020 – Dealing with impact of Cyber Security, Big Data and Digitisation on businesses

At the end of these modules, students will be able to:

  1. Develop an understanding of current research and practice in architectural design experiments,
  2. Demonstrate a coherent understanding and appreciation of interrelated issues involved in design proposals (e.g. contextual, socio-cultural, economic, etc implications)
  3. Formulate and articulate an appropriate architectural proposal based on the acquired theoretical and methodological perspectives;
  4. Demonstrate appropriate academic integrity, avoiding plagiarism and/or collusion and/or other forms of academic misconduct, by use of citation and reference as appropriate for the subject, using their own academic voice
  5. Develop an understanding of current trends of Green IT, renewable energy and how to incorporate this trend into companies’ strategies.
  6. Demonstrate a coherent understanding and appreciation of interrelated issues involved in design proposals (e.g. contextual, socio-cultural, economic, etc implications)
  7. Evaluate and interpret concepts and principles in different task/project
  8. Work effectively and appropriately with peers and tutors to reach a cogent arguments or judgment appropriate to the subject matter studies.
  9. New ideas development and expanding creativity by working on various projects including topics from architecture, mechanical, engineering and computing.
Location And Travel Information

University of East London (UEL)
University Way, Dockland Campus
London, E16 2RD, UK

Travel information:

By public transport, the Docklands campus is served by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), with trains running every 5-10 minutes from the Cyprus station. Bus routes serving Docklands include the 101, 173, 262, 300, 366, 376, 474 and N551.

By road, the campus is accessible via the A12, A13 roads, and the A406 London circular.

University of East London, University Way, Londres, United Kingdom