Here’s what it’s all about:
The “International Research Experience @SRH” project aims to encourage students to pursue a career in academia and to promote international research collaboration. As part of this, new research-oriented degree programmes are being created and the conditions for embarking on an academic career are being improved. Various scholarships also provide financial support for research-oriented stays abroad as part of Master’s and doctoral theses or international research projects.
The project is funded by the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) with funds from the BMBF (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) as part of the “HAW.International” programme.
In cooperation with the partner universities UMIHNO (Portugal) and UNIVA (Mexico), the research-oriented course RESpublica is also held annually as part of the project.
In response to complex societal challenges, the Master’s programmes in Architecture – Design for the Built Environment and Water Technology are offering a joint inter- and transdisciplinary research event series called RESpublica.
RESpublica is designed to be interdisciplinary, follows annually changing focus topics, involves SRH’s international partner universities with students and lecturers, and invites experts to participate.
RESpublica demonstrates how interdisciplinary collaboration and international partnerships form the basis for the creative and sustainable solutions that our world so urgently needs. The integration of the Water Technology and Architecture degree programmes within RESpublica makes it possible to develop simple, sustainable and innovative solutions that take into account both the built environment and natural water resources.
Based on the key themes, students work collaboratively on a project in binational pairs. They receive specialist input on architecture and water technology, research methodology, and architectural communication and environmental education.
This year’s event featured keynote speeches to set the tone and kick off the programme, as well as topic-specific presentations by professors from the international partner universities. The students’ research topics were developed during practical sessions in both online and face-to-face workshops, and they received further support with their implementation through tutoring.
The early 2020s are characterised by numerous global crises of great density and intensity. [...] Some crises are man-made, others are acts of fate. We must address them all, regardless of their origin. [...] But in a globalised world, many things are directly interconnected. [...] RESpublica (Latin for ‘a matter of public concern’) therefore offers students a platform to place the questions that directly interest them and which they consider fundamental within a research context and to develop them further.
Photo: Christine Bleier-Haunß
