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19 ASEF Summer UniversitySustainable Urbanisation in Heritage Cities

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THIS IS#ASEFSU

The 19th edition of ASEF Summer University is an experiential programme designed for students and young professionals to question, think, play, learn and co-create. The programme fuses 5 main components which are:

“Ganesh Rangoli Designs”by Sandeepa Chetan

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EXPANSION

Knowledge-expanding presentations from academics and practitioners who dare to ask thought-provoking questions

RAPID FIRE TALKS

Snapshot-case studies across Asia and Europe on good practices and sources of inspiration

DIALOGUE

Exchange of ideas and experiences between invited speakers and the participants

IMMERSE

Workshops capturing the gained knowledge and elevating the hands-on skills of all participants

ACTION

Solution-centred hack-a-thon where the central objectives are the creative and collaborative process and production

Pssst.. Click on the “eye” and learn more on the topic & speaker. Enjoy!

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July - August 2015Preparatory phaseJoint online preparation phase for selected participants of the19th ASEF Summer University (ASEFSU)

9 August 2015Arrival to Pune, India10:00-19:00 Arrival of Participants

19:00-21:00

Symbiosis International University

Informal Kick-start Reception Objectives & House Rules Welcome to #ASEFSU

Ms Leonie NAGARAJAN Director, Education Department Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Mr Navin PIPLANI Principal Director Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)

10 August 2015#ASEFSU & The People9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

9:30-10:15

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Opening Ceremony Ambassador ZHANG Yan Executive Director Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Representative from Ministry of External Affairs (tba)

Professor Padma Bhushan Dr. S. B. Mujumdar Founder & President Symbiosis International University

Maj.Gen. L.K. Gupta Chairman Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)

18:00-19:00 Registration

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10:15-10:45

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Welcoming Remarks Pune – “Oxford of the East”

Ms Chanchala KONDRE (tbc) Mayor of Pune, India

10:45-11:00 Tea Break

The Participants of #ASEFSU Individual & group expectations

Led by:

Ms Leonie NAGARAJAN Director, Education Department Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

11:00-12:00

Symbiosis International University

12:00-13:30 Lunch

PechaKucha A knowledge-sharing session on “Sustainable Urbanisation In Heritage Cities”– Led by the participants

Moderated by:

Ms Claudia BUSETTO Communication Manager The Hub Siracusa

13:30-16:00

Symbiosis International University

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

“Jugaad”- Culture Hack This workshop brings you to the epicentre of Jugaad innovation and unveils the wisdom and core values of human truths. The Hindi-Urdu term Jugaad is seen as an intellectual art form for creative and out-of-the-box thinking

Facilitated by:

Ms Grace CLAPHAM Co-Founder The Change School

16:15-18:00

Symbiosis International University

The Architecture of the 19th ASEF Summer University What is a hack-a-thon? Business plans and social impact approaches, for whom and why? On what ASEFSU offers its participants and how

Presented by:

Ms Nathalie SAJDA Project Executive Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

18:00-18:30

Symbiosis International University

18:30-20:00 Dinner

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11 August 2015Sustainable Urbanisation9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

9:30-10:30

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A Thought-Provoking Take on Sustainable Urbanisation Through the Lenses of Asia & Europe National Institute of Urban Affairs, India (proposed)

Mr Eddy ADAMS (tbc) Thematic Pole Manager URBACT

Followed by a Dialogue led by Ms Leonie NAGARAJAN, ASEF

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Continue Session: A Thought-Provoking Take on Sustainable Urbanisation Through the Lenses of Asia & Europe

10:45-12:00

12:00-13:30 Lunch

The Spiralling Urbanisations of India Prof. Rahul MEHROTRA (proposed) Professor Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) & Founder RMA Architects

13:30-16:00

Symbiosis International University

16:00-16:15 Tea Break

Followed by a Dialogue led by Mr Navin PIPLANI, INTACH

What Does it Mean to be the 9th Largest City in a Country of 1.2 Billion People? Prof. Jyoti CHANDIRAMANI Director, Symbiosis School of Economics Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Symbiosis International University

16:15-17:45

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Wrap-up Reflection17:45-18:15

18:15-19:30 Dinner

Movie Night (optional)

Documentaries and short-films on urbanisation, heritage preservation and technology To be crowd-selected by the participants

20:00-21:30

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“Pune, India”by Benjamin ChodroffLicensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Hills Of Mahabaleshwar

Passing through a long stretch of woodlandsand fields above the hills,

we saw a terrain with knolls in circles, where the mountain-rat Shivaji held sway,

with a drawn sword when the Moghuls ruled India.When we were going up, the shining bunds of lights

one above the other on the slopes of the hills, made our jaunt fascinating!

A fine morning drizzle fell to make the hills smileand the spreading mists tried in vain to veil the hills

from our ravening looks.The mists were wreathing upwards

while our eyes were scaling down the slopes.And it was a vertiginous dropp to the vales below!

Sparkling sparks of teachers, my friends were, taking neck or nothing risks

and travelling in routes unheard of to retreat into hills and forests,

not as jungle bandits with prize catchesor as bogus ascetics with all delicacies

but with passions unbridledto get wet in the breeze of the hills

and be shrouded in the all pervading mists.

Poem by Rajendran Muthiah

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12 August 2015Heritage Cities9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

9:30-10:30

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Cities as Power Plants for Yesterday’s, Today’s & Tomorrow’s Culture

Cities as spaces of cultural heritage reflection and creation Amareswar GALLA Executive Director International Institute for Inclusive Museum

Followed by a Q&A

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Heritage in Solid and Fluid Forms – from Buildings to Living Culture

Rapid Fire Talks with 5 takes on heritage

When Buildings Speaks History- Architectural Heritage

The Stories from the Past- Oral Heritage

Given by the Nature - Natural Heritage

ICT for Conservation- Virtual Heritage

10:45-12:00

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Followed by a Dialogue led by Mr Amareswar GALLA (tbc)12:00-13:30 Lunch

Can Cities & Heritage Co-exist? - A Participant-led Dialogue

Snapshots on the challenges cities face in the cultural preservation move-ment – from natural disasters to skyscrapers Discussion led by:

Mr Vincenzo DI MARIA Co-founder CommonGround

13:30-15:00

Symbiosis International University

15:00-16:00

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From the Roots of Action

Hamburg-Bangalore cultural collaboration on participatory cities Ms Elena MOZGOVAYA Project Manager NextHamburg

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16:00-16:15 Tea Break

16:15-17:45

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Storytelling

How do you use your cultural surroundings to tell stories Facilitated by: Ms Grace CLAPHAM Co-founder The Change School

Wrap-up Reflection17:45-18:15

18:15-19:30 Dinner

13 August 2015Public Spaces, Art & Technology9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

How Public Spaces, Art & Technology Step Outside the Conventional Box

Rapid Fire Talks with 4 case studies on public spaces, art and technology

BRISTOL - UKThe Playable City - Artists Reclaim the City

Ms Clare REDDINGTON (proposed) Creative Director Watershed

SEOUL - KOREAMullae Art Village - Metal Workshops Hand in Hand with Artisans

Ms Sun Mi SEO (proposed) Founder PlayPlanet

COPENHAGEN - DENMARKSuperkilen- How Colour Sparked the Citizens

Mr Jakob FENGER (proposed) Co-founder Superflex

PENANG - MALAYSIAGeorgetown Festival- Building a Hub for Artists

Dr Niel KHOR (proposed) Chief Operationg Offier (COO) Think City

9:30-10:30

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10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Continue Session: How Public Spaces, Art & Technology Step Outside the Conventional Box

10:45-12:00

12:00-13:30 Lunch

How Museums Connect with Cities

In a time of rapid change; how does a museum stay up to date with ancient stories? Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) (proposed)

13:30-15:15

Symbiosis International University

Infographic

Speaking with numbers and graphs –how to produce and use infographicsFacilitated by: Ms Claudia BUSETTO Communication Manager The Hub Siracusa

15:30-17:45

Symbiosis International University

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Wrap-up Reflection17:45-18:15

18:15-19:30 Dinner

Sari / Kurta Evening

The history and meaning of traditional Indian clothing Hosted by: INTACH Pune Chapter

15:30-17:45

Symbiosis International University

14 August 2015Local Communities in Pune, India9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

Deep-Dive Pune: Voices from the Roots

Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Leaders in Pune, India CSOs proposed by INTACH (tba)

09:30-10:45

Symbiosis International University

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Dialogue with the CSOs

Break-out groups with the 6 CSO Leaders

10:45-12:00

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12:00-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:30

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Social Impact

Measuring what and why? – a crash course in Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Facilitated by: Ms Grace CLAPHAM Co-founder The Change School

Wrap-up Reflection17:45-18:15

18:15-19:30 Dinner

15:30-15:45 Tea Break

Indian Dance Class

The history and meaning of traditional Indian clothing Led by: INTACH Pune Chapter

15:45-17:45

Symbiosis International University

15 August 2015Human Centred Design 9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

Human Centred Design (HCD)

Put on your Human Centred goggles and see the World from the view of the user Facilitated by: Mr Vincenzo DI MARIA Co-founder CommonGround Ms Grace CLAPHAM Co-founder The Change School

Ms Claudia BUSETTO Communication Manager The Hub Siracusa

9:30-10:30

Symbiosis International University

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Continue Session: HDC

10:45-12:00

12:00-13:30 Tea Break

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Continue Session: HDC

“M. Phule Mandai”by Dhinal Chheda

Licensed under CC BY 2.0

“Pune, India”by May Wong

Licensed under CC BY 2.0

Are cities hubs for living history?

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Continue Session: HDC

13:30-15:00

15:00-15:45 Tea Break

Visionary

What is a vision and why it matters? Facilitated by: Ms Elena MOZGOVAYA Project Manager NextHamburg

15:45-17:00

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ASEFSU Manifesto

Collective pledge on team-work and contribution to ASEFSU

17:15-18:15

Symbiosis International University

Wrap-up Reflection17:45-18:15

18:15-19:30 Dinner

16 August 2015Hack-a-thon9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

Building Block Formations

Participants form groups for the hackathon according to the CSOs

9:30-10:00

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Building Block Challenge

Group dynamic challenge between the building Blocks

10:00-10:45

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Building Block Brainstorming

Each Building Block works on developing ideas and questions for upcoming field reserach to the local communities Facilitators will be at disposal for each Building Block

10:45-12:00

Symbiosis International University

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

12:00-13:30 Lunch

Continue Session: Building Block Brainstorming

13:30-15:30

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Continue Session: Building Block Brainstorming

15:30-15:45 Tea Break

Continue Session: Building Block Brainstorming

15:45-17:45

Wrap-up Reflection17:45-18:15

18:15-19:30 Dinner

17 August 2015Hack-a-thon + Field Research9:00- Each Building Block departs to CSO site

Field Research

Each Building Block meets local communities, collects data and researches on the upcoming solutions proposed in the form of digital and physical prototypes, business plans and social impact models

10:00-15:00

Across Pune

15:00-16:00 Depart from CSO site to joint meeting point

Local Tour in Pune16:00-19:00

19:00-21:00 Dinner

Departure back to accommodation21:00-

18 August 2015Hack-a-thon9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

Hack-a-thon

Each Building Block works on their digital and physical prototype, business model and social impact approach

9:30-10:30 Symbiosis International University

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

10:45-12:00 Continue Session: Hack-a-thon

12:00-13:30 Lunch

Continue Session: Hack-a-thon

13:30-15:30

15:30-15:45 Tea Break

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15:45-18:15 Continue Session: Hack-a-thon

18:15-19:30 Dinner

Indian Cultural Performance Hosted by: INTACH Pune Chapter

19:30-20:30

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19 August 2015Hack-a-thon9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

9:30-10:30

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Continue Session: Hack-a-thon

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Continue Session: Hack-a-thon

10:45-12:00

12:00-13:30 Lunch

Continue Session: Hack-a-thon

13:30-15:30

15:30-15:45 Tea Break

Elevator Pitch

How to grasp the attention of the audience and convey a powerful message Facilitated by: Mr Vincenzo DI MARIA Co-founder CommonGround

15:45-18:15

Symbiosis International University

18:15-19:30 Dinner

Asia-Europe Cultural Evening

Organised by the Participants

15:45-18:15

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Final Day9:00-9:30 Morning Energiser

9:30-10:30

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Final Hack-a-thon Day

Each Building Block works on finalising the digital and physical prototypes, business plans and social impact models + prepare presentations

10:30-10:45 Tea Break

Continue Session: Hack-a-thon

10:45-12:00

12:00-13:30 Lunch

13:30-16:00

Symbiosis International University

Closing Ceremony Ms Leonie NAGARAJAN Director, Education Department Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Representative from Ministry of External Affairs (tba)

Prof. Jyoti CHANDIRAMANI Director, Symbiosis School of Economics Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Symbiosis International University

Mr Navin PIPLANI Principal Director Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)

ASEFSU Showroom Presentation of each Building Block’s digital and physical prototype, business plan and social impact model

20 minutes for each Building Block followed by a 10 min feedback dialogue

16:00-16:45

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Closing Reception

With specially invited guests

16:45-17:45

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Lesson’s Learned

Collective evaluation of ASEFSU

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17:45-18:15

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Post ASEFSU

To be a member of the 19th batch and the ASEF University Alumni Network (ASEFUAN)

18:15-19:30 Free time / Prepare for dinner

19:30-22:00 Farewell Dinner & Certificates

21 August 2015Departure DayCheck Out & Departure

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“Pirin June 2006 0027”by Donald Judge

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“Muchilottu Bhagavathy Theyyam”by Bobinson K B

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Where does heritage stand in the spiralling of cities?

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The People & Organisations of the 19th ASEF Summer University

FACILITATORS

Ms Claudia BUSETTOCommunication ManagerThe Hub Siracusa

A communications specialist with a humanistic background, user-centred purpose and strong web skills; Claudia managed to organize and translate information chunks in communication, with a multidisciplinary approach, using design thinking models and information architecture methods.

Specialties: web design, UI design, content editing, information architecture, UX research, client/user interview, service design, facilitation processes

Ms Elena MOZGOVAYAProject Manager NextHamburg

With high aspirations and well-grounded approach, Elena specialises in sustainable city development and coordination of projects with a focus on urban co-creation and public participation.

Elena completed her M.Sc. degrees in Strategic Management (from Russia and Sweden) and Urban Development and International Cooperation (Germany and France). While being a student, founded and was a president of a non-profit student organisation AEGEE - European Students’ Forum.

Elena currently works at the “Next Network” in its headquarters - “NextHamburg”, a pilot project of the German National Urban Development Policy. Being the first citizens’ think tank for urban development in Germany, Nexthamburg strengthens citizens’ participation and builds upon methodology of urbanistic crowdsourcing in Germany and internationally.

Mr Channa SYSenior Software DeveloperInSTEDD iLAB Southeast Asia

Channa Ly joined InSTEDD iLab Southeast Asia (iLab SEA) in the middle of 2010. Before working at iLab SEA, he worked extensively with many web applications using open source technologies. He is very interested in client and server applications, performance, scalability, design patterns, test driven development, and clean code.

He has experience in developing, analyzing, designing, coding, testing, and delivering web applications. Currently he is a core member of the ShareVisionTeam, an IT community in Phnom Penh. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering in Information Sciences and Technologies from Cienfuegos University in Cuba in 2008. In addition to Khmer, Channa also speaks Spanish fluently.

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Ms Grace CLAPHAMCo-founder The Change School

Grace works intensively in building eco-systems across Singapore supporting and enabling creative entrepreneurs/professionals, as well as aspiring and current women entrepreneurs through CreativeMornings Singapore, SheSays Singapore and Secret {W} Business.

In November 2013 Grace was chosen as one of 13 iconoclasts and recognised as a Visionary by the renowned Grey Goose brand and its dedicated Guild. In March 2014 Grace spoke at SXSW Interactive 2014 on Co-Creation By Design: Asia, Women and Innovation. In July 2014, I won the “Inspirational Leadership” Award at the global Talent Unleashed Awards judged by Richard Branson and Steve Wozniak.

Specialties: Social Entrepreneurship, Cross-Cultural Communications, Personal Branding, Idea Generation and Innovation, Collaborative Management, Marketing and Brand Management, Community Building, Market Entry, [Purposeful] Strategy, Event & Conference concept & planning.

Mr Vincenzo DI MARIACo-founder CommonGround

Vincenzo is a service designer and professional trainer with international experience, involved in European multi-stakeholders projects and consultancy activities across different sectors. He is also the President of Architecta, the Italian Society for Information Architecture and passionate about Social Innovation. In 2008 Vincenzo co-founded commonground, the place where design meets positive social change. commonground has evolved into a community of socially minded design professionals collaborating to deliver service innovation and user-centred experiences. Today commongroundpeople is a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration that brings international expertise to local projects.

He trained at Central Saint Martins, College of Art & Design in London, where he runs the Service Design short course and collaborates as a design researcher at Design Against Crime Research Centre. He also regularly works with the Poli.Design consortium at Politecnico in Milan, IED Madrid, INSEEC Business School in Paris and a number of research institutes.

Specialties: design research, problem solving, co-design, prototyping, creative facilitation, service design, people-centred design, innovation process, mentoring and professional training.

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