INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 2022- THE DAAD SUMMER WORKSHOP

The DAAD Summer workshop by TU Dortmund University titled “Planning in Germany and Pakistan: Responding challenges of climate change through intercultural Dialogue" was held in August 2022 in Dortmund, Germany. The workshop was borne of a collaboration between TU Dortmund University from Dortmund, Germany, and National University of Science and Technology, Lahore College for Women, and University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan. The workshop constituted of multiple presentations and dialogues to discuss in detail the ongoing research projects of students from different fields that worked to combat climate change on varying scales, from material ecology to urban management. A wide variety of topics were covered which included themes of contextual preservation, environmental restoration, and socio-ecological amelioration. The workshop yielded diversified global perspectives whilst providing the students with a wider exposure to the different challenges caused by climate change all over the world and subsequent specializations that have potential to impact the alarming statistics.