The application period for the Summer School on Mass Balance Measurements and Analysis is now open. This course will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 2-8 August 2015 with theoretical lectures taking place at the Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences and practical training in field work and safety aspects on nearby Golubin Glacier in the Ala Archa Range.
There is a limited number of about a dozen training positions which will be offered to candidates from the following Central Asian countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. During the selection process, priority will be given to candidates involved in established mass balance programmes.
Letters of application including a CV can be sent to: marlene.kronenberg [at] unifr.ch
Deadline for application is 28 February 2015.
This summer school is carried out within the framework of the project Capacity Building and Twinning for Climate Observing Systems (CATCOS) which is led by MeteoSwiss and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The event is co-sponsored by UNESCO through its Almaty Cluster Office for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
For more details and updates, please check the summer school website.