What is E-Waste Academy (EWA)?
The GeSI and StEP E-Waste Academy (EWA) aims to be the foremost forum available for stakeholders involved in e-waste system design as well as implementing solutions to share their knowledge, interact with experts and develop collaborative partnerships fostering long-term, sustainable solutions and approaches on all policy-related areas related in e-waste from policy to technology to economics to social aspects.
Target
The envisaged target group will comprise policymakers, government officials as well as SMEs from western Africa (mostly recyclers and refurbishers), ensuring a mix of different countries, backgounds and experiences. Stakeholders from other regions interested in EWA should email ewa@unu.edu to express their interest as future academies are palnned for other regions.
Where and When?
The EWA will be hosted by United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) and will take place at their premises at the campus in Accra, Ghana starting on Monday 25 June till Friday 29 June 2012.
Why to Apply?
EWA offers participants a diverse curriculum in an innovative framework including lectures, workshops, participant presentations, group projects and site visits with an international interdisciplinary faculty and experienced facilitators in order to:
Establish a platform for exchange of best practices between participants
Snapshot into the current status of ewaste policy in the respective countries
Foster an interactive atmosphere of knowledge sharing and practical firsthand experiences, supporting betterinformed decision making
Get feedback and advice from e-waste experts and fellow policymakers
Establish a sustaining network for continued interaction after EWA
Are there costs?
Participant fee, per person, is 700 Euros for policy makers and governmental officials. For SMEs the fee is 300 Euros but sponsorship is available based on individual needs. Participant fee will cover all lunches, joint dinners and side visits for the entire duration of the EWA. Travel and accommodation grants are available on request, based on assessment of individual needs.
How do I apply?
All applicants shall submit to ewa@unu.edu a completed application form, downloadable from the website www.ewasteacademy.org. Application form can be and should be submitted in English. The primary language of EWA will be English.
Selection Process
Participants will be selected by a technical committee according to their motivation and commitment, involvement in decisionmaking processes or relevance to their business.
Deadline Applications
The call for applications closes on 15 January 2012. Notification to selected participants will be by 28 February 2012 and require registrations and full payment by 18 March 2012 to confirm participation.
More information
On the official website www.ewasteacademy.org or email to EWA Team at ewa@unu.edu.
Dowload the EWA brochure in English and French.
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