We announced a few weeks …
We announced a few weeks ago that the SUM 3000 India module would not be held this year due to a lack of support for the module from 'l?nekassen'. Since that time, Hal Wilhite (leader of our CES masters) has been able to negotiate an alternative solution with our cooperation Indian institution CSE. Volunteer students will be able to make the trip to CSE on their own, where they will conduct project group work supervised by CSE staff.
The difference this year will be that participating students will not be accompanied by SUM staff, they must cover their own travel and course fee, the stay will be reduced from 4 to 3 weeks (9-30 March), and the formal program of instruction will be less comprehensive.
These modifications mean that the course fee to be covered by each student would be reduced to $1000. In addition, students will organize and pay their airline fare, probably around kr 8500, as well as fees for vaccinations, medication and so on.
More specifically, CSE is offering the following for participating students:
- CSE training & facilitation fee
- Use of learning/research facilities (incl. photocopying, use of a common room with computers and Internet use)
- Lectures/talks by CSE programme staff and outside experts
- A couple of local field trips in and around Delhi
- Three-week stay at Jamia (double occupancy)
- All meals, refreshments at Jamia & CSE
The India project will replace the field project in Norway, which will be done by those SUM3000 students who do not do the India trip. Students who make the India trip will have to organise themselves into groups and define their own projects in cooperation with the course leader for SUM 3000, Tanja Winther, and Aditya Batra, who will lead the CES module. Aditya and the CSE staff will guide the student’s work in Delhi. The student’s India project report, to be turned in shortly after the return from India, will constitute 50 percent of the final grade. The other 50 percent will be constituted by a classroom exam 27 April.
Several students have already let us know that they want to make the India trip.
Because of the need to book accommodation in Delhi as soon as possible, we ask all who are willing to commit to this module to let us know by 19. December.
There are issues of insurance and other practical questions that we will give you more information about at a later point. It will for instance be wise of you to order your tickets as a group. SUM can reserve a room for you if you need to meet in advance of the trip to organise practical issues. These are however questions we can deal with when we know who and how many are interested in making the trip!
Contact the student consultant at Hanna.Ihlebak@sum.uio.no if you have intentions of going to India or need more information.