At the Summer School "Negotiate your future! – Verhandeln im Kontext globaler Klimaherausforderungen", which will be held for the first time this year at the Centre for Social Competence, you'll get a first-hand experience of how negotiations work in international contexts. You'll exchange ideas with Israeli students and lecturers, take part in joint activities and excursions in Graz, and receive input from experts. Plus an additional 4.5 ECTS credits that can be counted towards your degree programme.
Topic and content:
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The ability to engage in dialogue, strategic thinking, negotiation skills, and confident decision-making form the basis for developing global and sustainable solutions.
The Summer School, held in collaboration with Zefat Academic College (Israel), combines theoretical foundations with practical exercises and offers insights into international climate negotiations.
A central element of the event is the World Climate Simulation, developed by Climate Interactive and the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative. In a multi-day role-play exercise, participants take on the roles of delegates from various countries and interest groups to negotiate an ambitious and realistic global climate agreement. The simulation is supported by the climate model C-ROADS, which visualises the impact of the negotiated measures on the global climate.
Objectives:
Application of basic and advanced negotiation techniques (including the Harvard concept)
- Analysis and consideration of diverse interests in complex negotiation situations
- Development of intercultural competencies
- Fostering perspective-taking and solution-oriented conflict resolution
- Reflection on one's own communication and negotiation behaviour in challenging situations
- Systematic strengthening of decision-making competence
Language of instruction and learning: English
Dates:
15.9.2025: 10:00–17:00
16.9.2025: 09:00–17:00
17.9.2025: 09:00–17:00
18.9.2025: 09:00–17:00
19.9.2025: 09:00–15:00
Target group:
Open to students from all disciplines who have an interest in global cooperation, sustainable development, communication, and negotiation. No prior knowledge of law, climate, or negotiation is required.
Registration and further information: isabella.brandner(at)uni-graz.at
Please note: Limited places available! (max. 10 places)
Places will be allocated in order of receipt of applications.
