CDEV3300 Global Practice of Work

Students will travel to Tel Aviv from 6 January to 31 January. Whilst in Tel Aviv students will participate in master classes delivered by Reichman University followed by project work with a participating local start-up company.

In addition to the program activities, students will also join the program directors for a welcome dinner in Tel Aviv and two day-tours to the Old City of Jerusalem and the Ancient site of Masada and the Dead Sea.

Students can join the program via the general elective subject CDEV3300 Global Practice of Work. 

You are eligible to apply if you are an undergraduate student at UNSW and have:

• Completed 30UOC by course commencement.
• Have 6UOC available in your degree and are in good academic standing.

Accommodation will be provided for all travelling UNSW students. Accommodation is shared with four students per suite.

Students will be required to arrange their own flights, transit, visa (if required to enter Israel), daily transport and meals and living costs whilst overseas.. 

In addition to the course fee required for CDEV3300, students must pay a program fee to participate. The fee is $3,500AUD.

The program fee covers the extra-curricular program delivered by Reichman’s University, all accommodation, the two day-trips and the welcome dinner.

Application closing date is 11.59pm Sunday 1 October 2023. 

The students will travel to London from 7 January to 27 January.

Students will work on the project on a full-time basis during this period from the TEDI-London campus in Canada Water, London.

Urban trees in Canada Water, London

Delivering local adaptation strategies to the global climate emergency and driving local community engagement and benefit.

This TEDI-London winterschool will be providing an opportunity to work with our local community to help maximise the impact and contribution of tree resource in and around Canada Water. Working with award-winning YesMake (www.yesmake.co.uk) to bring about a change in the way we manage trees in cities! The challenge will provide opportunity to innovate hands-on by designing community-fit timber processing methods to considering Canada Water wide intervention options.

Background:

Forests, their use and sustainable management, are key to combating climate change. They contribute to the prosperity and well-being of current and future generations. Forests also play a crucial role in poverty alleviation and in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (www.un.org/en/observances/forests-and-trees-day, 2023).

Initiatives driving increasing tree/ forest coverage, also in cities, operate world-wide. One example is the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) ‘Trees in cities challenge’ (launched in 2019). This initiative invites mayors and local governments worldwide to make a tree-planting pledge and set objectives for making their cities greener, resilient and more sustainable. Mayors and local authorities have become part of a global community of change-makers and offer their residents the benefits of the many ecosystem services that trees and forests in and around cities provide.

Canada Water, TEDI-London’s home is no exception, with a dedicated tree planting strategy tree coverage is explicitly considered https://www.canadawater.co.uk/news/putting-down-roots-canada-water#:~:text=British%20Land%20and%20Southwark%20Council,Land%27s%20commitment%20to%20plant%20c.

Trees in cities provide many an advantage: From improved microclimates by managing heat islands and flooding risks to promoting health and wellbeing of citizens.

As the Canada Water masterplan unfolds a proportion of existing, mature trees will be removed. Although these are pledged to be replaced over time the local community is impacted by this transition. This makes initiatives that positively and proactively engage with this urban tree resource a priority for the success of the masterplan.

Students can join the program via the general elective subject, CDEV3300. You are eligible to apply if you are an undergraduate student at UNSW and have:

• Completed 30UOC by course commencement.
• Have 6UOC available in your degree and are in good academic standing.

Single room accommodation will be provided for all travelling UNSW students.

Students will be required to arrange their own flights, transit, visa (if required to enter the United Kingdom), daily transport, and meals/living costs whilst overseas.

In addition to the course fee required for CDEV3300, students must pay a program fee to participate. The fee is £2,650.

The program fee covers the extra-curricular program delivered by TEDI-London, and all accommodation during the trip. 

Application close 11.59pm Sunday 1 October 2023. 

This is an exciting London-based opportunity for students to participate in a cross-cultural & multidisciplinary learning experience to explore real-world issues related to urban redevelopment.

TEDI-London’s vision is to transform engineering education to transform lives – this means preparing students with the skills and knowledge to identify and solve global challenges. Resilient, sustainable, healthy and productive communities are key to society. A vibrant, comprehensive and effective transport system is required in order for communities to achieve these aspirations.

On this project you will investigate and propose innovative transport solutions in and around the London suburb of Canada Water (where TEDI-London is located). You will work with experts across the TEDI-London founding partners as well as key industry stakeholders such as Network Rail, Transport for London, and, British Land to develop innovative approaches and solutions, offering opportunities to practical implementation.

You will be required to understand the problem through research and data analysis, then conceptualise and work in collaboration in TEDI-London’s makerspaces to design, prototype and trial engineering solutions.

You are eligible to apply if you are an undergraduate student at UNSW and have:

• 6UOC available in your degree to undertake CDEV3300 (Global Practice of Work) during term 2 as either a General Education course or as a free elective. Note: The 30UOC requirement for this course will be waived for this project. First year undergraduates are welcome to apply.
• 20 days on non-traditional industrial training left to complete as part of your engineering bachelor's degree.

“If you only go on one trip in your university career, be sure to pick this one. TEDI-London assembled a dynamic and enthusiastic team of students from UNSW Sydney, King’s College London, and Arizona State University to tackle some of the real-life challenges that the London community faces. During our journey, we had the opportunity to engage and connect with leaders from Global Generation, British Land, London Grow, JLL and most importantly, members of the local Canada Water community. The Summer School program truly challenged the way that we think and perceive, however the best aspect of it all, was the focus on building natural relationships with one another, which we will now have for a lifetime.”

- Jordan, UNSW ADA Student

Read what other students thought of their TEDI-London experience and find out more detail about the project.

NB: Watch this space for application dates on the next TEDI-London project at London in the United Kingdom. 

In the Japan course students will have the opportunity to travel to Fukuoka & Minamiaso, Japan, and collaborate with students and academics from Kyushu University on a project aimed at exploring the process of adaptive reuse and how it can be applied to enable the restoration of key architectural landmarks. 

Shoei Yoh is a leading figure in 20th Century architecture in Japan. His office archive is now with Kyushu University, who have collaborated with UNSW’s Computational Design academics to digitise Yoh’s archive, and have recorded his buildings in 3D to capture this legacy.

Yoh’s Music Atelier, built in 1985, sits in the Aso Mountains and has laid empty for many years. The Music Atelier is next to the iconic Aspecta outdoor amphitheatre venue, also designed by Yoh. Sadly, if a use cannot be found for the Music Atelier building, this important architectural work may face demolition.

On this course, students will travel to Japan for two weeks, visiting the port city of Fukuoka (a city of 5 million and home to Kyushu University) and the Aso Mountains in central Kyushu, where they will explore possibilities for the adaptive reuse of Yoh’s Music Atelier. The academic project partner is Kyushu University, Faculty of Design. Kyushu is one of the highest-ranking universities in Japan, and the Faculty of Design is located in the Ohashi Campus, in inner city Fukuoka.

Students will meet with stakeholders from industry, government, academia and the local Minamiaso community to research, explore and ultimately propose sustainable solutions for the adaptive reuse of this building and surrounds. Students will also collaborate with students from Kyushu University on the project.

You are eligible to apply if:

You are an undergraduate student at UNSW and have:

• 6UOC available in your degree to undertake as a general education subject during term 2C. 
• Students must have completed 30UOC to apply.

NB: Watch this space for application dates on the next Kyushu University project at Fukuoka in Japan.