Organizations in Charge: DERES VECenter at the Faculty of Agriculture, Tel. 381 11 199-621, Fax. 381 11 193-659 and IAAS - Belgrade, Tel. 381 11 199-621, Fax. 381 11 193-659, e-mail: deresmt@EUnet.yu , Course Director and Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Marija Todorovic. http://www.rcub.bg.ac.yu/~todorom

Philosophy:

Development and uptake of RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (RES) technologies can contribute to the development of sustainable agricultural production as well as to improve living, health and education conditions world-wide.  Sustainable development, health security, environment and social sustainability and RES development and implementation are inextricably linked. The course is organized as an activity within the Yugoslav WSP Project entitled as follows-NATIONAL INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NETWORK ON RES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & HFA  (YUNIT - RES)

Program:

An open to all on a first come basis workshop - virtual electronic course will be presented on the Internet. RES educational program is to be conducted in English. Depending on participants interest electronic educational program shall be followed by the 5-11 days hands-on workshops in  villages in remote mountain and other rural areas as well as in agricultural and agro-industrial organizations. Workshop covers the fundamental principles and practical use of solar, geothermal and biomass energy. The workshop gives participants the elementary interdisciplinary knowledge on the interdependent issues of the environment, energy - nonrenewable and renewable energy sources agriculture/food chain complex, and related indicators and  merits relevant for the sustainabiliity. One of fundamental ideas is that it is impossible to reach sustainability without balance between materiality and spirituality, as well as between technology development and cultural and other human values improvement. Instructors - leaders in their fields will bring the most up to date information in all encompassed topics. In view of rapid and steady evolution of this field a stimulating program as well as forum is anticipated.

Topics:

• Advances in Information Technologies.
• Sustainability: definitions, indicators and criteria - generally and intrinsic to different sectors and fields.
• Energy resources. production, utilisation, environmental consequences. Sustainable energy management. 
• Renewable energy and materials resources - kinds, natural fluxes. Resources technical and environmental assessment including health aspects and indicators. Technically usable potentials determination. 
• Sustainable agriculture, food chain and development. - energy conservation, environmental technologies and RES in agriculture and food processing. 
• Biomass and Waste for Energy and Chemicals management. Biofuels for homes, machinery and cogeneration. 
• RES technologies - passive and active solar thermal and geothermal components and systems - greenhouses, water heating, cooling, PV - water pumping, etc. 
• Energy efficient Buildings - building envelope, HVAC system loads, passive solar approach and indoor air quality. 
• RES use for residential, medical-health control, educational, commercial and industrial applications.
• Energy economics and sociology - economic rates, competitiveness. Centralised/distributed energy. Research, development, industrialisation/commercialisation. 
• Health for All and RES development interaction and development of publc awareness and policy.
• Excursion to the Harmony. Spirituality and materiality in new Era. A Philosophy of sustainability. 

IAAS - BELGRADE BEYOND THE PEACE AND WAR Let join us walking through Yugoslav cities and wandering through country fields and meadows between detonations and explosions, destruction and people dying being target of the most powerful military power in this civilization history. Is that a way to sustainbility? Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pristina, Pancevo, Kragujevac, Nis, Krusevac, Podgorica, Subotica,.. Do you remember the evening at the bottom of the TV Tower on Avala, or the excursion to Novi Sad and Danube? Let see how mindless power and barbaric terroristic use of weapon's technology makes from the architectural art, engineering creation and human monument - the world's heritage the ruin, dust and people death,..