35 students, from 11 UWC Colleges, were trained in Duino by top international scientists during the International Summer School on Water in the Anthropocene, organized by the UWC-Adriatic and the "Abdul Salam" International Centre for TheoreticalsPhysics of Trieste.
The Summer School gave UWC students the opportunity to attend an high level scientific course, designed specifically for them by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), a prestigious international institution based inTrieste, that acts as an international forum for scientific contacts between scientists from all countries and welcomes an average of 3600 scientists a year, half of which from developing countries.
Founded in 1964, the ICTP operates under a tripartite 
agreement between the Government of Italy and two UN agencies, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). ICTP staff scientists do research at the cutting edge of their fields.
agreement between the Government of Italy and two UN agencies, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). ICTP staff scientists do research at the cutting edge of their fields.During the school week, students attended lectures on introductory earth system physics and advanced specific topics such as hydrology and the green house effect. Presentations were also given on real climate case studies such as West Africa and the Indian Monsoon. Finally special lectures on climate related, but non physical subjects, such as biodiversity and the ethics of climate change, were also included in the programme. A total of 13 lecturers attended the event. For the UWC Adriatic the project was coordinated by Helen White, Director of Student Life.
The students were asked to divide into 6 groups and each group was assigned a project theme. On the final day, as part of the closing ceremony, each
group gave an oral presentation of 20-25 min. on their topic. The presentations were filmed to give the students feedback on their oratory
skill and a video summary will be presented as a WATCH deliverable. All students were asked to fill out an evaluation form.
The Summer School is funded by the project “Integrated Project Water and Global Change (WATCH)”, funded under the EU Programme FP6 and will contribute to disseminate the project’s research findings on the current and future global water cycles and related water resources states.
The students were asked to divide into 6 groups and each group was assigned a project theme. On the final day, as part of the closing ceremony, eachgroup gave an oral presentation of 20-25 min. on their topic. The presentations were filmed to give the students feedback on their oratory
skill and a video summary will be presented as a WATCH deliverable. All students were asked to fill out an evaluation form.
The Summer School is funded by the project “Integrated Project Water and Global Change (WATCH)”, funded under the EU Programme FP6 and will contribute to disseminate the project’s research findings on the current and future global water cycles and related water resources states.
"The International Summer School on Water in the Anthropocene, held in Duino, has brought together a selection of the most prominent European environmental researchers and an audience of international highly achieving students, to promote awareness of anthropogenic environmental impacts in the next generation of scientists. The experience has been enriching to both students and lecturers. Each of the students will share their experience with their class mates upon returning to their local institutes furthering the mission of the summer school".
(Claudio Piano, Italy - ICTP scientist and organizer of the summer school)
"The Summer School has been an interesting experience for us to have a better contact with other UWC's students and develop the UWC ideals. At the same time, the focus on Water in the Anthropocene has been an amazing opportunity to learn more about the issue and try to find solutions that may be applicable in our daily life context."
(Breno Maciel, Brazil, MUWCI)
"I really enjoy being exposed to the other UWC colleges, because it gives a feeling of the UWC movement as a whole rather than only as a single school." (Marissa Gilmour, Canada, UWC-PC)
"Learning about initiatives at the other UWCs and how the other schools work has been an eye opening experience. I never realised how many different ways there were to run the IB. Most of all, I've never met a more friendly, motivated and inquisitive group of students. Learning with them has been a blast, and I hope there will be more Summer Schools like these in the future!" (Maithreyi Raman, Singapore, UWC-SEA)
"My experience here has been amazing and I felt really happy to meet students from all the UWC and grasp an idea of what life is like in the other UWCs. What made this experience different was that initially we all had a common ground, making it is easier to communicate with the others."
(Demilade Obayomi, Nigeria, UWC-PC)
