A Photo Report on the “International Field Schools”

October 14–18, 2019 – “Digital Fountain” at (S)pace – Triolet Campus, Monday through Friday // 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
October 21–30, 2019 – Science Library – Triolet Campus, Monday through Friday // 8:00 AM–10:30 PM.
Free admission.

An event presented by the Key Initiative MUSE WATERS (KIM WATERS).

This exhibition showcases the 2019 edition of the International Field Schools (EIT), co-organized by the “flagship initiative” MUSE WATERS (KIM WATERS). As an educational and research program, this year’s EIT involved nearly 90 students and took place in Tunisia and Spain.

During these visits, students from the University of Montpellier and its regional (AgroParisTech, SupAgro) and international (Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Spain, the Netherlands), studying in the fields of Water and the Environment, were tasked with analyzing, alongside local stakeholders, the societal challenges related to water resource management in the Mediterranean basin in the context of global changes (climate, usage patterns, etc.).

The goal of these projects is to train future graduates in the scientific method by exposing them to real-world situations and concrete challenges. It also involves implementing a rigorous methodology over the course of a few weeks: working in multidisciplinary teams, measuring, investigating, analyzing, and then presenting the results.

These field schools ultimately help students broaden their skills by fostering a more international and forward-looking perspective on the future challenges of water management.

Through posters created by the students and a selection of the most striking photographs taken during these expeditions, the exhibition offers a glimpse into this unique experience from an educational, cultural, and personal perspective, enriched by the diversity of the landscapes, encounters with local communities, and the history of water—a resource that is becoming increasingly scarce.