Geowissenschaftliche Exkursion

Fieldtrip to Taiwan
10. - 24. February 2025

Lecturers: Michael Strasser, Cliford Patten, Jasper Moernaut, Jyh-Jaan Steven Huang

Taiwan is one of the most geologically active places on Earth. The island sits on the boundary between two converging tectonic plates. The plate convergence is among the highest in the world, which explains the high relief and high tectonic activity. A high erosion rate, which is related in part to frequent typhoons that cross the island, exposes a wide range of rock types with a diverse history, providing one of the world’s most spectacular natural laboratories. During this excursion, several world-famous localities, where benchmark research has been established to advance our understanding of mountain building and earth surfaces processes, will be visited and studied by hands-on excercises in the field.

 

Costs: 850 EUR (costs include transportation within Taiwan, accommodations with break fasts, all lunches and all (but 2) dinners.
Subsidation Students can expect subsidation by Univ. and sponsoring in the order of ~-300 EUR (+/-10%; depending on final numbers of participants)
=> effective excursion cost = ~550 EUR + Flight Ticket
 

Flight ticket: return flight to Taipei. Students are responsible for organizing their own tickets to Taipei (currently < 600-950 EUR depending on routes ( VIE, MUC, INN, VCE ....)
 

Registrations: This excursion combines the two courses WS24/45 - 715051 and WS24/45 - 715266 of the Bachelor and Master Curriculums in Earth Sciences.  Registration can be made over the respecitve course webpages in the LFU:online system. Click the respecitve link bottom.  Registration is open from June 1st 2024 until all places are filled. Max Number of participants: 33

More information:  michael.strasser@uibk.ac.at