Simple English
This is the website of CISS
Here you can find a lot of information about CISS.
On this page you will find information in Simple English.
A lot of people find Simple English easier to read.
There are many reasons for this:
- Some people have difficulty reading English.
- Some people have disabilities.
- Some people have difficulty understanding long sentences.
Simple English does not only mean using simple words.
Simple English has clear rules.
Simple English is a specific way of writing.
This is why it is written in capital letters.
Here you can find easy-to-read information on:
- What you can find on our website.
- How you can find information.
What is CISS?
CISS is a workshop for young researchers in economics.
CISS is short for Competition and Innovation Summer School.
This name is very long.
For this reason it is called CISS.
How to use this website
Below you will find a guide to using all the features of our website.
At the top on the left of our website there is a large logo.
Clicking on this logo will take you back to the CISS homepage.
The homepage is the first page you see
when you visit our website.
When you are on another page on our website,
you can click on these letters.
This will always take you back to our homepage.
Sign language and Simple English
On the right hand side, there are 2 small symbols.
The symbol with the two hands mean: Sign language.
Sign language is a language for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Select this symbol to find videos in sign language.
The symbol with the book means: Simple English.
Here you can find information written in Simple English.
You are currently on this page.
Contact, Imprint, and Data Protection
On the right of the symbols there are three words.
Clicking on these words
will take you to other pages on our website.
- Contact
This page has information on the Organisation Committee.
If you want to contact the Organisation Committee,
you can find an email address here.
- Imprint
Here you can find our imprint.
There are a lot of legal information on ZEW.
ZEW does economics research.
- To help us understand the economy.
- To help us understand how the economy will look in the future.
ZEW is a partner of CISS.
Thus, ZEW hosts and manages CISS’s website.
- Data protection
This page has a lot of legal information.
It explains how this website collects and uses your data.
Main Navigation Bar
At the very top you can find many words.
Clicking on these words will take you to other pages on our website.
- Home
This will take you back to our homepage.
Just like the logo at the top.
- Board of Directors
On this page you can find information on five people.
These people are researchers in different fields of economics.
They are all part of the Board of Directors of CISS.
- Faculty
Here you can find information on many people.
These people are researchers in different fields of economics.
They are all teachers at CISS.
- Venue
This page has information on the location of CISS.
A text explains where CISS will take place.
There are links to different websites with more information.
- Lectures
This page explains how teaching is done at CISS.
It also has information on the topics that will be discussed.
- How to Apply
If you want to participate in CISS,
there is an application form on this page.
You need to fill out the application form and get accepted to participate.
- Sponsors
This page shows all the institutions that fund CISS.
Search
On the top right, there is a white box with a magnifying glass.
This allows you to search the CISS website.
Click on the box and type words into the box.
Click on the magnifying glass or hit “ENTER”.
This will give you a list of results with things that interest you.
Content
On the first page you will find a small text.
The text explains what CISS is.
You can find the same information in Simple Language
at the top of this page.
Where it says: “What is CISS?”
On the right, there is a blue circle.
Inside the blue circle, it says “TOP”.
Click on the circle
to get to the top of the page.
Footer
At the very bottom is a blue bar.
It has many words in it.
On the left is the address of ZEW.
ZEW runs the CISS website.
That is why its address is on this website.
There are five different options on the right:
- Report barrier
Did you find a barrier on our website?
Click on “Report barrier” to report this.
- Accessibility Statement
This page has legal information on accessibility
of the CISS website.
- Contact
This page has information on the Organisation Committee.
If you want to contact the Organisation Committee,
you can find an email address here.
- Imprint
Here you can find our imprint.
There are a lot of legal information on ZEW.
ZEW does economics research.
- To help us understand the economy.
- To help us understand how the economy will look in the future.
ZEW is a partner of CISS.
Thus, ZEW hosts and manages CISS’s website.
- Data protection
This page has a lot of legal information.
It explains how this website collects and uses your data.