| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.34 |
| Liaison | John Stolz |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Duquesne University
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Mary Kate
Ranii Program Administrator Center for Environmental Research & Education (CERE) |
Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that is one week or more in length?:
A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
MBA Sustainable Business Practices students and faculty travel internationally to investigate business and sustainability practices from a global perspective. A trip is part of the required Global Economics course that is co-delivered with partnering universities abroad. In recent years, students have traveled to Asia, South America, Central America, the Nordic countries, Central Europe and Central America to investigate global best practices as well as opportunities and challenges in emerging economies.
-2020 Virtual Trip Due to COVID-19
-2019 Trip to Spain: Focus on the pharmaceutical and chemical industries
-2018 Trip to Peru: Focus on the mining industry
-2017 Trip to Denmark and Estonia: Focus on the digital transformation of sustainability
Duquesne University also hosts a number of "Maymester" trips studying ecosystems and culture in Belize and Tanzania.
Website URL where information about the institution’s immersive education programs is available:
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