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Submission Date Dec. 8, 2021

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Oregon State University
AC-5: Immersive Experience

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Leticia Cavazos
Sustainability Program Specialist
Sustainability Office
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Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that is one week or more in length?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:

Several OSU study abroad programs focus on sustainability as a core program element, and several more examine an issue using sustainability as a lens.

One example of such programs is the IE3 Global Internship: Zero Waste Field Studies. This program lasts one term, and it applies a holistic approach to the sustainable development of communities and environmental stewardship via research, educational outreach, ecotourism, and community initiatives. Students explore creative and applied solutions to the effects of climate change, particularly as it relates to community development and education, ecotourism, and farming.

The following is a complete listing of current offerings that include elements of sustainability (descriptions and explicit focus of each program can be found in the link provided at the end):

Argentina:
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Buenos Aires

Australia:
OSU Exchange: Macquarie University, Australia 
IE3 Global Internship: Business, Fashion & Personalized Internships in Australia
IE3 Global Internship: Renewable Energy & Engineering in Australia
IE3 Global: Deakin University, Australia (Exchange)
IE3 Global Internship: Business, Fashion & Personalized Internships in Australia
IE3 Global: James Cook University, Australia (Exchange)
IE3 Global: Deakin University, Australia (Exchange)
IE3 Global: James Cook University, Australia (Exchange)
IE3 Global Internship: Business, Fashion & Personalized Internships in Australia
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Australia - Watersheds of the Wet Tropics (Summer II)
SIT Study Abroad Australia: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology
IFSA - University of Sydney
IFSA - University of Queensland
IFSA - Griffith University
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Sydney

Austria:
College of Forestry: Fachhochschule Salzburg Exchange, Austria (Exchange)

Bhutan:
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan - Big Cats of the Himalayas: Tracking and Conservation (Summer II)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan - Forests in the Land of the Thunder Dragon (Summer I)
API Business, Environmental Studies, and Sciences in The Himalayas (Bhutan)

Botswana:
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Gaborone, Botswana
CIEE Community Public Health Program in Gaborone, Botswana
CIEE Summer Community Public Health Program in Gaborone, Botswana

Brazil:
OSU Faculty-led: Engineering Advanced Energy Systems: Brazil and US Perspectives
IE3 Global Internship: Otter Conservation (Brazil)
OSU Faculty-led: Engineering Advanced Energy Systems: Brazil and US Perspectives

Cambodia:
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Cambodia - Climate Change, Ethics, and Conservation (Semester)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Cambodia - Elephants of the Cambodian Highlands (Summer I)

Chile:
IFSA - Chilean Universities Program, Santiago
IFSA - Chilean Universities Program, Valparaiso

China:
IE3 Global Internship: Business Administration in China
IE3 Global Internship: Giant Panda Research in China
IE3 Global Internship: Eco-Lodge, Hospitality, and Tourism Management in China
IE3 Global Internship: Business Administration in China
CIEE Sustainable Development in Beijing, China
IFSA - IFSA Study in Shanghai: Public Health

Costa Rica:
OSU Faculty-Led: Issues in Natural Resources Conservation in Costa Rica
IE3 Global Internship: Humans and the Rainforest (Costa Rica)
IE3 Global Internship: Tropical Wildlife Husbandry & Rehabilitation (Toucan Rescue Ranch) (Costa Rica)
IE3 Global Internship: Zero Waste Field Studies (Costa Rica)
IE3 Global Internship: Sustainable Agricultural Sciences (Costa Rica)
IE3 Global Internship: Tropical Forestry and Botanical Studies (Costa Rica)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Costa Rica - Sustainable Development Studies (Semester)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Costa Rica - Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Systems (Summer I)
API Spanish Language and Latin American Studies in Costa Rica
API Summer Spanish Language and Culture in Costa Rica
API Sustainable Development and Social Justice in Costa Rica
API Multidisciplinary and Environmental Studies in Costa Rica
API Summer Multidisciplinary and Environmental Studies in Costa Rica
IFSA - Universidad Nacional
CIEE Summer Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica
CIEE Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica
CIEE Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Monteverde, Costa Rica
CIEE Summer Sustainability and the Environment Program in Monteverde, Costa Rica
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Monteverde

Czech Republic:
IE3 Global Internship: Molecular and Cellular Biology Research in Czech Republic
CIEE Central European Studies Program in Prague, Czech Republic

Denmark:
College of Engineering: Technical University of Denmark Exchange (Exchange)
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Copenhagen

Dominican Republic:
CIEE Liberal Arts Program in Santiago, Dominican Republic

Ecuador:
IE3 Global Internship: Sea Turtle and Marine Wildlife Conservation (Ecuador)
IE3 Global: Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Ecuador (Exchange)
IE3 Global: Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts & Sciences (GAIAS), Ecuador (Exchange)
SIT Study Abroad Ecuador: Comparative Ecology and Conservation

England, UK:
OSU Exchange: University of Nottingham, England (Exchange)
IE3 Global: University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (Exchange)
OSU Exchange: Lancaster University, England (Exchange)
OSU Exchange: University of Sussex, England (Exchange)
IFSA - King's College London
IFSA - London School of Economics and Political Science
IFSA - Queen Mary, University of London
IFSA - Life Science Career Accelerator
IFSA - Life Science Career Accelerator Plus

Fiji:
SIT Study Abroad Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania

France:
IE3 Global: University of Poitiers, France (Exchange)
IE3 Global: Lyon - Agroecology & Chemistry

Germany:
IE3 Global: Baden-Württemberg Universities, Germany (Exchange)
IE3 Global Internship: Business, Engineering & Personalized Internships in Germany

Ghana:
GEO: Global Health, Development, and Service Learning in Accra
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Legon, Ghana

India:
IE3 Global Internship: Teach in India: Art, Science, or Technology
IE3 Global Internship: Horticulture, Environmental Science, and Business in India

Ireland:
IE3 Global: University College Cork, Ireland (Exchange)
IE3 Global: University of Limerick (Exchange)
IE3 Global Internship: Sustainability & Horticulture in Ireland
IFSA - Trinity College Dublin
IFSA - University College Dublin
IFSA - National University of Ireland Galway
IFSA - National University of Ireland Galway (Summer)

Italy:
GEO: Italian Language and Culture in Siena
API Semester Business, Arts, Humanities, Italian Language and Culture in Florence
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Rome

Jamaica:
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean

Japan:
IE3 Global: Waseda University, Japan (Exchange)
IE3 Global Internship: Sustainability and Humanitarian Issues in Japan

Kenya:
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Carnivores of the African Plains (Summer II)

Madagascar:
SIT Study Abroad Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

Mexico:
IE3 Global: Universidad de las Américas (UDLA), Mexico (Exchange)

Mongolia:
SIT Study Abroad Mongolia and Siberia: Nomadism, Geopolitics, and the Environment

Montserrat:
SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition

Nepal:
SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya
SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Geoscience in the Himalaya (Summer)
SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples

Netherlands:
College of Agricultural Sciences: Wageningen University Exchange, The Netherlands (Exchange)
CIEE Summer Contemporary Netherlands Studies in Amsterdam, Netherlands

New Zealand:
IE3 Global Internship: Planning and Public Policy in New Zealand
IE3 Global Internship: Animal Science Internships in New Zealand
College of Agricultural Sciences: Lincoln University Exchange, New Zealand (Exchange)
IFSA - University of Canterbury
IFSA - Victoria University of Wellington
IFSA - University of Auckland
IFSA - University of Otago

Northern Ireland, UK:
IFSA - Queen's University Belfast

Panama:
IE3 Global Internship: Prestigious Tropical Research with the Smithsonian (Panama)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Panama - Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies (Semester)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Panama - Tropical Island Ecosystems: The Human Impact (Summer I)
SIT Study Abroad Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation

Paraguay:
IE3 Global Internships: Wildlife Research (Paraguay)

Peru:
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Peru - Biodiversity and Development in the Amazon (Semester)
SIT Study Abroad Peru: Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

Rwanda:
SIT Study Abroad Uganda: Global Development Studies

Samoa:
SEA Semester Summer: Protecting the Phoenix Islands
SIT Study Abroad Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania

Scotland, UK:
IFSA - University of Edinburgh
IFSA - University of Glasgow
IFSA - University of Stirling

Singapore:
IE3 Global Internship: Environmental Sustainability and Outdoor Education in Singapore

South Africa:
IE3 Global Internship: Cape Town Marine, Wildlife and Environmental Conservation (South Africa)
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Cape Town, South Africa
IE3 Global: Yonsei University, South Korea (Exchange)

Spain:
IE3 Global Internship: Sustainability and Environmental Policy in Barcelona (Spain)
IE3 Global Internship: Agricultural Research in Spain
API Multidisciplinary Studies in English and Spanish in Seville
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Madrid

Tanzania:
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Carnivores of the African Plains (Summer II)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Kenya and Tanzania - Fundamentals of Wildlife Management (Summer I)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Wildlife Management Studies (Semester)
SIT Study Abroad Tanzania: Zanzibar Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management
IE3 Global Internship: Education and Sustainability in Thailand

Turks and Caicos Islands:
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Turks and Caicos Islands - Marine Resource Studies (Semester)

U.S. Virgin Islands:
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean
SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition

Uganda:
IE3 Global Internship: PROMETRA: Traditional Medicine and Community Development (Uganda)
SIT Study Abroad Uganda: Global Development Studies

United Arab Emirates:
API Full Curriculum at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates
API Summer Full Curriculum at the American University of Sharjah

United Kingdom:
IE3 Global Internship: Parliamentary Internship in Scotland (United Kingdom)

United States:
SEA Semester Summer: Protecting the Phoenix Islands
SEA Semester: Ocean Exploration
SEA Semester: Oceans & Climate
SEA Semester Summer: Protecting the Phoenix Islands
SEA Semester: Colonization to Conservation in the Caribbean
SEA Semester: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation
SEA Semester: Ocean Exploration
SEA Semester: Oceans & Climate
SEA Semester: Caribbean Reef Expedition
SIT Study Abroad Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania

Vietnam:
IE3 Global Internship: Technical Research, Graphic Design, and Sustainability in Vietnam

Wales, UK:
OSU Exchange: Bangor University, Wales (Exchange)


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The programs included in the above list are programs that have sustainability as an area of study, as noted from the advance search option on the OSU Office of Global Opportunities website.


The programs included in the above list are programs that have sustainability as an area of study, as noted from the advance search option on the OSU Office of Global Opportunities website.

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