Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.38
Liaison Brandon Trelstad
Submission Date Dec. 9, 2022

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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. 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):

Antarctica
SIT Study Abroad Argentina: People, Environment, and Climate Change in Patagonia and Antarctica

Argentina
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Buenos Aires
SIT Study Abroad Argentina: People, Environment, and Climate Change in Patagonia and Antarctica

Australia
IE3 Global: James Cook University, Australia
IE3 Global: Deakin University, Australia 
IE3 Global Internship: Business, Fashion & Personalized Internships in 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 Internship: Biological and Environmental Science Internships in Australia
IE3 Global: James Cook University, Australia 
IE3 Global: Deakin University, Australia 
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Sydney
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Australia - Marsupials of Australia
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Australia - Marsupials of Australia
SIT Study Abroad Australia: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology
IFSA - Griffith University
IFSA - University of Queensland
IFSA - University of Sydney

Austria
College of Forestry: Fachhochschule Salzburg Exchange, Austria 

Bhutan
API Business, Environmental Studies, and Sciences in The Himalayas (Bhutan)
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan - Himalayan Environment and Society in Transition
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan - Forests in the Land of the Thunder Dragon

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
OSU Faculty-led: Engineering Advanced Energy Systems: Brazil and US Perspectives

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

Chile
SIT Study Abroad Argentina: People, Environment, and Climate Change in Patagonia and Antarctica
IFSA - IFSA Chilean Universities Program, Santiago
IFSA - IFSA Chilean Universities Program, Valparaiso

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

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

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
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Copenhagen

Dominican Republic
CIEE Liberal Arts Program in Santiago, Dominican Republic

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

England, UK
IFSA - King's College London
IFSA - London School of Economics and Political Science
IFSA - Queen Mary, University of London
IFSA - IFSA Study in London

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

Finland
SIT Study Abroad Iceland: Climate Change and the Arctic

France
IE3 Global: Lyon - Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
IE3 Global: University of Poitiers, France 

French Polynesia
Sea Education Association: Sustainability in Pacific Island Communities and Ecosystems
Sea Education Association: Oceans & Climate

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

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

Iceland
SIT Study Abroad Iceland: Climate Change and the Arctic
SIT Study Abroad Iceland: Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics

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

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

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

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

Madagascar
SIT Study Abroad Madagascar: Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

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

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

Montserrat
Sea Education Association: Caribbean Reef Expedition

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

Netherlands
College of Agricultural Sciences: Wageningen University Exchange, The Netherlands
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 
IFSA - University of Auckland
IFSA - University of Canterbury
IFSA - University of Otago
IFSA - Victoria University of Wellington

Panama
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Panama - Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Panama - Tropical Island Ecosystems: The Human Impact
SIT Study Abroad Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation

Paraguay
IE3 Global Internships: Wildlife Research

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

Rwanda
SIT Study Abroad Uganda: Global Development Studies

Samoa
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
CIEE Arts and Sciences Program in Cape Town, South Africa

South Korea
IE3 Global: Yonsei University, South Korea 

Spain
OSU Exchange: Universidad de Cantabria, Spain 
IE3 Global Internship: Agricultural Research in Spain
API Business, Liberal Arts, and Sciences at Suffolk University in Madrid
API Multidisciplinary Studies in English and Spanish in Seville
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Madrid

Taiwan
OSU Exchange: National Taiwan University 

Tanzania
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Fundamentals of Wildlife Management
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Kenya and Tanzania - Fundamentals of Wildlife Management
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Wildlife Management Studies
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Tanzania - Carnivores of the African Plains
SIT Study Abroad Tanzania: Zanzibar Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management

Thailand
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
The School for Field Studies (SFS) Turks and Caicos Islands - Fundamentals of Marine Conservation

U.S. Virgin Islands
Sea Education Association: Caribbean Reef Expedition
Sea Education Association: Ocean Exploration
Sea Education Association Ocean Exploration: Wonders of the Deep Blue

Uganda
IE3 Global Internship: Traditional Medicine and Community Development
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
OSU Exchange: Lancaster University, England 
OSU Exchange: Bangor University, Wales 
OSU Exchange: University of Sussex, England 
IE3 Global: University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
OSU Exchange: University of Nottingham, England 
IFSA - Queen's University Belfast

United States
Virtual IE3 Global Internship: Biology and Environment
Virtual IE3 Global Internship: Business, Fashion & Personalized Internships in Australia
Virtual IE3 Global Internship: Wildlife Research
SIT Study Abroad Samoa: Social and Environmental Change in Oceania
Sea Education Association: Ocean Exploration
Sea Education Association: Oceans & Climate
Sea Education Association Ocean Exploration: Wonders of the Deep Blue
Sea Education Association: Marine Biodiversity & Conservation
Sea Education Association: Sustainability in Pacific Island Communities and Ecosystems
Sea Education Association: Caribbean Reef Expedition
Sea Education Association: The Global Ocean

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

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Website URL where information about the institution’s immersive education programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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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