| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.21 |
| Liaison | Feletia Lee |
| Submission Date | June 28, 2024 |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Casey
Shotton Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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:
In collaboration with the GREEN Program, UNCW offers a week-long applied learning opportunity to travel to Iceland and study sustainable development and renewable energy.
Our faculty and industry experts teach classes on sustainable entrepreneurship and policy, geology, geothermal energy, hydroelectric power, and electric power systems. The course also includes facility tours to various power plants for hands-on learning such as hydroelectric and geothermal power plants.
During the course, students form interdisciplinary groups and develop a final Capstone Project on a specific renewable energy subject which they present for evaluation in the end of the course. Each group is required to present a project highlighting an identified problem and solution to progress the SDGs. Students are required to present the project in full detail and cover the financial, political, education, engineering and social impact aspects of their innovative idea.
Website URL where information about the institution’s immersive education programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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