Whether you’re a long-time environmentalist or a budding recycler, interning or studying abroad offers you an opportunity to gain insight into how different communities approach sustainable living.
Environmental education goes beyond the classroom when you study abroad - Course-related trips, internships, and housing with local families and students are all ways that will show you eco-conscious innovations in action.
Students and staff share what “being green” looks like in these six locations:
Correspondent Gwen Marquis shares how she is learning to curb excessive water use in her host city. |
Emily Radford gives practical tips in her blog to help you transition from biking newbie to cycling pro while studying abroad in Amsterdam. |
While studying abroad in Milan, Global Citizen of the Year Finalist Kathleen Blehl decided to live more sustainably both in the clothing she wore and the food she ate. |
Will Turett, Global Citizen of the Year Finalist, interned with two organizations while studying abroad in Vienna where he helped translate and share environmental research. |
On her IES Abroad Blog, Elizabeth Couse shares what it's like to live in one of the world's greenest neighborhoods: Vauban. |
Professor Alvira Artigas led his students on a walking tour of Clichy-Batignolles, Paris's growing eco-district that utilizes urban farming and sustainable construction. |
Anywhere!No matter where you go, there are ways to reduce your environmental footprint. You can help make a difference by adapting these 10 habits while you travel. |
Ready to live sustainably and/or learn more about it while abroad? Find a program where you'll take classes in Environmental Studies & Sustainability or look for the best places to study abroad for the environmentally friendly.