Sustainable Development Semester

  Belize

San Ignacio

Term: Spring 
Dates: January 8, 2007 to April 27, 2007

Description: Concerned about the limited natural resources in the world? How we can protect these resources? And how sustainable development can be applied in a developing country? Then this semester abroad program is for you! Get hands on experience in Belize, which has the largest Barrier Reefs in the Western Hemisphere, unspoiled beaches, rivers, rainforests and other great areas of environmental interest and importance.

Belize is in one of the most protected and bio-diverse ecosystems on Earth. As a developing country, it offers rich examples of the importance of sustainable development for emerging issues of globalization, environmental protection, economic growth, poverty reduction and human rights. While you are with us join our Sustainable Development club (Start Savings Today's Assets and Resources for Tomorrow) whose primary objective is to promote sustainable development through community interaction. Join their events which include clean-up campaigns, educational promotions such as poster contests and a sustainable development fair.

Highlights:
- Lush tropical campus
- Mayan ruins and cities
- Jungle: canoeing, hiking, bird watching
- 90 minutes from the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world
- Bilingual community: Opportunity to practice Spanish
- International faculty and student body
- Internet access
- Students are housed in a family run resort, double occupancy

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: 7,950.00

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Belize Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Transcript
• Written Application

Galen University's Mission Statement: The mission of Galen University is to provide excellence in undergraduate, graduate, and professional education to prepare students to achieve their dreams and goals. Galen University is committed to providing an exciting and stimulating learning environment, innovative and supportive teaching, scholarship, and active service to the community with a unique focus on 'sustainable development' throughout our courses, programs, and service. In support of this mission, Galen University strives to: Attract highly qualified and motivated students and faculty: Provide students with challenging current educational programmes emphasizing the acquisition of knowledge, creative thinking, critical inquiry and analysis, problem solving, and the use of technology to manage information and knowledge effectively and efficiently; Actively support and promote faculty research that responds to the needs of the community locally and regionally, and exposes students to the process of scientific inquiry; Foster a commitment to lifelong learning, social concern, compassion and ethical and responsible professional activities; Foster in students, staff and faculty a commitment to diversity in all its dimensions and to learning from it; Create an environment where the University and individuals can make a contribution to society; Integrate concepts of 'sustainable development' throughout our curriculum to prepare students to contribute to the needs of this generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs, to balance needed economic development with protection of the environment, human rights, culture, and other important values.