Project Description
This project aims to increase UC Berkeley students’ global citizen leadership through participation in International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) programs and cultivation of this citizenry on campus. The IARU, of which Berkeley is a member, was established as a platform for faculty, staff and students from the 11-member institutions to work together to address the major challenges of our time, including sustainability and environmental justice, both through academic programs and campus operations. The project supports three students’ experiences abroad in the summer of 2018 and their development as student leaders. One student will attend an international conference in Stockholm, Sweden in June 2018. The IARU Sustainability Group and the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) are co-hosting this conference on the role of universities in promoting critical research, teaching, learning, leadership development and public engagement with a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Professor Um will be a speaker at the event and Stoll will be facilitating discussions.