THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The eLearning Curriculum of GEI's Sustainable Development Courses
AT A GLANCE
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Learning style: Asynchronous online learning (learn on your own schedule)
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Focus: Interdisciplinary
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Credit: 4 US credits (~ 8 ECTS credits) for eligible university students if taken in conjunction with other course elements*
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Eligibility: Undergrad/grad - any field and level of study
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Program fees: US $250
INSTRUCTORS & COORDINATORS
Meet our core team
All of our instructors and coordinators are highly experienced and resourceful professionals.
Course content
The majority of learners receive access to this course because they have been accepted to one of our study abroad, internship abroad, or faculty-led programs that take place in selected countries in Africa and Asia.
But even if you're not participating in one of the above programs, you're most welcome to enroll. The curriculum is highly enriching and transformational also as a stand-alone course.
The curriculum is fully asynchronous so that you can study in your own time.
We periodically add synchronous classes and community events for learners preparing for one of our study abroad or internship abroad programs.
No. We strongly believe that any person on this planet should learn about sustainable development and should develop core competencies as a change leader. As such, this course is available to any college/university student as well as to professionals.
We have created a comprehensive course book comprising of about 120 pages which we will make available to registered learners.
The course on its own isn't credit-bearing. However, if taken together with one of GEI's study abroad or internship abroad programs, it becomes credit-bearing with 4 U.S. credits via our School of Record. If you're interested in this option, please browse our program options or contact us at [email protected].
We have signed a School of Record agreement with The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Undergraduate student participants of our courses are generally eligible for U.S. credits via TCNJ. You can find more information in the following blog post: Academic Credits.
Credits are not typically included in regular program fees. They typically cost an additional US $500 (4 credits), payable to us.
It can take up to 4 weeks for you or your home university to receive a transcript.
We are officially incorporated in New York and headquartered in Berlin. Our GEI Regional Study Centers are located in Kigali (Rwanda), Nairobi (Kenya), Cape Town (South Africa), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).We are officially incorporated in New York and headquartered in Berlin. Our GEI Regional Study Centers are located in Kigali (Rwanda), Nairobi (Kenya), Cape Town (South Africa), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).
Our study abroad programs generally focus exclusively on our GEI Regional Study Centers in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Vietnam. That said, institutional affiliate partners regularly request that we provide their faculty-led and custom programs also in neighboring countries. As such, we have the operational capacity and experience to provide programs across our three regions – in East Africa (Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda), Southern Africa (Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), and Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam).