Development of an interdisciplinary, intercultural master's program on sustainability: Learning from the richness of diversity

Rietje Van Dam-Mieras; Angelique Lansu; Marco Rieckmann; Gerd Michelsen

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Development of an interdisciplinary, intercultural master's program on sustainability: Learning from the richness of diversity

Rietje Van Dam-Mieras, Angelique Lansu, Marco Rieckmann^*, Gerd Michelsen

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe a joint effort between three European and six Latin American universities to create an international Master's degree program on Sustainable Development and Management. Faculty members from these institutions are working together on this unusual and innovative project, which recognizes the importance of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) tools in international projects and programs. The article provides information about the ongoing interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue and the learning process that is occurring throughout the development of the program.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-264
Number of pages	14
Journal	Innovative Higher Education
Volume	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-007-9055-7
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Higher education for sustainable development
Interculturality
Interdisciplinarity
Virtual learning

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