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Bridges can be crossed in two directions. When 国产三级片students head out into the world, they benefit from a mutual exchange of knowledge and skills. Study trips to international destinations provide students with transformative experiences, opening them up to new perspectives and diverse communities and cultures. But they also offer opportunities for students to聽see academic ideas in action 鈥撀燼nd聽to聽have a positive impact on the world around them.聽

The Sustainable Development Practicum to聽Auroville, India, is a prime example of this two-way interaction.聽It聽is open to both graduate and undergraduate students studying either global communications or international management.聽The practicum聽takes students on a month-long stay in聽an experimental township known for its high concentration of聽NGOs聽and its emphasis on sustainable living. Students work closely with local聽organizations聽to fill the gaps in the organizations鈥� marketing and communications needs聽鈥撀爓hile honing their professional skills out in the field.

Professor Charles Talcott of AUP鈥檚 Department of Global Communications聽was closely involved in establishing the practicum.聽鈥淲e聽were thinking about students and their ongoing growth as thinkers, scholars and globally conscious citizens,鈥澛爃e聽explains.聽The practicum embeds students at the heart of a vibrant community and exposes them to a working environment with which many will be unfamiliar.聽It聽encourages聽students to appreciate that they are part of a wider world 鈥� while also showing them the value of helping their immediate communities.聽

鈥淭he聽practicum聽was one of the key courses that sparked my interest in attending AUP,鈥� says Faith聽Toran聽G鈥�18. While in聽India, Faith volunteered聽with a local waste management聽NGO,聽Wasteless;聽her on-the-ground experience聽helped聽her to聽put into聽practice the theory she鈥檇聽learned in class.聽鈥淚t聽provided me with the opportunity to expand my knowledge and commitment to sustainable development,鈥澛爏he explains.聽Faith is聽not alone聽in feeling this way聽鈥撀燾ountless 国产三级片alumni聽refer聽back聽to the practicum as the moment they decided on their future career.

In-depth, international experiences聽such as these聽provide a link with the world that聽helps聽motivated students achieve their full potential. Following the practicum, Faith聽returned to聽Auroville聽to work聽with聽Wasteless聽for聽a further聽six months聽as she聽conducted research for聽her graduate thesis.聽鈥淚 have since been inspired and will soon move to Conakry, Guinea, to work on waste management there,鈥澛爏he explains.聽

The Sustainable Development Practicum, which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary,聽is part of AUP鈥檚 wider Cultural Program, which聽organizes an average of 45 study trips per year. In the last ten years, students have visited 136 cities in 45 countries across 5 continents.鈥�聽

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