Sustainable Parks and Recreation Community Initiative Website |fresnostate.edu/chhs/recreation/community-engagement/sparci.html The SPARCI (Sustainable Parks and Recreation Community Initiative) Project is a partnership between Fresno State’s Department of Recreation Administration and parks, recreation, conservation, and non-profit agencies in the San Joaquin Valley. SPARCI engages the broader university community in idea generation, community engagement and problem solving. When accepted into the […]
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Boston University
MetroBridge Website | www.bu.edu/ioc/metrobridge The MetroBridge program at the Initiative on Cities is a new approach to bridging the needs of local government with the capacities at Boston University. Every city or town has a wish list of projects to complete, but they don’t always have the time or capacity to address all of them. […]
Augustana College
Sustainable Working Landscapes Initiative Website | www.augustana.edu/academics/core/upper-mississippi-center The Sustainable Working Land Initiative (SWLI) is the centerpiece of the Upper Mississippi Center’s (UMC) efforts to build learning partnerships that enhance the value of a liberal arts education by solving challenges facing communities. The model is a one- or two-year partnership between Augustana and a city/county partner, matching […]
Arizona State University
Project Cities Website | projectcities.asu.edu Project Cities is a unique, high-impact program within the Sustainable Cities Network in the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University. Established in 2017, Project Cities connects higher education with local communities, creating a powerful combination of knowledge and know-how. Project Cities provides an opportunity to bridge ASU […]
Thammasat University
Website: http://www.tu.ac.th Thammasat University (TU), founded in 1934, is known to be one of the leading universities in Thailand. TU has been a part of several social transformations of the country, often dubbed as “the University of the People”. On behalf of TU, the Thammasat University Research Unit in Urban Futures and Policy joined EPIC-N […]
An Giang University – Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City
An Giang University is a Vietnamese public university based in the city of Long Xuyen in An Giang Province. It is one of the major educational and research institutions in the Mekong Delta Region of Vietnam. The university has close ties with many government institutions. Several cooperated projects of climate change and environmental sustainability have been effectively implemented at local areas of Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta. Annually, many of the university’s students intern at various government agencies, particularly the Department of Natural resources and Environment and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. […]
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