Applications are open (through Jan.
15) for two amazing sustainability master’s programs in Sweden – MSLS and MSPI
(details below). Please share with anyone you think might be interested in a
transformative international experience.
Here’s a quick run down of mine:
The genesis of this blog was one of
these programs that I attended eight years ago.
(It was those ancient days before Facebook and Gmail were really things,
and I was emailing friends & family about this amazing experience, when I
realized: this is why they invented blogs).
The experience changed my life.
It tied together all of the things I’d been trying to do for years to assemble a career in the sustainability field. It gave me a great framework and opened my eyes to whole new worlds, new ways of thinking, amazingly exciting areas of theory and research.
It tied together all of the things I’d been trying to do for years to assemble a career in the sustainability field. It gave me a great framework and opened my eyes to whole new worlds, new ways of thinking, amazingly exciting areas of theory and research.
I met my wife.
It tapped me into an incredibly dynamic, engaged, welcoming, and exciting international network of sustainability leaders. I met ‘gurus’ whose books I had loved and who I never figured I meet. They became thesis advisors, mentors, and friends.
We got a puppy.
It led directly to exciting jobs
and projects with huge sustainability impact, and endless opportunities for
learning and growth. We got to present at conferences, meet incredible leaders.
We had a baby.
The program left me with lifelong
friends, and every since I’ve been able to look up fellow alumni in just about
every part of the world, get introductions, crash in guestrooms, and make more
lifelong friends.
We have a shared language and a
shared understanding about the big challenges society faces, and the
unbelievably exciting solutions that have the potential to improve quality of
life for everyone, now and in the future.
Please check out the details below if
you’re at all interested, and share with anyone else you think might be – maybe
some recent college grads, or a friend thinking about a career change, or
someone looking to incorporate some bigger-picture meaning into their current
role, or someone already working in a sustainability-related field, who might
want to recharge and get re-inspired...
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Sustainability Master’s Programmes at the
Blekinge Institute of Technology
The Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) is a top ranked
sustainability research and education institution currently recruiting
talented, early to mid career professionals for its cutting-edge Masters
programs. BTH is located in the beautiful coastal city of Karlskrona, a UNESCO
world heritage site on the southeast coast of Sweden.
There are two MSc programs
available, both suited for early- to mid-career professionals from around the
world (the 450 alumni have come from 69 different countries), and taught in
English.
The Master's in Strategic
Leadership towards Sustainability (MSLS) program is a
one-year program founded on the basic premise that a "whole-system,"
trans-disciplinary approach is needed to deal with the sustainability
challenge. Two integrated streams are the focus: 1) a framework for
strategic sustainable development; and 2) organizational learning and
leadership required for sustainability decision-making. http://www.bth.se/msls
The Master’s in
Sustainable Product/Service System Innovation (MSPI) program is two-year
program designed for students wishing to combine engineering competence with
sustainability knowledge to help deliver new product and service systems.
Specifically, students learn to analyze sustainability challenges for an
organization in a scientific manner; introduce a strategic perspective on
sustainability to a company’s product innovation process; use new methods and
tools to work with sustainable product and service innovation in industry; and
support a transition towards a more service-oriented economy. More info
can be found at: http://www.bth.se/mspi
Both programs are delivered in a non-traditional educational
setting through experiential and holistic learning methods. Tuition is
100,000 SEK (about US$15,000), and is paid by the Swedish government for EU and
EEA citizens.
Applications
are due January 15th, 2014.
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"The question of reaching sustainability is not about
if we will have enough energy, enough food, or other tangible resources - those
we have. The question is: will there be enough leaders in time?"
-- Dr. Karl-Henrik Robčrt and Dr. Göran Broman program
co-founders.
Stay going.
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