ciee study center in prague, czech republic

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• ciee study center in prague, czech republic
• country positioning
• program profile, aim and compliance
• challenges to sustainability
• student behavior
• operations
• approach to change and its process
• students vs. business leaders attitude
• steps into future

tales from the field program provider perspective
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country positioningczech republic

• new leading EU member state
• prague 1.2 population 4.5 mil tourists
• recycling mandated (no aluminum)
• gas electric - 8.3 income (cca US)
• housing 21.2 income (lt8 US)
• but GDP 24,500 per capita (1/2 US)
• CR objectives in the framework of EU 2004-2013
• climate change and air protection
• protection of landscape, water, soil natural
  resources
• complex management of chemical substances
• sustainable production and consumption

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program profile large semester CES, FS summer
programs

• 100 120 students/sem 270 students/year
• ciee study center at cu
• leased building
• maintenance - cu
• 3 types of housing
• - dorms - cu
• - homestays
• - apartments
• 15 (6) weeks of classes
• 25 courses19 loc. faculty
• 7 field trips - 3 weekends

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program aim when in prague, do as praguers do

• local operations
• social responsibility to cu all
• long-term win-win approach
• consensus building in operations
• service providers for long run

• program design
• give back message
• orientation
• 1/3 volunteers or interns
• immersion project in lang.
• housing w/local students

• discussions in workshops
• homestays or meet czechs
• midterm assessment final debate
• goals activities aligned

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compliance with sustainabilitygood practices as
outlined in nafsa stf report

• ciee marketing design online
• - intranet operations marketing
• - application process enrollment
• - local web sites, reports share
• - pre-departure online orientation

• ciee mngmt opportunities
• - going local mandate
• - ping foundation support
• - new program development
• - guiding students while abroad

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challenges to sustainabilityciee study center in
prague, czech republic

• Students behavior
• - apartments utility overuse
• - excess printing (when free)
• - course materials misuse
• - leaving footprints behind

• operations
• - ineffective recycling
• - building lights heat
• - little pro-green incentives
• - use of global chain hotels

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processing change approach to change and
transformation

• consider prior to change
• system analysis and stakeholders expectations
• readiness and phases priority in procedure
  changes
• alignment of all staff, inclusion and motivation
• strengths of argument and material refocus
• low cost, high effect

• process change
• enforce operational procedure changes
• incentives 4 students
• manage down up
• analyze extent of effects go further

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change outcomesciee study center in prague
fall 2008

• overview
• going green program initiatives
• diligent recycling
• greening game in all housing options
• pdf course materials for free incentive
• online resources - communication
• printing through office only for a fee
• trip handouts outline no footprint guide
• orientation highlights green lifestyle and
  environmentally friendly daily practices
• study center operations
• double-side print
• all light-bulbs changed
• large recycle bins available
• only local service providers

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students attitudefall 2008 120 program students
shared

• I am concerned know somewhat what I could do to
  live in environmentally friendly way - 73.8
• I am aware of my lifestyle habits which
  negatively
  impact the environment - 84.5
• I am interested in lowering my carbon footprint
  - 74.2
• I will change lifestyle habits which negatively
  impact
  the environment in the next year 61.1
• I am interested in living in environmentally
  friendly way and know how to
  do it - 58.5
• I do not know what carbon footprint my life has
  40.4

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students attitude continuedin their own words

• I believe environmental issues are
  important I try to make conscious
  
  choices to reduce
  my negative impact on the world
  39
• I am 100 on board and I am changing the way I
  impact the earth 29
• I am not particularly concerned with the
  environment even though I know I
  should be 19
• I think the environment is important but I
  enjoy activities that are not environmentally
  friendly, i.e. driving, traveling
  16

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eu business leaders attitude measures as in
kpmg 2007 survey on climate change

• Business recycles/uses recycled products
  92
• Installing/using energy efficient appliances
  (heating, elec.) 85
• Believe we must invest in technology now
  76
• Business educates trains employees on
  environmentally
• friendly business practices
  70
• Reviewed or updated the business model
  47
• Agrees government and business should lead by
  example 42

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ciee prague lesson learnedit is all about
attitude

• students motivation who influences
  whom in living with
  locals
• a lot on the plate already many conflicting
  priorities but millenials potentially will lead
  towards the positive change
• fostering right operations double print
  practice lights effective recycling
  cooperation with only local providers and chains
• think 7 years in advance act now move of the
  study center housing with local students and
  opportunities building
• advise pre-departure and while on-site ciee
  online application processes, paperless
  marketing, advising unity

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summary of goalscentral european studies and
film studies programs

• Overview
• language orientation, intensive language
  training, field trips STRESS LANG. IMPORTANCE
• intercultural development online pre-departure
  orientation, czech buddy program, international
  student club, meet czech family and friends,
  cultural competitions TEACH DIFFERENTGOOD
• development of local and global awareness field
  trips, academics, workshops, czech immersion,
  orientation walks and excursions INCLUDE ISSUES
  ON SUSTAINABILITY INTO THIS PROGRAMMING
• intellectual development and knowledge
  introduction to studies (ciee reader), entry
  test, academics, excursions, final debate and
  presentations COOPERATE WITH FACULTY ON
  INCLUSION OF S. TOPIC
• intrapersonal development orientation goals
  establishment, housing with czech students,
  workshops, mid-term goal reassessment TRAIN
  BUDDIES/STAFF ON TEACHING BY EXAMPLE

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steps into the futureciee study center in
prague, czech republic

• program design
• workshop discussion on sustainability
• student incentives games evaluation
• sustainability in GUEST LECTURES series
• czech trivia game questions
• photo contest theme environment
• interest group

• operations
• homestay families workshop student ideas
  implementation
• cooperation with dorm on follow up to
  students ideas
• addressing heating efficiency with building owner
  and CU partners

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sources usedtales from the field program
provider perspective

• www.census.gov
• www.coli.org
• www.praha.czso.cz
• www.kpmg.co.uk/issues/index.cfm
• Fall 2008 CIEE PRG orientation survey
  lzacharova_at_ciee.org
• NAFSA Sustainability Task Force Report, Appendix
  A Good Practices for Sustainable SA available
  at docs.google.com/View?dociddfvq2h66_0gcgxd2d9