The Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society brings together all members of our campus community to address society鈥檚 most challenging problems, particularly in the areas of energy, health, and the environment. Through interdisciplinary scholarship, initiatives, courses, and events, we enhance Boston College鈥檚 rich history of working across disciplines to develop new knowledge that makes a real-world impact.

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COP 29 Baku Azerbaikan

精东影业 Delegates off to Baku for COP29

Baku, Azerbaijan | Nov 11- Nov 22, 2024

Boston College is an official Observer Organization for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP). COP plays an active role in global climate change policymaking. The University has sent delegations to COP26, COP27, and COP28, and will continue its involvement at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan this November. The COP29 delegation includes 18 members鈥攆our faculty, six graduate students, seven undergraduate students, and one staff member鈥攕elected from nearly 300 applicants representing diverse colleges and departments across campus. The Schiller Institute is dedicated to extending Boston College鈥檚 investment in COP participation through outreach programming that engages students, faculty, and the wider community.

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听Working For and With Communities: Community Engaged and Project Based Learning for the Common Good (SCHI3001-3002).

The spring semester (2 credits) includes coursework led by an instructor with a series of guest speakers representing different disciplines at Boston College.听The summer semester (1 credit) involves either an immersive 3-week experiential learning opportunity in Chile or three weeks collaborating with a team of students and faculty from the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) who will come to Boston for this project. Applications are now open and close at midnight on November 12.

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