AUP student taking a photo of the Seine during Orientation.

Fall 2019

The Netherlands - Managing Through the Anthropocene

Thursday, October 31, 2019 - 08:00 to Sunday, November 3, 2019 - 20:00

BA5012 Management, Ethics and Meaning

BA5091 Management of Complexity

BA3012 Business Ethics and CSR 

This intensive study trip offers an in-depth overview of management,NGO and public policy responses to climate change and human impacts on the environment, with high ranking experts in these sectors offering insights into the latest solutions and management practices. On our first day, explore landscape and spatial planning in Amersfoort. Next, explore water management, biodiversity and engineering with natural elements in Friesland. Following, examine new models of energy production and technologies in Delft and The Hague. Finally, examine the ‘smart city’ model in Amsterdam. This trip explores test cases, in a highly developed country, on possible reactions to emergent and complex situations due to climate change and other environmental impacts of human activities.

Led by Professors Robert Earhart & Albert Cath 

Cost: 690€ (includes round-trip train transportation, hotel accommodations with breakfast, on-site transportation, entrance fees, guided visits, professors’ trip costs, and VAT)

Last day to register/cancel: September 8

Late cancellation fee: 690€

Payment for study trips must be made no later than September 20 for the Fall 2019 semester. Any concerns in this regard should be addressed to the Cultural Program & Student Accounting Services.