In 2010, Studienforum Berlin* will devote its annual Faculty Development Seminar to the question of how Germany is mastering environmental challenges - in particular whether and how a major industrialized country in Europe copes with climate change and the ever increasing necessity to develop strategic sustainability options.

With Germany a global leader in implementing sustainability strategies, this seminar is designed to further the participants’ understanding of Germany’s and the European Union’s sustainability goals, policies and strategies by:

* acquiring current information on economic, political, social and academic developments related to Germany’s environmental policy and strategies of sustainability with particular emphasis on renewable energy, transport, architecture and solid waste;
* introducing a European and transatlantic perspective into teaching on sustainability issues;
* building collegial networks with faculty, government and business counterparts from the U.S.A. and Germany;
* gaining on-site expertise and knowledge of local, regional and national resources in Berlin, Dessau and beyond in order to expand exchange possibilities for faculty and/or students.

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*Studienforum Berlin (SFB) is an independent, non-governmental, non-political, non-profit organization, promoting better understanding of the people, society, culture, and institutions of Germany and Europe among national, European and overseas students. Studienforum Berlin offers highly competitive, academically oriented study abroad programs for English speaking students, especially from the United States and Canada.