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Sustainable Educational Travel Program Design #477

Many Japanese universities are increasingly relying upon educational travel to expose students to various languages, environments, and perspectives as well as to foster students’ academic and intercultural communication skills. Such trips, however, often fail to address the economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts of travel. This presentation will provide tips on how to design and implement sustainable short-term local and overseas study trips as well as how to encourage sustainable travel behavior among students.