GOING GREEN

In 2015, IHC will undertake a lengthy but critically

important exercise, the Self Study required by our
a reditatio
ody, the UAEs Cou il o
Academic Accreditation, after the successful
graduation of our first class of students.
The Self Study will start with an honest review of
whether we are fulfilling our Mission, our Vision,
and our institutional Goals and Objectives; and all
our students, staff and faculty will have many
chances to participate in this conversation.
IHCs state e ts of our hared Values a d Goals i lude t o state e ts I hold dear. We say that the
College will
De o strate ste ardship of our hu a , fi a ial, physi al a d e iro
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a d resour e o ser atio .

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e tal sustai a ility

Sustainability. Conservation. Stewardship. These are not just buzz-words, not just hype. They should be
part of our everyday thinking, work and studies. If you think that the Emirates is not a good place to
teach sustainability, with our current high levels of energy and resource consumption, I can understand
hy you thi k so, ut I elie e youre ro g.
It is clear that the leadership of the UAE is making a sincere and strong commitment to economic and
environmental sustainability. The media over the last year has been filled with reports of initiatives
from government, business, and civil society promoting environmental protection, locally produced
food, energy conservation and renewable energy. From Sheikh Mohammed down, the message is clear
Dubai must prepare for a very different world ten and twenty years from now, regardless of what the
price of oil does in the short term. Climate change, population growth, global scarcity of water and food,
are e ery odys pro le , a d the UAE ill do its part.
At IHC we are at an early stage of preparing to offer new academic concentrations in Global Studies and
Environmental Studies. Glo al tudies i ludes the study of the orlds e o o y, e iro e t, ultures
and faiths, changing technologies, infrastructure, business, media and communications. Environmental
Studies would be an interdisciplinary concentration combining the natural and life sciences, humanities,
social science and environmental entrepreneurship. Either could be taken as a minor in combination
with the other. Both are intended to prepare students for jobs in the sustainable, global industries of the
future.

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Whe e dis uss sustai a ility, e ust pra ti e hat e prea h. As part of this years elf tudy, I a
proposing that we do a full environmental and energy audit of everything the College does, led by
students. We must educate people today for the very different world they will face in the middle of the
21st century.
- Chris Hall
President, International Horizons College

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