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Global Sustainability Experience in Design and Manufacturing in Ghana

Program Information | Location Information | Courses Available | Eligibility | Costs | Deadlines & Dates | Orientation | Housing | What's Next?

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Country: Ghana
Program Name: Global Sustainability Experience in Design and Manufacturing in Ghana

Program Information
Explore sustainability in manufacturing and design in Ghana. Students will be exposed to leaders in sustainability and alternative business and manufacturing methods, which will be reinforced by visits to local manufacturing facilities, art centers, museums and historical villages.

Students will design and manufacture products using local environmentally friendly materials, such as bamboo. 
Eco-tool audit software is used to analyze and select materials and manufacturing processes at the design stage that have low environmental impact and are energy efficient. 

This program will describe sustainability in design and manufacturing, discuss resource consumption and its drivers, analyze material life cycles, demonstrate the selection of eco-informed materials and processes for manufacturing a product; conduct eco-audits, analyze
eco-data, and discuss the relationship of legislation with sustainability. 

Cultural activities including dance, keyboarding, textile dying, and basket-making are integrated into the experience. 

Professors from the University of Minnesota Duluth and Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology will jointly teach this course.

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Location Information
The program is centered in Kumasi, Ghana. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region. It is popularly known as the “Garden City" or the "heart beat" of Ghana.

Due to large gold deposits that have been mined in the area, Kumasi is among the wealthier cities in Ghana.  The city's major exports are hardwood and cocoa. Kumasi has 50% of Ghana’s the timber industry. The Kaasai Industrial Area plays an important role in industry in the region.

Features of the city include the Kumasi Central Market, Tafo Kumasi, Fort Kumasi, Kumasi Zoo and the Kumasi Hat Museum.  Kumasi is also home to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology of Ghana, the hosting institution of this program.  

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Courses Available
FST 4365, ME 4365: Global Sustainability Experience in Design and Manufacturing (3 credits).

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Eligibility
Students should be Junior or Senior status and in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Participants MUST have a passport, valid for at least six months after their return to the United States.

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Costs
A non-refundable application fee of $50 will be billed to your student account upon submission of an online application. A deposit of $400 will be billed to your student account upon your confirmation of participation. The remainder of the program fee will be billed through Student Accounts Receivable. The program cost can be found here.

Financial aid may be applied toward the cost of the program if you are enrolled as a full-time student (six credits is full-time for May/Summer). There are several study abroad scholarships for University of Minnesota students.

Fluctuating currency exchange rates may increase or decrease the cost of your international experience.

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Deadlines & Dates
The application deadline is February 15, 2013.

Early application is strongly encouraged, as space is limited and the program will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Program dates are to be determined.

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Orientation
At least two pre-departure orientations will be held. Pre-departure orientations will include information about financial aid, classwork and travel tips. A general study abroad handbook will be emailed prior to departure.

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Housing
Housing facilities for students are arranged by the program.

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What's Next?
Review the suggested steps to studying abroad. Familiarize yourself on financing, health and safety and other important information to consider when choosing to study abroad. When you are ready to apply, complete the online application and upload the required accompanying materials (unofficial transcript and essay). A non-refundable application fee of $50 will be billed to your student account upon submission of an online application.

Contact Emmanuel Enemuoh for program or itinerary questions. For application or registration questions, contact Arianna Austin.

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