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#UConnCIBER Program Hosts Fifth Sustainability Conference in Australia
UConn CIBER Program Hosts Fifth Sustainability Conference in Australia
UConn CIBER Program Hosts Fifth Sustainability Conference in Australia
Pictured above are the program participants, including Michele Metcalf (back row, third from left), director of the UConn CIBER program. (Nicole Baker)
Pictured above are the program participants, including Michele Metcalf (back row, third from left), director of the UConn CIBER program. (Nicole Baker)

UConn CIBER Program Hosts Fifth Sustainability Conference in Australia

The UConn Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and the University of Queensland School of Business in Australia co-hosted the fifth annual “Green Business: Australia” program, a faculty development conference in sustainable business program from Jan. 3-14. 

Nine participants visited an Aboriginal cultural center; met executives of a company that is a world leader in sustainable real estate, construction and property development; toured the Sydney Opera House; visited an organic farm; learned about recycling obsolete technology and attended presentations by Australian companies recognized for their environmentally friendly strategies.

“This is easily one of the best programs I have ever attended,” said Mysore Ramaswamy, a professor at the Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, La. As a result of the trip, he is planning to develop a course on green-supply chain for his university.