The GREEN Program
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The GREEN Program is a program provider offering 7 abroad programs. Programs offered include Study Abroad, Gap Year, Research, and Online Program abroad programs in 5 countries such as Nepal, Iceland, Peru, and Belize.
The GREEN Program (TGP) is an award-winning, experiential education program focused on our world’s most pressing issues in sustainable development. Our mission is to educate and empower future sustainability leaders through innovative models of experiential education, travel, and adventure. Since 2009, we have traveled with more than 3,300 interdisciplinary student leaders and young professionals from 400+ universities and 70 countries around the world.
By using the world as our classroom, our model expertly balances sustainability-focused course work, exclusive industry exposure, and bucket-list adventures in just 10 days. Inspired by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, we specialize in providing exclusive access to leading industry facilities, from Iceland’s largest Geothermal Facility to Fukushima’s Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Our programs provide hands-on, global experiences at the fraction of the time and cost of traditional study abroad. We challenge our cohorts to solve real-world sustainability challenges in the form of innovative business solutions. Beyond our program experience, we are one of the only program providers to offer leadership development and resume-boosting opportunities after students return home. In fact, 95% of TGP alumni stay engaged in sustainability efforts and have gone on to work for forward-thinking companies such as NASA, Tesla, National Geographic, SpaceX, the Environmental Defense Fund, NREL, and more.
Study Abroad with The GREEN Program
"I gained insight about nuclear energy, the damage that was done during the Fukushima incident, and the efforts that have been made to clean-up the remains from the incident. I also gained an appreciation for Japanese culture and their lifestyle. This program was absolutely worthwhile and I would strongly recommend this program."
Stephanie Lin McMaster University
"I have always been quiet and timid, but when you're dropped into a foreign country with 12 strangers you might find yourself opening up a little bit! I learned to open up and socialize a lot better. At the end of the trip I was still relatively quiet, but I gained some friendships that I will hold onto forever. Also, the Jap..."
David Evers University of North Texas
"I gained a new perspective of The World, Japan, and especially Fukushima. I learned how working together with a common goal in mind can unite people across the globe for a good cause."
Christopher Clark Montana State University - Bozeman
"I learned how difficult but beneficial it is to implement renewable energy technologies into a country. I also learned that collaboration with fellow classmates is essential to being successful and accomplishing tasks. "
A student Pennsylvania State University - University Park / Penn State
"I gained not only an entirely new perspective but also ideas, habits, and concepts that I continue to incorporate into my everyday and professional life. "
Billy Haug Fordham University
"The GREEN Program transformed a lost, increasingly anxious college senior into a thriving, confident global citizen. In just eight days, the psychological smog that had plagued me for many years finally cleared. By being able to be fully present, I gained invaluable leadership, interpersonal, communication, presentation, and org..."
Joe T University of Southern California
"I gained a new understanding of the challenges facing Peru because of climate change, giving me renewed passion for my field of study (civil engineering) and renewed energy to help create more sustainable communities in my own city. This program gave me the tools and network that will help me continue the goals set forth by the ..."
Maya Georgia Institute of Technology
"I learned about the UN Sustainable Development Goals and what can be done on different scales to improve the lives of all people."
A student University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
"The GREEN Program: Iceland Edition, was one of the best choices I ever made. I got to stay with 19 other like-minded students from America and Canada as we attended renewable energy lectures at Reykjavik University, visited renewable energy power plants, and hiked, snorkeled, and caved around Iceland, making some great friends a..."
Divij R Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University / Virginia Tech
"I gained a wealth of knowledge about the complexities of issues Peru is currently facing. I gained a deeper knowledge of Peruvian history itself, and I gained about 10 great friends. It was most certainly worthwhile. "
Anna K Ohio State University - Columbus
"I learned that many of the problems we experience worldwide can be fixed at the local level with small improvements. "
James W Washington University in Saint Louis
"Knowledge of environmental issues, water resource management, hands on experience, field experience, sustainable practices, innovative environmental solutions, the culture and history of Peru and problems facing developing nations."
Zachary A Rutgers University - New Brunswick
"Prior to my involvement with the GREEN program, I was consumed by the water drought occurring in California. The NASA data that reported alarmingly high rates of world aquifer depletion, as well as the effects of over-consumption, forced me to adopt a low-water footprint, vegan diet. Not only did I change physically, mentally, I..."
A student Florida State University
"I gained so much from this one week that it is difficult to sum up briefly. I gained a personal awareness of myself and the impact I have on the world, both from a sustainable and humanistic standpoint. I learned about renewable energy and how we can easily power our cities and towns by taking a step back from the current global..."
Joe T University of Southern California
"First and foremost, I was totally inspired by the reverence that Iceland has for nature - they are so respectful with regard to the earth as a whole and to the health of their country. The perspective of an Icelandic person is so radically different from the perspective of a conventional east coast American; environmental consci..."
Katie M Drexel University
"I learned a little about the specific engineering technologies but more importantly I learned about the possibilities for the world and changed my mentality on clean energy life in general."
Angela W Rochester Institute of Technology
"I learned so much about the environment, the culture and practices of Peru, and myself. This program not only taught me about the environmental conditions in Peru, but also what scientists and activists are doing to improve these conditions. I also learned so much about the Inca Empire, and how their advanced system operated. Th..."
Chioma E Rutgers University - New Brunswick
"This program taught me a lot of useful environmental information, but more importantly it empowered and inspired us to actually make a difference. The hands-on learning and exclusive field trips were incredibly valuable to my academic development, but the experience as a whole was priceless. This program attracts a certain type ..."
Kait M Duquesne University
"I could not have dreamed of having a better study abroad experience (or even travel experience) than the one that I had with the GREEN Program! The lectures were interesting and the "field trips" to local energy plants were incredible and insightful. Not to mention the trips that we took throughout Reykjavik and the Southern par..."
A student Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University / Virginia Tech
"This program made me push my limits, both physical and emotional. I learned more about myself from this one week abroad than I ever have before. I made academic and personal accomplishments that I did not previously know to be possible. The things I've learned about myself and about others will stick with me for the rest of my l..."
A student Rutgers University - New Brunswick
"I came into the program as a lost college student, searching for meaning in my academics and post-grad life. I left the program with a solid foundation as to a path I would love to take in the future and a reinstated passion that had been lost by hours and hours in classroom settings at my home university. This program is unlike..."
Isabella B University of California - Berkeley
"I learned a lot about myself, my interests and experience with renewable energy. I also had the opportunity to meet so many others with my interests! It was definitely worthwhile."
Anthony S Drexel University
"The GREEN Program was an incredible trip, and even though it was only 8 days long, it truly changed my life. I would highly recommend any student, no matter what academic background you have, to take a leap into the GREEN Program. You will be so impressed with the work you do in just those 8 days, and exhilarated by the adventur..."
A student Lehigh University
"I learned many things related to Green and renewable energy, I gained a large group of friends, and had many memorable experiences. So yes it was worthwhile."
Erik S Purdue University
"I learned so much--I learned about how Iceland generates its energy, and I gained knowledge about the geological and environmental workings of Iceland. I gained friends and interesting conversations, and learned that everyone is passionate about something, even if its hidden. It was definitely worthwhile. "
Hayley W Boston University
