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Global experts advise that in order to stir humanity towards sustainability, we need to re-design everything, from our homes to our food, energy, transport and economic systems. This transformation needs to occur on a grand scale and take into consideration people, planet and livelihoods to arrive at a holistic balance as we humbly endeavour to redesign human presence on Earth.

So, what does it mean to re-design everything?

Rooted in Gaia Education’s international experience in community design education and sustainable systems thinking over more than ten years, we offer you this short course that highlights what is possible, what is being done, and what remains to be done, to transform society, while addressing the most pressing issues of our times. Designing for Sustainability invites a cross-generational process of critical thinking, the exploration of innovative solutions and social entrepreneurship, and is inspired by what Thich Nhat Hanh has called ‘interbeing’ – the connection we share with all living things.... [-]

Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, increases social equity and an environment that allows the world to thrive. Development is not possible without energy and sustainable development is not possible without sustainable energy.

This online programme will give a comprehensive overview of renewable energy as a means to enable sustainable development at a global scale. It will present the case for how renewable energies represent both an environmental necessity and an economic opportunity.

The programme supports the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4ALL), which aims to provide universal access to modern energy services, and double the worldwide rate of improvement in energy efficiency and the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. Energy underpins all of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which this course is also closely aligned with.... [-]

We need to learn to question our basic assumptions and learn to ask deeper questions that help us to transcend and include multiple perspectives if we hope to steer humanity towards an uncertain future with wisdom, foresight, and precaution.

The Worldview dimension invites you to become more conscious of how your own worldview and value system affect your perceived needs and the way you might propose and design solutions in any given situation.

This dimension can be taken as a stand-alone programme or as the starting point for our 10-month online Design For Sustainability course. The cost of this dimension is £350 GBP. The course, which includes an orientation period, lasts for eight weeks. We suggest you dedicate a minimum of 10 hours a week to the course, in order to receive maximum benefit from it.... [-]

Never has there been a better time and a more urgent need to create a more resilient and participatory future by turning our attention to the redesign of our economic systems. If you feel stuck or uncertain about what you can do and want to take part in this redesign, our e-learning programme is for you.

An increasing amount of people know that our current economic system is no longer sustainable, yet awareness of viable alternatives is spreading slowly. Our aim is to give you a better understanding of those alternatives and the true meaning of economy and wealth. Participants will learn about existing systems and tools that are useful and will explore what it might take to re-design those that have proven dysfunctional.... [-]

Do you want to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem?

Do you want to learn to create elegant solutions carefully adapted to the biocultural uniqueness of place?

If you do, then becoming an ecological designer is for you.

The Ecological dimension of Gaia Education’s online course will give you the skills to become an ecological designer and create self-regenerating sustainable settlements.

World leaders have set the target of achieving three extraordinary things in the next 15 years:

The 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development could get these things done. In all countries. For all people.... [-]

Are you looking to consciously reinvent cooperative and harmonious ways of living and working together?

If so, how do we design for group development, leadership, conflict resolution, decision-making, creativity, social justice, and communication?

Join Gaia Education’s Social Design for Sustainability course and learn practical effective ways to create the change we all seek. Our distinct programme is your chance to learn about the different ways to participate in this (r)evolutionary shift in paradigms.

Our aim is to give you a better understanding of the true meaning of social equity and participatory action and to enable participants to apply transformative tools that align us with more resilient social systems. Our relationship with others is too dear to let it default on old domineering paradigms.... [-]

Undergraduate Course - Cultural Studies And Management

Cultural management has begun to take hold in the entire world since the scope of the globalization phenomenon in the cultural field has brought the idea of a possible homogenization of customs and performances due to the cultural influence of developed countries. However, the source of this fear is –at the same time– the source of countless ideas promoting the disclosure of other customs, ideas, and ways of being in contact with the world. Under such perspective, the Cultural Management and Studies program gives rise as the best way to contribute to the academic training of professionals able to promote the identities of peoples to the world and manage cultural companies becoming an important strategic developing factor in the economy of nations.Juan Carlos Patiño Prieto... [-]

Undergraduate Course - Modern Languages

The program is widely recognized by stakeholders due to the level of comprehensive academic training and professional skills in the ‘to be’, ‘to know’ and ‘to know how’ areas; it also demonstrates a high social impact because of the solutions in terms of communication and international negotiation in the economic, political and social fields. Our professionals work in multinational companies within the country or abroad, or are entrepreneurs (founders and owners of their own companies).

The working field comprises business communication; processes on the creation of network business contents (intranet, internet and extranet); support to CRM (Customer Relationship Management), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) processes; development of business intelligence and learning through communication and documentation plans; commercial and business translation, and freelance and in-house translation in the economics, financial and business fields; as well as support for the advertising, marketing and corporate image areas.... [-]

Undergraduate Course - Marketing

Marketing is essential to conquer the market, drive competition, sell more and generate profit. It is one of the most popular and highly paid professional careers since every company needs qualified professionals to plan, organize and manage decisions in terms of products, prices, distribution, promotion and after-sales services.

Marketing benefits society at large improves the standard of living of consumers by meeting their needs and desires with various products and services and allows the existence and development of companies creating them, and generating and distributing wealth.

We invite you to be a successful businessman or professional and so study marketing at Universidad EAN. You will be supported by a very comprehensive and updated curriculum, high-quality tutors, state-of-the-art technology, a virtual library, a business and entrepreneurship focus, and permanent support at set times. All these elements will be provided on an on-line basis, from the comfort of your home and on your own schedule.”"Managing competitive and profitable marketing strategies"... [-]

Undergraduate Course - International Business

"The social and economic development of our country depends on the possibility of having –in the management staff of private and government institutions– people able to own comprehensive thinking and a mind opened to exchange and interact with cultures and the globalized world, that is, managers capable of overcoming political, cultural, technological and economic boundaries, and with analytical skills and abilities to make negotiations in any culture.

International Business is essential for the economic development of the country, and efficiency will increase in the international context with the implementation of a new strategic, global and overall vision of the company.... [-]

Undergraduate Course - Manufacturing Engineering

The Manufacturing Engineering virtual academic program is the first virtual academic program offered in Colombia. It aims at training enterprising professionals with knowledge in planning, managing and controlling manufacturing processes with the purpose of improving indicators of efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity in companies on a national and international basis.

The academic training areas of the Manufacturing Engineer are Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Production Systems Management, Quality Management, Industrial Safety, Environment, and Industrial Automation.

The program has an academic staff with broad academic and business experience, as well as with solid methodological training, thus making the learning process easier.... [-]

The Economics virtual academic program emphasized on finance, is one of the first virtual academic programs offered in Colombia in this academic field. Besides seeking a response to the business needs of our country, it also aims at developing its academic activities with the purpose of training enterprising professionals throughout the country. This academic program pretends to train professionals in economics under a new vision adaptable to the changing world economy, and integrate regions in the academic training process of this kind of programs.

Universidad EAN offers this program for the purposes as follows:

Train professionals in economics for them to be able to master, amongst other, financial management techniques so necessary to work both in the public and the private sectors, as well as have traditional theoretical and analytical academic training.... [-]

Business Administration E-learning

"Academic training of leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and executives with a comprehensive view of the organization focused on human talent, and with an international projection.Advice on business creation.

Unique program accredited in Virtual Methodology by means of Resolution 790/2008, based on the institutional conditions of Universidad EAN and of the program itself, that ensures the sustainability of the strengths as follows: The full-time and part-time academic staff; the existence of the COMPEDEAN research group granted A Category by COLCIENCIAS, which involves teachers belonging to the academic program; the curriculum organized by thematic and problematic units, thus favoring flexibility and comprehensiveness, as well as the appropriate tutoring support and performance monitoring of students; the results obtained by the students belonging to the academic program in the ECAES exam; the social outreach of the program through interaction with companies and internship processes of students; the development of both the virtual campus and the virtual platform; the proper organization and management of the program; and the recognition of graduates in the business sector.... [-]

Specialization in Social Responsibility Management and Shared Value

“One of the most important issues of the current global agenda is a social responsibility, especially since the creation of the concept of shared value -a perspective recognizing the impact organizations have in the development of their social and economic environment. The Specialization in Social Responsibility Management and Shared Value offered by Universidad EAN -virtual modality- is an academic program aimed at training professionals -from different areas- in competencies related to strategic planning under a managerial and consulting vision of social responsibility, without ignoring the importance of business ethics. In this regard, the said specialization program is intended to create shared value as a core focus, and develop sustainability addressed from an environmental dimension, a social dimension, and a financial dimension.... [-]

Distance Specialization in Financial Management

The Specialization in Financial Management approved in accordance with the rules in force in Colombia aims at training specialists with the skills enough to properly manage the financial resources of the organization, regardless of their economic and social activity, thus seeking to consolidate governance and feasibility processes to maximize the value of the company.

The curriculum comprises core, cross-curricular and elective study units contributing to the consolidation of the comprehensive academic training in the discipline and in the area of professional interest. These study units are designed to develop skills for managing the financial resources of organizations on a comprehensive basis. The curriculum is characterized by its flexible organization, its non-preconditions requirements, the combination of studies at Universidad EAN supporting the pedagogical model of distance learning and the use of technological tools, and the participation of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) as an ally providing the academic background and experience of a university belonging to the European Union."... [-]