Fostering leadership learning for applied problem-solving: Navigating the crossroads of the sustainable development goals and immersive experiential learning.

Abstract

This paper highlights how immersive educational experiences can help students understand the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their relation to leadership. The paper provides an example of how a carefully designed faculty-led program using original research can cultivate cross-cultural competencies and build student knowledge and skills to support sustainability. Educators can use this paper as a guide to other immersive experiences to address the SDGs while developing student leadership capacity.