August 12, 2008
University of Copenhagen & Volunteering in Nepal
Name: Leah Butcher
Resource and Region Specialization: (still not sure…)
International Experience:
2005: Volunteered in Kathmandu, Nepal for 4 months teaching English and assisting in a children’s home
2007/2008: Studied at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark
2008: 3 week Field Course in Sarawak, Malaysia with the University of Copenhagen
Interesting courses taken:
-SLEUSE field course in Malaysia regarding sustainable development
-Environmental Impact Assessment
-Environment & Sustainable food systems
-Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
-Plant Nutrition
Copenhagen Exchange: Copenhagen is a wonderful city, known for its high social welfare, modern design and advanced biking pathways. The faculty of Life science offers a variety of courses from organic agriculture, to plant nutrition and development economics with a focus on group projects. In the winter semester, SLEUSE is offered as a field course where you spend 3 weeks in a developing country and learn field research methods. Students come from all over the world to study here especially those with a focus on agricultural development. The campus is small and ‘cozy’, the administration are helpful and there are many organized events to meet other students.
Photos: (Top) Leah hiking in the most northern part of Denmark where the Baltic and North Sea meet. (Bottom) Leah (black hat) and co-student (sanne) interviewing an elderly Iban women with the help of our translator, Mr. Asam in Sarawak, Malaysia
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