Gund Institute for Ecological Economics

rdf:langString Gund Institute for Ecological Economics

rdf:langString Gund Institute for Ecological Economics

rdf:langString Gund Institute for Ecological Economics

rdf:langString Burlington, Vermont, United States

rdf:langString The Gund Institute for Environment (founded 1992), formerly known as the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and more commonly known as Gund Institute, is a research institute for transdisciplinary scholarship, based at the University of Vermont (UVM) and comprising diverse faculty, students, and collaborators worldwide. The Gund Institute offers graduate-level training where students are exposed to a wide range of expertise, perspectives, and techniques through course offerings, weekly discussions and seminars, and research mentoring. The Gund Institute offers a Certificate of Graduate Study in Ecological Economics, available both to UVM Graduate students and to anyone pursuing continuing education. In addition, it has a series of problem-solving workshops called "Ateliers" and nearly two hundred educational videos.

rdf:langString Today's grand challenges lie at the intersection of environment, economics, and society. We created the Gund Institute as a place for scholars, students, and practitioners to collaborate in developing solutions that are as integrated as the challenges themselves.