The school was established in 2005 to focus specifically on the environmental problems that constitute one of the greatest challenges we face today. The curriculum combines social and natural sciences, in recognition of the fact that effective environmental study spans a number of scholastic discipline, including law, policy, administration, economics, population, energy, and chemistry.

The school is devoted to create graduates equipped to serve effectively as business persons, specialists, or scholars in the area of environmental protection.

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