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Using Cape Town and other international locations as illustrative case examples, participants will examine how innovations in energy, water management, transportation, housing, and green spaces are being leveraged to address local environmental challenges

Participants will examine key drivers of entrepreneurship, including access to capital, technology adoption, talent development, incubators and accelerators, and connections to global markets.

This session explores how communication professionals, educators, and organizations are integrating AI-driven tools into strategic communication, media production, public relations, marketing, and digital engagement while navigating issues of accuracy, bias, transparency, privacy, and accountability.

This session explores how community development and public health approaches work together to strengthen local capacity, foster social cohesion, and support positive health outcomes.

   

In this session, participants will explore how artists, cultural institutions, and creative communities in Cape Town and other contexts contribute to civic engagement, collective memory, and social cohesion.

This session highlights scalable models of internships and research that emphasize intentional design, mentorship, reflection, and cross‑cultural engagement while expanding access for a broader range of students.

The CIEE Community Impact Global Poster Competition recognizes study abroad students who have contributed meaningfully to local community-based projects. During this event, finalists from each CIEE region present concrete outcomes from their work, showing exactly how collaboration with local partners created positive change.

The CIEE Leading Change Partner Awards recognize the higher education institutions, host families, internship hosts, community organizations, and study abroad alumni whose collaboration make global education possible. These awards honor institutions that send students to the region, on‑the‑ground partners who support meaningful learning and community impact, and alumni whose study abroad experience continues to shape their professional and civic paths.