INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
More and more Indian students are interested in joining graduate courses in sustainability in US universities, feels Dr Pradeep Haldar,
director of sustainable business, courtesy faculty and adjunct professor at the Patel College of Global Sustainability, University of South
Currently there are over half a dozen Indian students enrolled for the masters graduate programmes that Patel College has been offering for
science and arts students for the last ten years
climate change and clean energy issues
streams including communications, marketing, law, history, environmental and other engineering disciplines and sciences
For students from India, there are several employment opportunities available during their optional practical training (OPT) and they get
hired by companies or government organisations which are looking for students with the right qualifications
He added that regulations around sustainability issues are driving demand among companies to hire students who are prepared with hands on
a management and technology consulting organisation for clean energy, semiconductor and materials technology.With the University of South
Florida attracting a large number of Indian students every year, Patel College, too, is now looking at an uptick
has over 30 years of experience in business development, strategic planning, research and development and public-private partnerships, said.
