{"id":6116,"date":"2025-05-06T14:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=6116"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:58:06","slug":"westminster-business-school-students-gain-real-world-insights-into-sustainability-in-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/westminster-business-school-students-gain-real-world-insights-into-sustainability-in-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Westminster Business School students gain real-world insights into sustainability in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6116\" class=\"elementor elementor-6116\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e27138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e27138\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c85c28\" data-id=\"6c85c28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f35036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f35036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">&#8220;Learning about the sustainability of Amsterdam was integral as sustainability is a big part of our business management course, helping us connect the dots on how sustainable economies are growing and how they develop&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">&#8211; Student, Business Management BA<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f902e98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f902e98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23cafa6\" data-id=\"23cafa6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa186b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa186b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Twenty-one students from the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/business-and-management-courses\/2025-26\/september\/full-time\/business-management-ba-honours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Management BA Honours<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">&nbsp;course participated in a four-day sustainability trip to Amsterdam, which offered students a unique perspective on real-world sustainable practices that they can apply in their future studies and careers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-1.jpg\" alt=\"A group of students ready to tour the city of Amsterdam by bike.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-4.jpg\" alt=\"Students enjoying the sights of Amsterdam by canal cruise.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A group of students by the iconic Amsterdam canals.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Course Leader for Business Management, BA Honours, Dr. Setenay Dilek Fidler and her student.\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-6.jpg\" alt=\"A group of students enjoying The Van Gogh Museum.\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bd852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5bd852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Amsterdam is ranked number 1 in the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadis.com\/en\/insights\/perspectives\/global\/sustainable-cities-index-2024#ranking\" target=\"_blank\">Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index (2024)<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">, a global ranking that assesses the sustainability performance of 100 cities worldwide. The index evaluates urban resilience and progress across four key metrics: People, Planet, Profit, and Progress. Amsterdam\u2019s achievement reflects its deep-rooted commitment to advancing the United Nations&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/news\/westminster-business-school-students-visit-stockholm-for-sustainability-focused-trip#:~:text=Sustainable%20Development\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">, making it an ideal location for experiential learning in sustainability, governance, and community development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">As part of our Business Management BA course\u2019s ongoing commitment to embedding sustainability into business education, a group of students recently travelled to Amsterdam on a field trip designed to explore sustainability in action. Organised and led by course leaders,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\", serif\">Beverley Marsland and<\/span><span style=\", serif\">&nbsp;Dr Setenay Dilek Fidler<\/span><span style=\", serif\">, with support from Rachel Lander, Assistant Head of School at the School of Management and Marketing, the visit brought academic theory to life through immersive, real-world experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Taking place from across from the 3rd to 6th April, the trip served as a living case study aligned with several UN SDGs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SDG 4: Quality Education<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SDG 13: Climate Action<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif\">Students began their visit with a guided walking tour of the UNESCO-listed canal ring, gaining insights into the engineering and architectural innovations that helped shape modern Amsterdam. They saw first-hand how sustainability challenges such as subsidence are being tackled, as the city works to preserve its iconic merchant houses from sinking into the historic waterways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">On the Amstel walking tour, students engaged with a deeper narrative of the city\u2019s social history. Street art installations and poignant memorials commemorated Jewish families displaced during WWII, while symbolic bridges traced the path of both occupation and liberation. These moments connected historical justice and reconciliation to the wider theme of SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Amsterdam\u2019s world-renowned cycling infrastructure became a focal point during the trip. Students joined a guided cycle tour through parts of the city\u2019s 515km of cycle paths and green spaces, learning how cycling has been embedded into city planning for decades. The tour highlighted how policy, community engagement, and environmental strategy converge to reduce carbon emissions and promote a healthier urban lifestyle\u2014key to SDG 11 and SDG 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">The itinerary also included visits to the Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum of Contemporary Art, where students explored how culture and creativity contribute to both economic vitality and community identity\u2014underscoring the \u2018People\u2019 dimension of the Arcadis index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Another powerful moment came with the visit to National Monument Kamp Vught, a former Nazi transit and labour camp that has been preserved as a site of historical education and reflection. The visit deepened students\u2019 understanding of institutional justice and human rights, themes that continue to resonate in both global business ethics and public governance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">The trip concluded with a canal tour through Amsterdam\u2019s historic waterways, offering a final opportunity to view the city through the lens of sustainable tourism, heritage preservation, and forward-thinking urban design.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-189995b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"189995b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9679c9e\" data-id=\"9679c9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da13df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da13df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">&#8220;The cycle tour had a fantastic guide who shared many engaging facts and insights on the evolution of Amsterdam, from the past to the present. As an avid cyclist, I found it very different from cycling in the UK. I loved every second of it!&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\"><b>&#8211; Jamie Gowers<\/b><\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">(Student)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-163e482\" data-id=\"163e482\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70d6b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b70d6b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">\u201cWe had the chance to visit<br \/>the world-renowned Van Gogh Museum, gaining deeper insight into the life and<br \/>work of one of the most influential artists in history and enjoyed a scenic<br \/>canal boat tour that offered a unique perspective of the city\u2019s historic waterways&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">Juste Sadaunikaite<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman, serif\">(Student)<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d910f2b\" data-id=\"d910f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df83f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df83f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">&#8220;My favourite activity was the bike tour of Vondelpark in Amsterdam. The tour focused mainly on the culture and infrastructure of the city, but our guide also went in depth on the subject.\u201d<b> \u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">Helen Chesterman<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: black\">(Student)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d77751b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d77751b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a598d2\" data-id=\"4a598d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a270d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a270d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-2-476x357.jpg 476w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-2-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2025\/05\/Business-Management-Students-2.jpg 1452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f59f81 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5f59f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc16c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc16c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ab5eff\" data-id=\"0ab5eff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a8bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a8bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><i><span style=\", serif;color: black\">\u201cThe Business Management BA course embeds SDG education into our curriculum. Field trips are education in action &#8211; real world engagement with environmental and social sustainability. In Amsterdam, we experienced firsthand how sustainability is integrated into daily life\u2014particularly through green mobility solutions. Our journey also included contemplation of social sustainability concerns, as we learned about Amsterdam\u2019s&nbsp;Nazi occupation during WWII and the tragic deportation and murder of hundreds of thousands of Jewish citizens under German occupation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p><p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;line-height: inherit\"><span style=\", serif;color: black\">&#8211; Beverley Marsland<\/span><\/span><span style=\", serif;color: black\">&nbsp;(Course Leader)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><i style=\"color: black;, serif\"><br><\/i><\/p><p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><i style=\"color: black;, serif\">\u201cWe saw our students grow in so many ways\u2014not just in their understanding of sustainability, but in how they worked together, supported one another, and stepped out of their comfort zones. They built confidence and developed teamwork and leadership skills. The trip brought us all closer, creating stronger bonds and a truly supportive learning community beyond the classroom.\u201d&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;line-height: inherit\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: black\">&#8211; Dr Setenay Dilek Fidler<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: black\">&nbsp;(Course Leader)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: normal;background-image: initial;background-position: initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat: initial;background-attachment: initial;vertical-align: baseline\"><br><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">&nbsp;&#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">This is the second year the School has been able to offer additional sustainable business themed field trips to students.&nbsp; Our feedback shows these are seen as a valuable contribution to giving students an excellent experience on our BA Business Management Course.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">&#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Rachel Lander<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif\"> (<span style=\"color: black\">Assistant Head of School)<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif\"><span style=\"color: black\"><br><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">Find out what some of our students had to say about the trip:<b> <\/b><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7321260628206104578\/\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: #4c94d8\">Noor Ghumran<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7318290841146384384\/\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: #4c94d8\">Kevin Meireles<\/span><\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7317662073029603329\/\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;color: #4c94d8\"> Benyamin Davari Shalamzari<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-507be0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"507be0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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