The Global Schools Project is a program of the Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions at the University of South Florida.
The Patel Center supports distinguished research and educational programs that promote sustainable, healthy communities in a globalizing world. The Patel Center brings together people from the academic, public, private and non-governmental sectors to work collaboratively on finding solutions to pressing global problems. In particular, we focus on water and sanitation, sustainability, and urbanization and migration.
The Patel Center’s mission is to promote and support nonpartisan, independent applied research that leads to the discovery, dissemination and application of new knowledge about the sources of and solutions to problems of global concern. In addition to research programs, the Center supports educational programs that train current and future leaders and educators and expand public awareness about global concerns. The Patel Center further serves as a networking hub, bringing together people from academic, government and private sector settings to discuss areas of mutual concern. We also host two academic journals and serve as a publications outlet when appropriate. Occasional travel awards and the Patel Fellows program are two additional ways that the Center supports USF faculty. As outlined in the Patel Center’s Strategic Plan, the Patel Center’s efforts are focused on the intersecting areas of the Natural Environment (specifically potable water and sanitation), the Social Environment (urbanization) and the Economic Environment (sustainable activities).
To learn more about the Patel Center, please visit www.patelcenter.org.
