Professors and program directors — bring your undergraduate students to Kodaikanal for a custom learning experience. CEH’s programs align academic goals with real-world social and environmental challenges for lasting impact.
What we offer
Class Trips & Summer Programs
Create tailored field trips that make academic subjects come alive. From anthropology to sustainable tourism can connect class topics to real-world impact.
Internships that Count
Our internships provide students with valuable work experience, help them build essential professional skills like communication and project coordination, and prepare them for the job market.
Research Opportunities
Graduate students, take your research to the next level - study one of India’s most biodiverse regions — the Western Ghats.
Meaningful Internships for Real-World Credit
Designed for undergraduates, our internships allow your students to work on impactful environmental projects that contribute to their academic journey.
Experience the CEH Difference
- Flexible Formats: On-site or virtual internships tailored to meet credit requirements.
- Diverse Learning Areas: Students gain hands-on experience in environmental education, data analysis, and community engagement.
- Global Network: Students join a community of environmental change-makers, taking their knowledge beyond the classroom.
- Relevant Fields of Study: Perfect for ecology, environmental science, public policy, public health, social sciences, and more.
Partner With Us on Groundbreaking Research
CEH invites graduate students to conduct field research in one of India’s most biodiverse areas. We offer resources, local mentorship, and community access to enrich and elevate your students’ research.
What We Offer
- Field Station with Local Expertise: Everything you need on the ground — equipment, networks, and expert mentors who add real depth to your research.
- Data Sharing and Collaboration: Collaborate on ongoing CEH projects, from biodiversity surveys to climate adaptation studies. We welcome co-publication opportunities to amplify our shared impact.
Photo by Prasenjit Yadav
"My group at IISER Tirupati has worked on the Shola Sky Island birds for a few decades now. These isolated mountain habitats are home to species found nowhere else in the world and serve as natural laboratories to study various biological phenomena - how and why do some species live on these mountains? How does climate change impact their populations?
The field station run in collaboration with KIS-CEH and IISER Tirupati enables close, long-term observation of these endemic species—like the Sholakili—in both wild and lightly human-modified habitats. This proximity allows us to study bird behavior, bird songs, and ecological adaptations in detail.
Through our time here, we've understood species biology and landscape change using remote sensing. Some of this research from the Kodaikanal Field Station contributed to High Court recommendations for invasive species removal and habitat restoration in the Western Ghats."
Dr. Robin Vijayan
Evolutionary biologist
IISER Tirupati
"The partnership with CEH has been transformational for students from the School of Global Public Health, New York University, (New York). This unique Kodai experience for public health students was instrumental in making them advocates for change to build stronger, more resilient communities. It has given students a renewed appreciation of the importance of biodiversity and the climate crisis, while simultaneously leading to personal growth and giving them a sense of purpose and confidence to work and thrive in global settings as public health professionals. We are grateful to KIS CEH for extending this opportunity." Dr. Niytai Parekh
Professor of Public Health Nutrition
New York Univesrity
"The CEH experience highlighted the importance of a community-centered mindset when approaching complex global public health issues. At the forefront of CEH’s approach was empathy, adaptability, and local collaboration—leaving a lasting impression on my approach to problem-solving and addressing future public health challenges."
Alex Schwaderer, MPH
Climate Change in India's Palani Hills
Visiting students interviewed over 100 farmers to understand local climate change adaptation strategies. Read about our findings in the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre’s South Asia Climate Knowledge Hub, in an article on hill communities and climate change by Rajni George (KIS, Class of '99)
Our Legacy of School and University Partnerships
We've proudly partnered with schools and universities around the world to design meaningful, hands-on learning and research experiences. These collaborations have broadened students’ perspectives and led to tangible impact in both our communities and theirs.
NYU School of Global
Public Health
Graduate students conducted a baseline assessment on sustainable farming practices in the Palani Hills.
Mahatma Gandhi
University
CEH supervised Environmental Science Master's students in research and theses on Municipal Solid Waste Management.
Indian Institute of Science, Education, and Research
We serve as a field station for the university's Bird Lab where students examine biodiversity in our montane rainforests.
Symbiosis School of
Liberal Arts
We helped undergraduates complete 100 hours of community outreach requirements with a climate awareness study.
Perdue University
College of Agriculture
Students explore soil science and composting techniques suitable to the Kodaikanal climate and scalable for local use.
Williams
College
Students developed wildlife awareness programs and crafted solid waste management policies for local communities.
Centre for Alternative
Technology
Sustainable architecture students explore local natural building materials and led a hands-on brick making workshop.
Rosendals
High School
High school students collaborated with KIS CEH to complete field studies and senior theses in the social sciences.