Villars Academy: Himalayas

Ladakh, India | 11-18 July, 2027

An immersive experiential learning journey exploring the intersection of energy access, environmental resilience, culture, and community development in the Indian Himalayas.

Participants will work alongside local communities and practitioners to better understand how interconnected systems shape everyday life — and how meaningful change happens in practice.

From solar energy initiatives to village immersion and reflective learning, Villars Academy: Himalayas is designed to cultivate the next generation of systems leaders ready to drive meaningful change.

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Location: Ladakh, Indian Himalayas

Dates: 11-18 July, 2027

Participants: For educators

Program Fee: CHF 2,500 per participant

A high-impact experiential learning journey for educators seeking deeper engagement with global challenges, systems thinking, and leadership development.

Jaideep Bansal

Jaideep Bansal is an environmental entrepreneur and CEO of GHE, an award-winning organization advancing sustainable development across remote Himalayan communities.

His work has impacted more than one million lives and has been recognized globally, including through the UN Climate Action Award and acknowledgements from organizations such as the G20, UNWTO, and WTTC.

A graduate of IIT and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Jaideep brings deep expertise in sustainable development, systems change, and community-driven innovation.

Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) is one of the world’s first social enterprises using the power of technology coupled with tourism to bring clean energy access to the remotest communities in India. GHE merges sustainability, adventure tourism, homestays, clean cooking and solar-based electrification to combat climate change and create resilient mountain communities through its development interventions. GHE has brought development access to indigenous communities living in remote regions in India through solar electrification of villages, schools and health centres while creating tourism models to enable income generation and lift communities out of poverty. It also captures CO₂ emissions by deploying low-carbon solutions.

Find out more about GHE

Villars Academy: Himalayas