Increasing Student Engagement through Peer-to-Peer Pathway Program and Universal Design in Wraparound Programs
UNB has determined that its promotional campaigns fail to engage all GSO-eligible students and persuade them that an international experience is attainable, beneficial and manageable. To address these challenges, UNB is restructuring of its overall mobility preparation to systematically apply universal design principles in recognition of the diversity of student characteristics (i.e. learning preferences, mental […]
Learner-Centered Global Learning Program Recruitment: Harnessing the power of peer engagement through an Access & Inclusion-focused co-op placement
To provide access to global learning, we must increase outreach to and support of students who are historically excluded from study abroad. University of Calgary aims for 50% of its students to graduate with a global learning experience. To meet this goal and develop more thorough marketing and individualized pre-departure support mechanisms, UCalgary International is […]
Mise sur pied d’une formation pré-départ sur la sécurité et création d’un registre des déplacements à l’étranger
Notre projet vise deux objectifs : 1) mettre sur pied une formation pré-départ sur la sécurité et l’adaptation culturelle pour les personnes étudiantes de l’UQAM qui souhaitent réaliser un séjour d’études à l’étranger ; et 2) créer un registre des déplacements à l’étranger qui permettra à l’Université d’aviser les personnes étudiantes concernées en cas d’urgence. […]
Student mobility in projects contributing to the SDGs: program innovations to facilitate implementation
In 1966, the Université de Sherbrooke was the first institution in Quebec to introduce the co-op system, with thousands of internships carried out annually, the majority of which are in Canada. Despite the existence of programs that enable outgoing mobility, the strong presence of co-op programs typical of UdeS, combined with the presence of programs […]
Formation inclusive et collaborative sur la sécurité des séjours de la communauté étudiante.
Parmi les obstacles à la mobilité pour la communauté étudiante canadienne, figurent notamment la peur de l’inconnu et les risques de sécurité. Dans un contexte d’internationalisation croissante et d’instabilité géopolitique planétaire, les établissements d’enseignement supérieur se préoccupent de leurs obligations de diligence raisonnable à l’égard des membres de leur communauté, notamment en s’assurant que les […]
The computerization of the emergency protocol
As part of this project, the Université de Moncton’s Service aux étudiantes et à la mobilité étudiante wishes to computerize its emergency protocol to enable students going abroad to fill in the information contained in the emergency protocol electronically. The computerization of the emergency protocol will facilitate and supervise experimentation and data collection, offer an […]
Pre-Departure and Outreach Innovations for Accessibility and Inclusion: Integrating eLearning Tools, Experiential Learning and Student Ambassadors
This project focuses on the improvement of targeted outreach and training for students from equity deserving communities, to ensure increased awareness of, and preparedness for, international study and work experiences that are key to obtaining workplace skills and intercultural competencies. Underrepresented students — in particular Indigenous students, low-income students and students with disabilities — who […]
Designing inclusion into faculty-led and co-curricular short programs abroad
UBC uses this innovation grant to investigate and compile a repository of good practices for enhancing the accessibility of faculty-led and co-curricular programs like field schools in disciplines like conservation, geography, earth sciences, marine ecology and archaeology which are often physically and mentally demanding. A graduate students are doing this research and creating a new […]
International Networking Groups: Collaborative Approach to Marketing and Recruitment
The project promotes OCAD’s international collaborations and programs and engages their community directly in the process, building more opportunities for participation. At the heart of this approach is the launch of a series of networking groups/clubs comprised of members of students, staff and faculty, and their counterparts from international institutional and community partners. These participatory […]
Expanding Student Pathways to Study and Work Abroad
This project seeks to lower barriers to participation in outbound mobility activity for students in highly structured degree programs by integrating academic exchange and international internship pathways into existing curriculum. Working with several academic departments at Concordia, international university partners, and on-campus units, the project will coordinate this by developing pre-approved exchange course packages and […]