GSB Global Business Education Program
The Global Business Education program sends students to study at a selection of 50 globally accredited business schools in 22 countries on four continents to participate in an immersive global experience through semester-long or year-long exchanges, or short duration programming. Students have the opportunity to enhance their intercultural competency and professional networking by completing coursework […]
New Horizons: Global skills, Indigenous Knowledge, and Student Mobility Program
The New Horizons program provides opportunities for Indigenous students and low-income students to develop cultural intelligence and global awareness, expand their knowledge of issues relevant to Indigenous Peoples globally, and to provide students access to the innovative and culturally relevant supports, resources, training and financial backing needed to participate in international mobility opportunities. Through the […]
Estamos: A cohort-based international experiential program
Estamos is a cohort-based international learning program of Canadian Mennonite University which develops intercultural competencies and global citizenship in students through academically rigorous and service-learning frameworks. In the 2022 pilot, a cohort of students travelled to Guatemala for one month. Students participated in learning tours, Spanish lessons, live independently with local host families for two […]
CALAREO International Research Mobility Experience (IRME)
The CALAREO Consortium includes five member universities: Vancouver Island University, Lakehead University, York University, Carleton University, and Memorial University. CALAREO was formed to support collaboration with Latin American partner institutions. As a non-traditional destination, Latin America is relatively unknown and our students rarely consider the opportunities available there. Using data collected through our pilot project, […]
Using student exchange opportunities to build twin-city post-industrial revitalization efforts in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and the city of Walbrzych, Poland
Cape Breton University deepens the ties to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s (CBRM) Partner City, Walbrzych, Poland, by taking advantage of our student exchange agreement with the Angelus Silesius University of Applied Sciences and sending CBU students on summer exchanges to Walbrzych. Students progress their academic program in Political Science/Public Administration at CBU, gain valuable […]
Global WorkAbilities: Gaining intercultural work competencies across disability barriers
Work abroad, especially for undergraduate, non-research, have historically been limited in opportunities and financial accessibility. The global networks needed are expensive and the resources at institutions are less established. For students with disabilities, these programs are specifically difficult to access because of added barriers to workplace accommodation and competing disability policies. This program provides high-quality, […]
Widening access and equity through Collaborative Online International Learning and diverse reimagined global field school experiences
This project engages the university community in accessible COIL programming and builds a range of re-imagined field schools to offer equal opportunity for Capilao University students to participate in outbound mobility experiences. With strategically chosen partners with shared EDI values to provide diverse intercultural experiences, COIL programming will introduce imaginative intercultural learning experiences for 455 […]
McMaster African and Caribbean Leadership Exchange (MACLeads)
MACLeads provideS high impact leadership training that opens minds, doors and opportunities for young, emerging and underrepresented Canadian leaders to tackle global challenges, especially in the Global South (Africa and the Caribbean). MACLeads provides diverse undergraduate students with experiential learning opportunities through work/study placements in the Global South. Building on existing McMaster University initiatives, MACLeads […]
International Student Mobility – Enhancement and Expansion Project
Carleton’s project will prioritize engaging underrepresented groups in international mobility experiences, including internships, exchanges and service-learning with the goal of providing increased equity around these high-impact experiences. Through partnerships with faculty, international partners and key departments, we will be strategic in our outreach to engage additional underrepresented students and develop enhanced supports. We will provide […]
Developing Skilled Future Leaders in Strengthening Health and Social Systems
This project will enable emerging leaders within McMaster University’s undergraduate community to build knowledge and skills to support health- and social-system strengthening internationally. We will leverage McMaster Health Forum’s programs to support skills development in policy, political and systems analysis, evidence synthesis, and stakeholder engagement, while building on our experience with student mentorship, leadership development […]