Increasing International Student Mobility in Atlantic Canada: Sharing Resources, Building Capacity and Networking through an Online Platform
With GSO Innovation funding, six Atlantic universities (Mount Allison University, St. Francis Xavier University, Saint Mary’s University, St. Thomas University, University of New Brunswick, University of Prince Edward Island) have increased the number of Canadian students benefiting from international student mobility in Atlantic Canada, and to enhance program delivery and quality. Through collaboration, resource sharing […]
Equity by Design – Expanding access to the outward mobility experience through the application of UDL practices and principles
Mount Allison University is seeking to develop a triad of faculty-led, for-credit field schools with partner universities in Ecuador (Universidad de San Fransisco de Quito), the Netherlands (Utrecht University) and South Korea (Ewha Womans University). Applying the principles of Universal Design for Learning at every stage of design and implementation, the programs will eliminate barriers […]
Nation to Nation: Building Indigenous Knowledge Across International Borders
In its first effort to work collaboratively on an education abroad activity, member institutions of the Maple League mount an opportunity for Indigenous students to participate in an international experience together. The international offices of Acadia University, Bishop’s University, Mount Allison University and St. Francis Xavier University work together to initiate a short-term study abroad […]
Building a Pilot Intercultural Training and Assessment Module to be completed throughout the International Mobility Experience
This project focused on developing a governance document that formalize risk tolerance for running international programs and a responsive intercultural training/ assessment module for students who participate in a mobility experience. This project was developed in two folds starting with working with Aléas to lay the foundation for developing both an institutional risk management and […]