Improving the Delivery of International Mobility Wraparound Services to Indigenous and Low-income Students

Indigenous and low-income students in GSO programs often encounter obstacles while travelling abroad due to the absence of tailored pre-departure training and orientation. This can result in difficulties adapting to cultural differences, language barriers, and other challenges. This project aims to provide better resources and training modules primarily for Indigenous and low-income students, who make […]

Improving International Outbound Mobility Opportunities for Indigenous and Low-income Students

With post-secondary institutions utilizing global learning experiences to develop intercultural competence, it is imperative that all students have access to such programming. Indigenous students make up 19% and 38% of Sask Polytech’s and Parkland College’s student population respectively. However, their participation in international mobility programming does not positively correlate to their representation on campus. This […]

International Mobility for Indigenous Students

The project focused on developing a data-driven approach that assisted in identifying and minimizing barriers Indigenous students encounter while participating in international mobility. The survey looked at demographic, gender, income, family and other aspects of the Indigenous student’s life that impact both incentives and access to international mobility. In addition, capacity building and training for […]