Crossing Borders: Using the Power of Place to Build Connections
The Crossing Borders: Using the Power of Place to Build Connections project at Vancouver Island University will use place-based learning as an innovative approach to international mobility that explores the many ways in which we understand identity and who we are in differences places and spaces. Through international field schools, exchanges and internships, VIU students […]
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, […]
Understanding barriers to student participation in outbound mobility to Latin America
To increase collaboration with Latin American universities, Vancouver Island University undertook a survey of students to understand, the main barriers to outbound mobility. The survey paid particular attention to perceptions of Latin America to better understand how to motivate students to participate in mobility opportunities in that region to identify barriers to participation in mobility […]