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, […]
International Experiences for Portage College Students
Portage College is a rural Alberta college with greater than 45% Indigenous students. Large steps have been taken in 2020-2021 to develop an International Strategy, that includes virtual and physical international experiences and is approved by our BOG. Portage was successful in acquiring the Outbound Mobility Grant and this funding was used to complete research […]
RDC Abroad – Experiential Learning in International Settings
This project creates opportunities for Red Deer Polytechnic learners within the Practical Nursing Diploma and the Bachelor of Sciences, Biology programs to engage in transformative experiential learning in international settings. Through these outbound experiences, participants develop a sense of global citizenship, social responsibility, and intercultural competence. In the Practical Nursing program, participants complete their final […]
Global Thinking, Global Access 2021-2025: Study Abroad Equity Program
Global Thinking, Global Access is a transformational four-year project providing underserved students with the financial and institutional supports to participate in global learning opportunities. The program builds on existing programing and international partnerships to: Increase access and participation in program-specific study tours, semester exchanges and international internships by removing financial barriers. Develop dedicated resources supporting […]
Widening Access to Global Education through Inclusive Outbound Student Mobility
Access to outbound mobility opportunities is integral in strengthening global competencies, as well as enriching Canada’s economy. However, COVID-19 epitomized a disruption to such opportunities as degree programs and outbound student mobility initiatives have traversed online and been suspended respectively. Keyano College believes this provided us with a unique opportunity. Advancing the work done for […]
Sustainability and Biculturalism in New Zealand
This project supports 24 students from MHC to join Otago Polytechnic’s Summer Studies in New Zealand program, with priority to Indigenous students. Students explores the culture of the Kai Tahu, a Maori tribe and the first people of New Zealand to expand their intercultural awareness, and gain awareness and skills in environmental preservation through coursework […]
GlobalQuest Student Mobility Program: Taking NorQuest to the World through Global Skills Opportunities
GlobalQuest is a comprehensive and integrated mobility initiative that offers NorQuest College students a range of academic and work integrated learning (WIL) opportunities while fulfilling a central tenet of the College’s International Strategic Plan: Take NorQuest to the World! With the goal of increasing access to international and cross-cultural educational collaboration in the fields of […]
Improving Energy Access in Remote Communities in Peru with Off-Grid Solar
Students learn intercultural competencies and global skills through a 15-week course involving virtual mobility experiences, culminating in an immersive 11-day physical mobility experience working on a clean energy project in a rural, off-grid community in Peru. During the classroom/virtual mobility experience, students strengthen intercultural competencies, perform international project planning, and learn about Peruvian language and […]
Building Capacity for U of A Indigenous Students to Participate in International Experiences
The University of Alberta identified increasing the participation of Indigenous students in international learning opportunities as the top priority in this innovation call. This project seeks to provide a better understanding of the needs and interests of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit student community and identify opportunities for Indigenous students across the many disciplines in […]
Global Community Challenge YYC
This project piloted the GLOBAL COMMUNITY CHALLENGE YYC an 8-week competition that creates opportunities for students to work in all-virtual teams to identify solutions to real world issues faced by local organizations in Calgary with global reach. The virtual format increases accessibility: zero-fees, zero-travel, enabling students from international partner universities to work together with UCalgary […]