Intercultural Leadership: From Awareness to Action
Through this innovative centralized initiative, up to 100 under-represented UM students participate in physical outbound mobility, engaging in experiential learning opportunities abroad, acquiring intercultural skills and gaining global perspectives. Prior to travelling, UM offers customized wrap-around and financial supports to target groups, leveraging existing programs, investments, and partnerships both within UM and abroad. Depending on the […]
Understanding Student Interest In and Barriers to Outbound Mobility in a Liberal Arts University
The project creates a stronger evidence base for outbound mobility leading to the identification of pathways for program development. Canadian Mennonite University a liberal arts university, this research provides beneficial insight for more than 30 liberal arts universities across the nation. The resulting reports are available to other Canadian universities through the Manitoba Outbound Mobility […]
Students Leading Students: an intercultural mentor support program
This project builds on the University of Winnipeg’s Innovation Project, “My Intercultural Journey.” New funds grow our undergraduate exchange program, with particular focus on underrepresented groups: indigenous, low-income and newcomer students, and those with accessibility needs. We develop an online exchange alumni network by providing financial stipends to those who share their journey. This establishs […]
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 […]
Red River College Interprofessional Skills and Study Abroad (ISSA) in Denmark and Finland
The Interprofessional Skills and Study Abroad project creates opportunities for underrepresented students in RRC’s School of Health Sciences and Community Services and School of Skilled Trades and Technology to broaden their skills, experiences and knowledge while creating new connections specifically in Denmark and Finland. These opportunities not only enrich and strengthen their global skills and […]
Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Participation in International Mobility at the University of Manitoba
Aims to create a baseline understanding of the systemic barriers that prevent underrepresented students from participating in outbound student mobility. This funding provided the University of Manitoba with an opportunity to hire a graduate student researcher for three months to start the process of conducting focus groups, community outreach/consultation and compile reports with initial recommendations […]
My intercultural journey
My intercultural journey allowed UWinnipeg to survey the needs of underrepresented students in exchange programs (Indigenous and Newcomers), implement a mentorship program to promote Exchange (with a focus on underrepresented groups), and to have a staff member trained to help students assess their intercultural competency pre- and post- outbound mobility experience.
Indigenous Knowledge promoting Intercultural Understanding, Empathy and Mutual Respect: A Video Series
In broad terms, we want to produce the first of a series of videos of Indigenous elders answering questions from students (of all backgrounds) about Indigenous traditions, world views, health care, history and any other questions that are on their minds. The students use their phones to video themselves asking the question or telling us […]
International Experiences in Information Technology and Transportation at Red River College
In winter 2021, students from the Business Information Technology Program at RRC in Winnipeg worked on a virtual industry project with students in Computer Engineering from the Federal Institute of Ceara (IFCE) in Brazil. The goal was for the students to gain IT experience in an international context and to further develop their cross-cultural communication […]