A NU Take on Outbound Mobility: Re-branding Nipissing University’s Exchange Program
The project was driven by the objectives to increase student mobility, particularly with students with disabilities, indigenous students and low-income student and to promote mobility to non-traditional countries. We collected feedback from these demographics of students through a series of surveys. We used their feedback to tailor marketing material and plan recruitment events that addresses […]
International Online Residency Experiences (IORE)
Residencies are a common format for professional artists and designers to come together to explore new cultures and themes, experiment with new materials/media and expand their practice and network. International Online Residency Experiences (IORE) are faculty-led and engage students in producing collaborative work with peers from one or multiple partner institutions. Each residency aims to […]
International Mobility Online Mentoring Program
Seeking to provide a platform for students to connect and learn from each other before, during, and after their international experience, Ontario Tech University developed the International Mobility Online Mentoring Program. The platform was designed through google classroom and volunteer student mentors met with each other to discuss various topics surrounding internationalization and to connect […]
Catalysts for Global Engagement: advancing deeper and broader student mobility at Queen’s University
This project seeks to build pathways to generate greater engagement with low-income students, students with disabilities and Indigenous students and increase greater prominence of non-traditional countries. The project focused on research to inform enhanced offerings for student exchange, including wrap-around mobility supports and developing short-term global engagement models with an emphasis on COIL.
Fostering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Outbound Student Mobility
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) is committed to addressing the challenges of accessibility, alongside ensuring equity and quality of experience for all students. This project focused on implementing innovative initiatives that have a transformative impact on student programming and improve student’s experience in global learning particularly for equity-seeking groups. In consultation with students, pre-departure […]
Global Land-Based Learning: Indigenous Interconnection in Mobility Programming
This project produced a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) module co-developed by staff at Humber and Otago Polytechnic for students at both institutions. Through indigenous teachings and group sharing, students explored their layered identities, relationships with land, and worked in teams on a “wicked problem” to build intercultural competence and professional networking skills. The project […]
Out Front: Supporting Student Outbound Mobility
This project seeks to connect experiences of Canadian students, staff and faculty, with experiences from the international partner institution. Students participating in outbound mobility rely on the mobility infrastructure and support that is established by the staff and faculty within their home institution as well as support received from host institutions abroad. To determine how […]
Indigenous Student Mobility Capacity Building Pilot Program
The goal of the Indigenous Student Mobility Capacity Building Pilot Program is to provide Indigenous students access to innovative and culturally-relevant resources, support services, and materials needed to participate in international mobility opportunities. Implementing this pilot program will identify and address barriers to participation, thereby providing greater access for Indigenous students to take part in […]
Mobilité Laurentienne, dans le domaine Mines et environnement minier.
L’Université Laurentienne a mis en place une entente avec le Groupement Professionnel des Miniers de Côte d’Ivoire, ainsi que l’Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet-Boigny, un institut qui gère le Centre d’Excellence Africain Mines et Environnement Minier. Ce partenariat permettra aux trois instituts de développer un programme d’apprentissage en remédiation environnementale, comprenant une dimension virtuelle et […]
A Building Block to Global Engagement
Student mobility is encouraged at McMaster as a means for meaningful global engagement, but in many instances, students are not adequately prepared to engage as reflexive global citizens. While the importance of preparing globally mobile students is recognized across campus, efforts to prepare students are fragmented. To engage meaningfully abroad, training in the foundations of […]