Enhancing Global Competence at Mohawk College through Virtual Exchange and Intercultural Orientation Development
The project comprised a Virtual Exchange between Mohawk College and The Jobs Academy (JAC) (Fondazione ITS per le nuove tecnologie per il Made in Italy) in Italy with the aim to build global understanding and intercultural competencies among students at both institutions. Workshops were embedded within a business course at each institution and students learned […]
Program Embedded Semester Exchanges – Exchanges Made Easy”
Through this funding, Niagara College begins identifying and defining where global competencies are developed in the classroom and through various progressive internationalization experiences. We believe that by helping students identify and understand their pathway of developing global competency throughout their post-secondary education that this leads to increased interest in students applying these skills abroad through […]
Fanshawe College Org. Assessment for Risk Management of International Learning Activities
In this project Fanshawe College conducted a rigorous assessment of the current risk management and safety practice related to international learning and mobility opportunities offered to students, faculty, and staff. Fanshawe partnered with Aléas, a Canadian international mobility risk management consultant firm, to conduct this assessment. The assessment established a clear outline of the practices […]
Increasing Access, Equity and Diversity in Virtual International Work-Integrated Learning Placement Opportunities
With Absolute Internship, George Brown College (GBC), successfully piloted an online placement project with host companies in France, Spain, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom from January 1, 2021 until March 31, 2021. This pilot gave priority to 11 students traditionally underrepresented in education abroad programs (low-income, students with disabilities, Black, Indigenous or People […]
Post-Covid International Mobility Preparation
Communicate to students, faculty and staff and partner institutions the importance of interculturalization in mobility programs and academic setting, how this benefits globalized workforce. Partnered with key partners in Europe offering programs in areas of interest. Selected EU countries that are part of the Federal International Experience Canada, allowing for students to apply for a […]
Mobilité pour tous
Ce projet a permis de développer le cours Leadership international et travail d’équipe. Ce cours offre aux étudiants la possibilité d’acquérir les connaissances et les compétences nécessaires pour vivre et travailler dans une société interconnectée. Un citoyen du monde est conscient d’une communauté plus vaste et cherche à respecter la diversité humaine. Il est indigné […]
Faculty-Led Classroom Abroad@Home
The Faculty-Led Classroom Abroad@Home–Storytelling (FLCA@Home-Storytelling), led by Danielle Harder, Professor in the Journalism-Mass Media program at Durham College (DC), seeks to continue the work with the Indigenous communities in Guatemala with a specific focus on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). DC students from various programs in the School of Media, Art and Design […]
Collaborative Online International Learning(COIL) Virtual Exchange Project: Internationalizing the campus and increasing global connectivity
Algoma University is piloting Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Virtual Exchange as a new mobility-focused innovation project. The goal of this project is to develop COIL-based courses that improve accessibility and participation, especially among under-represented student groups, providing an innovative virtual intercultural learning experience. Although virtual exchange programs are different from the real-life experiences of […]
People First: Designing an Indigenous mobility program
Currently in Canada, the participation rate for students in international mobility programs is less than 3%. This number is even lower for Indigenous students. In order to identify some of the barriers preventing Indigenous post-secondary students from accessing these programs and develop some fundamental principles that a successful outbound mobility program for Indigenous students should […]
Mobility by Design: Creating accessible global learning programs
The Mobility by Design: Creating accessible global learning programs project was an applied research project focused, through a design lens, on identifying innovative program design options/models which incorporates from the outset a human-centred approach to solving problems at the process, policy, or academic program development level. This study’s research objective was to understand the many […]