Moving Forward: Redefining Campus Accessibility Through Innovative Physical Mobility Solutions
This project aims to offer an inclusive and innovative approach to promoting student physical mobility by designing “high credit value” study abroad programs in which course credit for a single study abroad trip is maximized, thereby addressing two key barriers to participation for historically-underrepresented students: high cost, and delayed time to graduation. The project will […]
Experiential Outbound Opportunity in Support of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
The project identifies SDG-enabling infrastructure requirements within two Indigenous communities in the host country. Once built, the infrastructure will remain in place, providing lasting benefit to the community. Examples of short-term infrastructure projects that are considered might include installation of water pumping infrastructure, sanitation infrastructure or electricity infrastructure. The project builds a wrap-around student support […]
CEL/TRU World: International Work Integrated Learning Project
In this project, The TRU Career & Experiential Learning (CEL) department and TRU World are collaborating to develop international work-integrated learning opportunities that supports students from all TRU Faculties and Schools to participate in international work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. TRU World, a leader in International Education, has partners around the world that works with TRU […]
Support and Sustain: International Work-Integrated Learning
This multi-pronged, innovative project both supports the first students from the Social Service Worker program to take up internships abroad, with a specific focus on engaging target group students. The project also provides the research evidence needed to ensure that these internships, and Durham College’s International Work-Integrated Learning program, are sustainable into the future. The […]
Closing the Employer Gap on Global Skills Gained through Mobility
International mobility for students is expected to build the employability skills deemed vital for success in the workforce. To build a concrete evidence base to prove that a study abroad experience does help students get jobs, the employer voice needs to be included. This project will do a national scan of key employers, to gain […]
Indigenous Global Partnerships for Student Internships
From the first round of Global Skills Opportunity funding, Langara College has had many requests from Indigenous students to intern with a global Indigenous community. In the context of this project, a consultant will be hired to conduct a survey of best practices of Indigenous internships and programs as possible locations for interns. The consultant […]