Holistic Support for Student Outbound Mobility Journey
This project develops innovative and inclusive modules and resources to support students of all backgrounds and abilities throughout their outbound mobility journey. Student mobility supports in Canada overwhelmingly focus on pre-departure. This project fills this gap by placing equal emphasis on supports available to students during their time abroad and upon re-entry. Centered on three […]
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 […]
Promoting Inclusive and Visible Mobility
The “Promoting Inclusive and Visible Mobility” project enhances the visibility of the CEGEP’s mobility projects involving the target groups. The initial goal is to gain insight into systemic barriers to participation in mobility projects and subsequently to review the CEGEP’s recruitment and awareness strategies. In so doing, the CEGEP ensures that project-related promotional materials have […]
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 […]
Overcoming Barriers and Increasing Supports in Outbound Mobility
In this project, College of the North Atlantic (CNA) and Durham College will conduct research with stakeholders across the post-secondary sector to share knowledge and best practices to understand how to better engage low income, Indigenous and students with disabilities in outbound mobility experiences. From this research, the two institutions will develop and test new […]
Indigenous COIL/VE Special Topics Framework: A Versatile Framework Interweaving Virtual Collaboration Projects
In this project, North Island College is developing an Indigenous COIL/VE Special Topics Framework. The framework is a versatile university-transfer course designed to meet academic expectations while providing an institutional framework for virtual exchange collaborations. This framework interweaves Indigenous pedagogies, intercultural perspectives, and land-based approaches with academic expectations that can be adapted to any community […]
Inclusive Mobility Bursary Program
In connection with this project, the CEGEP sets up an international mobility bursary program geared towards students experiencing one or more types of marginalization (i.e. an inclusive mobility bursary program). Bursaries are primarily aimed at reducing financial constraints, while also assisting international mobility candidates in situations of disability, whether visible or invisible.43
Go Where Eagles Dare Program and Service Innovation
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) credit-granting outbound mobility program, Go Where Eagles Dare (GWED), provides Indigenous students international work, study, and travel opportunities. SIIT students from diverse academic and geographic areas are given equitable opportunities to develop the fluency and connection required to enter an international labour market. During this Innovation project, SIIT focuses […]
Developing a More International Education Framework
Each year, the CEGEP welcomes international students enrolled in various academic programs. However, the institution’s own students rarely study abroad despite growing interest in this option. This project is specifically aimed at enabling the CEGEP’s faculty members to engage in the analysis of academic programs (including curricula and program requirements) offered by certain international partners […]
Increasing Access to International Mobility Through Joint Mobilization of General Academic Disciplines
Bringing together the Cégep de Chicoutimi and the Cégep de Jonquière, this inclusive mobility project focuses on general academic disciplines. This project facilitates international mobility for all institutional clienteles, regardless of students’ chosen academic programs. It thus reflects our institutions’ commitment to address obstacles impeding students’ access to mobility. In terms of expected immediate results, […]