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 […]
Improving the Delivery of International Mobility Wraparound Services to Indigenous and Low-income Students
Indigenous and low-income students in GSO programs often encounter obstacles while travelling abroad due to the absence of tailored pre-departure training and orientation. This can result in difficulties adapting to cultural differences, language barriers, and other challenges. This project aims to provide better resources and training modules primarily for Indigenous and low-income students, who make […]
Reinforcing Organizational Risk Management Capabilities Associated with International Mobility Stays
This project involves the implementation of a risk management strategy for international opportunities (drafting policies, instructions, and procedures) and helps the CEGEP to develop a toolbox in order to operationalize the governance process, with particular emphasis on: Evaluating travel safety (recognition of risks) Agreements with students Checklist to evaluate the capabilities of partner organizations […]
Western Colleges Mobility Network
In this project, Douglas College establishes a Western Colleges Mobility Network (WCMN), a new network founded by nine colleges and institutes with the goal of increasing overall student mobility via field schools, short-term mobility, semester exchanges and hybrid opportunities. The WCMN members leverage government investments in the BC Transfer Guide and their own investments […]
Increasing Indigenous and Underrepresented Voices Through International Mobility
This project will support George Brown College in increasing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in study abroad and work-integrated learning (WIL) programming and services. The college aims to build a culture of equity, reconciliation and belonging by creating a learning and working environment that embraces and honours the complex intersecting identities of our learning community […]
Study Abroad Software Implementation
The goal of this project is to implement software that is designed to handle student and staff mobility in post-secondary institutions. SAIT currently uses manual processes that involve multiple tools (Excel, Word, Outlook, Logiforms, etc.) to track all aspects of academic partnerships, student applications, opportunities, checklists, pre-departure training, assessments, reports, and emails. The software being […]
Identifying and Reducing Barriers to International Exchange Opportunities for Students with Disabilities at the University of Waterloo
Using a participatory action approach, this project aimed to identify and reduce barriers to exchange for students with disabilities. The project design promoted extremely high levels of student engagement. This enabled students to contribute to the development, and testing, of resources that aim to reduce barriers to exchange and enhance student support. This project engaged […]
Virtual Intercultural Competency Training Using Basic AI Models
The Virtual Intercultural Competency Training project was proposed following cancellation of the mobility exchange program due to Covid-19. To maintain our partnership with Kamuzu College of Nursing in Malawi, and to explore an alternative method for Intercultural Competency Training, a collaborative virtual exchange was organized. The development of intercultural competence is a program exit competency […]
Student Engaged Learning and Support in Outbound Mobility
This project supported the development and integration of student access to international learning opportunities, risk management practices, including pre-departure training and post-experience support, for students participating in international mobility programs at Western and its Affiliated University Colleges. Key outcomes focused on the development and enhancement of robust wraparound supports for student safety prior to, during, […]
Overcoming Barriers to Study Abroad for Better Engagement of Indigenous Students: An Indigenous Based Approach to Data Collection and Design
Laurier’s Indigenous Initiatives office with support from Laurier International, set out to better understand Indigenous students’ learning needs and obstacles related to international education. By gathering knowledge about the student experience and needs and wants in a culturally appropriate way, the project generated evidence-based insights that will inform the design of learning abroad programs so […]