Access to Global Learning
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) will expand the pursuit of learning and working abroad experiences among students by addressing financial barriers, fostering broader access to study abroad programs, and creating a culture shift to shape tomorrow’s leaders. Participation in a national project will place KPU among leading institutions championing international education to prepare students for the […]
International Field Courses for African Nova Scotian Global Leaders
Dalhousie University will provide international field courses in Ghana — a non-traditional destination — and the USA, focusing on delivering culturally appropriate mobility experiences for African Nova Scotian students. In partnership with the University of Ghana, Youth Bridge Foundation (a Ghanaian foundation committed to bridging gaps for positive youth development) and selected Historically Black Colleges […]
International Field Courses for Indigenous and Black Student Global Leaders
Dalhousie University provides international field courses in non-traditional destinations (Colombia, New Zealand), focusing on delivering culturally appropriate mobility experiences for Indigenous, Black and African Nova Scotian students. Our partner institutions are the Universidad Catolica de Manizale, Colombia and Te Herenga Wake-Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The project creates online and in-person international learning experiences, […]
Improving International Outbound Mobility Opportunities for Indigenous and Low-income Students
With post-secondary institutions utilizing global learning experiences to develop intercultural competence, it is imperative that all students have access to such programming. Indigenous students make up 19% and 38% of Sask Polytech’s and Parkland College’s student population respectively. However, their participation in international mobility programming does not positively correlate to their representation on campus. This […]
Go Where Eagles Dare! International Work and Study Opportunities for Indigenous Students
Providing Indigenous students with International work and study opportunities ensures student success through innovative programming, and enriches Canada’s post secondary sector and economy with Indigenous perspectives and global partnerships. In Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies’ (SIIT’s) proposed project, (36) students from diverse academic areas will have the opportunity to prepare for and engage in domestic […]
Red River College Interprofessional Skills and Study Abroad (ISSA) in Denmark and Finland
The Interprofessional Skills and Study Abroad project creates opportunities for underrepresented students in RRC’s School of Health Sciences and Community Services and School of Skilled Trades and Technology to broaden their skills, experiences and knowledge while creating new connections specifically in Denmark and Finland. These opportunities not only enrich and strengthen their global skills and […]
RDC Abroad – Experiential Learning in International Settings
This project creates opportunities for Red Deer Polytechnic learners within the Practical Nursing Diploma and the Bachelor of Sciences, Biology programs to engage in transformative experiential learning in international settings. Through these outbound experiences, participants develop a sense of global citizenship, social responsibility, and intercultural competence. In the Practical Nursing program, participants complete their final […]
International Experiences for Portage College Students
Portage College is a rural Alberta college with greater than 45% Indigenous students. Large steps have been taken in 2020-2021 to develop an International Strategy, that includes virtual and physical international experiences and is approved by our BOG. Portage was successful in acquiring the Outbound Mobility Grant and this funding was used to complete research […]
Global Employability Skills – International Summer Schools
NSCC provides international learning opportunities for students and employees through a variety of international summer schools with partner institutions in several non-traditional mobility countries around the world. All of these programs are focused on developing important global employability skills and provide inclusive and equitable learning experiences for all. Students not only learn within the “walls” […]
International Mobility Supporting Indigenous Entrepreneurs – (IMSIENT)
I’M SIENT (“International Mobility Supporting Indigenous Entrepreneurs”) provides Sault College’s Indigenous Students and Faculty an outbound international opportunity to i) enhance technical and analytical skills in partnership with Universidad Polytechnic Yucatan (UPY), ii) apply knowledge in a practical “real life” ecosystem with UPY Indigenous Students and Indigenous Entrepreneurs in Yucatan region, iii) share Indigenous Culture […]