A 2021 Global Competency Framework for TVET Students
As with many Colleges, semester exchanges abroad are challenging to insert into many of Niagara College’s programs given the shorter duration of a diploma and post-graduate program. Therefore, semester exchanges can be complicated for College level students. Additionally, as many students are working while studying, extensive advance notice to prepare students for their exchange supports […]
Preparing a Go Global Culture at Northern Lights College
The project set a foundation for the creation of an inclusive study abroad program at NLC. As a rural college, with high levels of first generation, low-income, and indigenous students, NLC does not have a track record of study abroad. NLC has identified the development of study abroad as a top priority, and NLC needs […]
Canada’s West Coast Fishery: Indigeneity and Japanese Trans-pacific migration
This project explores the practice of diverse means of cultural introspection as unconventional approaches to intercultural learning. Specifically, it examines the use of stories, cultural autobiographies, and metaphoric expression such as creative journaling, as alternatives to euro-centric intercultural competence development methods. It proposes that Faculty and student who participate in an international experience e.g. field […]
Breaking out of the box: A non traditional decolonized toolkit for international study abroad and intercultural exchange.
This project tests a brand-new, decolonized approach to recruiting and preparing Indigenous and under-represented low-income visible minority students for a culturally relevant, industry focused, study abroad experience in Japan. It takes an integrative, thematic approach to increase the participation of targeted students through the cultural relevancy of the topic, a decolonized, asynchronous pedagogy and a […]
Global Citizenship Bootcamp Pilot Program
The NorQuest College Global Citizenship Bootcamp is a 15-hour course designed to enhance intercultural knowledge, sharpen cross-cultural communication skills, and prepare learners to study and work abroad. The course offers a series of workshops and guest speakers that, within the context of diversity, promote global exposure and understanding of systemic barriers which underrepresented populations may […]
A NU Take on Outbound Mobility: Re-branding Nipissing University’s Exchange Program
The project was driven by the objectives to increase student mobility, particularly with students with disabilities, indigenous students and low-income student and to promote mobility to non-traditional countries. We collected feedback from these demographics of students through a series of surveys. We used their feedback to tailor marketing material and plan recruitment events that addresses […]
International Mobility Online Mentoring Program
Seeking to provide a platform for students to connect and learn from each other before, during, and after their international experience, Ontario Tech University developed the International Mobility Online Mentoring Program. The platform was designed through google classroom and volunteer student mentors met with each other to discuss various topics surrounding internationalization and to connect […]
Gestion des risques liés à la mobilité internationale
Seek to improve its practices to protect the health and safety of members by strengthening its strategy to manage the risks associated with international mobility. This project aims to adopt and test approaches to properly prepare students to make the transition to physical mobility and to identify possible options for program improvement.
Indigenous Knowledge promoting Intercultural Understanding, Empathy and Mutual Respect: A Video Series
In broad terms, we want to produce the first of a series of videos of Indigenous elders answering questions from students (of all backgrounds) about Indigenous traditions, world views, health care, history and any other questions that are on their minds. The students use their phones to video themselves asking the question or telling us […]
Virtual International Lecture Series for SAIT Diagnostic Imaging Programs
The project saw consultant radiographers from the UK present on a virtual platform to SAIT Diagnostic Imaging students and faculty. These UK radiographers delivered virtual sessions for students with sessions geared toward general radiography and computed tomography imaging and reporting. The sessions allowed advanced care practioners from the UK to educate students to a different […]