Digitization & Enhancement of Study Abroad programs at KPU
The overall objective was to digitize, expand, and enhance existing study abroad programs at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) to meet the needs of 2021 and beyond. The study abroad landscape has vastly changed in the last year, and KPU is ready to prepare and support its students with new virtual alternatives, preparing them for when […]
Out Front: Supporting Student Outbound Mobility
This project seeks to connect experiences of Canadian students, staff and faculty, with experiences from the international partner institution. Students participating in outbound mobility rely on the mobility infrastructure and support that is established by the staff and faculty within their home institution as well as support received from host institutions abroad. To determine how […]
Building a Foundation for International Education and Global Citizenship
Outbound mobility prepares students for living and working in an ever more global environment. As such, Keyano College is in the process of building the framework for our Outbound Mobility Program. The project aims to provide students with transformative experiences, which will cultivate cross-cultural sensitivity, bolster intercultural intelligence and competencies, and allows them to gain […]
Global Land-Based Learning: Indigenous Interconnection in Mobility Programming
This project produced a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) module co-developed by staff at Humber and Otago Polytechnic for students at both institutions. Through indigenous teachings and group sharing, students explored their layered identities, relationships with land, and worked in teams on a “wicked problem” to build intercultural competence and professional networking skills. The project […]
La mobilité étudiante 2.0 : Réinventer et miser sur le long terme et la distance
Dans une perspective d’accès au développement de compétences internationales pour l’ensemble des étudiants, particulièrement pour ceux sous représentés dans les programmes de mobilité, nous avons développé un programme de mobilité virtuelle bilatérale au premier cycle avec plusieurs partenaires. Le programme de mobilité virtuelle permettra aux étudiants qui ne participent pas à un programme de mobilité […]
2021 Summer Virtual Global Internship
The objective of this project was to find paid global virtual internships for Langara College students, making these opportunities accessible to especially students that traditionally would not engage in outbound mobility. We hoped to find options connected to other international educational institutions. We contacted 61 international institutions to determine whether they offered this type of […]
Mobilité Laurentienne, dans le domaine Mines et environnement minier.
L’Université Laurentienne a mis en place une entente avec le Groupement Professionnel des Miniers de Côte d’Ivoire, ainsi que l’Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouet-Boigny, un institut qui gère le Centre d’Excellence Africain Mines et Environnement Minier. Ce partenariat permettra aux trois instituts de développer un programme d’apprentissage en remédiation environnementale, comprenant une dimension virtuelle et […]
Preparing Students for the Global Blue Economy through Collaborative Innovation in Ocean Technology
Under this project, students in Marine Institute’s (MI) Ocean Technology programs (ROVs, Underwater Vehicles, Ocean Mapping) works virtually but closely with BCC students studying mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering. The project will test innovative approaches to reduce barriers to study and work abroad for Canadian students. It provides students with extensive opportunity for experiential learning, […]
Program Embedded Semester Exchanges – Exchanges Made Easy”
Through this funding, Niagara College begins identifying and defining where global competencies are developed in the classroom and through various progressive internationalization experiences. We believe that by helping students identify and understand their pathway of developing global competency throughout their post-secondary education that this leads to increased interest in students applying these skills abroad through […]
Best practices in developing and assessing intercultural competence
The ability to effectively engage in intercultural interactions is essential for individuals to thrive in our interconnected, culturally diverse world. Mount Royal University seek to compare different methods of assessing intercultural development to determine if there is alignment among these instruments and identify the strengths of each assessment tool. With this recognition, there has been […]