Intercultural Leadership: From Awareness to Action
Through this innovative centralized initiative, up to 100 under-represented UM students participate in physical outbound mobility, engaging in experiential learning opportunities abroad, acquiring intercultural skills and gaining global perspectives. Prior to travelling, UM offers customized wrap-around and financial supports to target groups, leveraging existing programs, investments, and partnerships both within UM and abroad. Depending on the […]
Study Abroad in Lesotho
A Multi-Disciplinary Partnership Between Athabasca University and Relationships Inspiring Social Enterprise (RISE) in the Training of Architecture, Heritage Resources Management and Computer Science. The Study Abroad in Lesotho program is an international and intersectoral suite of training activities scheduled to running from February 2023 to March 2025. It includes a partnership between Athabasca University and […]
Advancing Equitable Access and Integrating the UN SDGs to Enhance the Impact of Global Learning Programs
This project aims to mobilize students of all disciplines, to expand their knowledge of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and learn about the global issues and challenges we face today to innovate and create solutions for tomorrow. Initiatives include creating a new award with priority to equity-deserving students to non-traditional destinations to engage […]
Leveraging a Canadian Advantage in Asia: Strategic Expansion of the Canada-Japan Co-operative Education Program
Established in 1991, the Canada Japan Co-op Program (CJCP) has sent more than 1,200 (mostly STEM) students to Japan for work terms; the Program is comprised of a consortium of Canadian colleges and universities, with the Program office housed at UBC. The university seeks to diversify the students who participate, ultimately strengthening Canada’s future workforce […]
Promote student mobility abroad by better understanding the obstacles and setting up innovative projects
This project will provide a global overview of the existing offer and the state of outgoing mobility, as well as pointing the way for development, enabling us to better understand, organize and develop the offer of mobility abroad, while taking into account the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. The project is divided into various […]
Build it and More Will Come: Outbound Mobility Development Program for Faculty and Instructors
This project will assist faculty members in creating, facilitating, managing and assessing taught abroad programs. This program will be available to support faculty and provide training on course creation, risk management, student well-being, ethical engagements and logistics. These tools will help faculties develop and build on their ideas to create programs to give students an […]
Increasing Student Engagement through Peer-to-Peer Pathway Program and Universal Design in Wraparound Programs
UNB has determined that its promotional campaigns fail to engage all GSO-eligible students and persuade them that an international experience is attainable, beneficial and manageable. To address these challenges, UNB is restructuring of its overall mobility preparation to systematically apply universal design principles in recognition of the diversity of student characteristics (i.e. learning preferences, mental […]
Learner-Centered Global Learning Program Recruitment: Harnessing the power of peer engagement through an Access & Inclusion-focused co-op placement
To provide access to global learning, we must increase outreach to and support of students who are historically excluded from study abroad. University of Calgary aims for 50% of its students to graduate with a global learning experience. To meet this goal and develop more thorough marketing and individualized pre-departure support mechanisms, UCalgary International is […]
Navigating identities abroad: Innovative EDI Resources to support diverse students abroad
Increased participation of diverse equity-seeking students in international learning opportunities is the University of Alberta’s top priority for this project. The university is committed to removing barriers and increasing participation in education abroad by undertaking the following initiatives: developing innovative online EDI resources to address the issues and challenges faced by the diverse students; enhancing […]
Mise sur pied d’une formation pré-départ sur la sécurité et création d’un registre des déplacements à l’étranger
Notre projet vise deux objectifs : 1) mettre sur pied une formation pré-départ sur la sécurité et l’adaptation culturelle pour les personnes étudiantes de l’UQAM qui souhaitent réaliser un séjour d’études à l’étranger ; et 2) créer un registre des déplacements à l’étranger qui permettra à l’Université d’aviser les personnes étudiantes concernées en cas d’urgence. […]