IESBL International Space Webinar - Supporting students to engage with global opportunities

Supporting students to engage with global opportunities

In the international space, we’re looking at the opportunities that come from cross-cultural and global engagement, and how we can support students to access and succeed in them. There is a rich history of students and universities engaging in opportunities to study and work abroad. The learning contexts around these opportunities are also increasingly being actively examined, alongside work to help students develop global mindsets.

Abigail Gregory kicked off the debate with her article on ‘Internationalisation and experiential learning - natural allies?’. The article highlighted that though opportunities abroad are recovering from COVID and cost of living crisis, only a small fraction of students access these opportunities each year. In this event, we’ll explore some of the key themes around international opportunities including:

• How different universities are exploring Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) to open access to international opportunities to wider sets of students
• How do all stakeholders help prepare and support students to maximise wider experiential learning as they spend time internationally
• Outward mobility for internships, placements, volunteering. How are institutions and third-space providers addressing experiential learning
• New approaches to help students develop a global mindset (i.e. internationalisation at home)

We will use talks as jumping off points for a wider debate. The speaker list will be shared shortly. The aim for this webinar is to stimulate debate in an under explored area.

The free event will be hosted by Lancaster University, Pagoda and Group GTI, and take place on 28 June. Please register your interest here.