An integral component of the Government of Canada’s , the Global Skills Opportunity aims to provide thousands of postsecondary across Canada with invaluable international study and work experiences, strengthening their global skills and competencies.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's two Global Skills Opportunity programs were titled Momentum for Mobility: Global Pathways for Inclusion and Inclusive Global Pathways to SDG Collaborations
These projects enabled »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's students—especially including Indigenous students, low-income students, and those with disabilities—to receive financial support for in-person mobility experiences.
This program involved programs across the entire university. By funding »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's students from a range of backgrounds to participate in mobility programming abroad, we are taking an important step towards achieving Canada’s trade diversification goals and strengthening our global networks.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's Programs
Click the on the collapsible menu to explore details of the programs that collaborated on our GSO projects.
Bader College utilizes its successful ISGHD program to open mobility access to three cutting-edge interdisciplinary courses focusing on global health and disability themes. Bader College's UK location allows for student travel to Geneva and within the UK to engage with leading researchers, scholars, UN agencies, and grassroots organizations.
This fieldcourse introduces students to natural history, biodiversity & conservation challenges (and solutions) in East Africa primarily Kenya. Seminars, class discussions, guest lectures, and field trips provide overviews of the scientific method, field research techniques, the geological and natural history of the area, and an introduction to the biota and diverse habitats of this region.
Program Contact: Steve Lougheed
The Faculty of Health Sciences launched a new course that allows students to travel to Tanzania.
The Faculty of Arts and Science is bolstering access to Undergraduate research opportunities around the globe through a range of subjects.
The »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's Faculty of Education is building on their collaboration with 1 Million Teachers Inc. to provide Bachelor of Education students with an enriching, outbound student mobility opportunity where participants spend their 3-week international alternative practicum in set regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast).
Enhancing the bidirectional Summer program between »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's Global Development Studies (DEVS) and the School of Social Science (SSS), University of the Witwatersrand.
International Law Programs will take place in two new locations this year. They offer the same intensive and integrated courses in International Business Law and Public International Law, with the same exceptional team of instructors and guest lecturers. We will spend 3 weeks in Kingston and 5 weeks in Berlin, and from Berlin we will visit international organizations in Paris (IBL), The Hague (PIL), and Geneva
Program Contact: Gillian Ready