International Co-Curricular Experience

International Co-Curricular Experience

These international experiences allow institutions to organize short-term trips for students. They can incorporate co-curricular learning (cultural, history, environment, etc.), or academic experiences. As students travel with experienced staff and or instructors, they obtain immediate and tangible learning outcomes.

About

Type

• Cultural international experience (non-credit): Examples includes attending cultural events, spending time at a national park, visiting art exhibitions, visiting healthcare community services, etc.
  

• Academic international experience (credit): Examples include working with students from a local university, participating at a workshop, doing a museum tour, etc.

Learning Approach

• Implicit: Initiatives where the participation of students provides rich context for learning intercultural skills. There is little involvement from faculty members.
  

• Explicit: Initiatives where faculty members are directly involved in pedagogical planning and learning outcomes of the international experience (students normally receive a credit).

Partner Involvement

• Low Level: Partners provide low-level logistical support.

• High Level: Partners facilitate unique learning opportunities and are highly involved in the logistical, learning and teaching planning.

Expectations

Universities would need to determine their capacity to deploy these types of initiatives and more importantly plan them for long-term impact including

• Clear intercultural goals

• Funding | Logistics (pre and post-departure training)

• Faculty member involvement | Learning outcomes

• Partner relationship development

• Student support during travel

Prepared by Societās Partnerships • For more information, info@societaspartnership.com