CANADIAN INITIATIVES TO INCREASE STUDENT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC MOBILITY

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CANADIAN INITIATIVES TO INCREASE STUDENT
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC MOBILITY

• PRESENTATION TO THE FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION
  SUMMIT
• New Delhi, India
• November 25-26, 2008
• Dr. David Marshall, President, Mount Royal
  College

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International Academic Mobility Why is it
Important for Canadian Higher Education

• To prepare students for work in the global
  economy (competetiveness)
• To increase students international skills,
  knowledge and expertise, including linguistic and
  cultural understanding (culture)
• To encourage joint development of curriculum,
  teaching materials and new educational
  technologies (curriculum)

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International Academic Mobility North America
and Europe

• The purpose of the two federally funded programs
  is to promote a student-centred North American
  and European dimension to education and training
  in a wide range of academic disciplines.
• The Canada-European Union Program for
  Co-operation in Higher Education (established in
  1995)
• The Program for North American Mobility in Higher
  Education (established in 1995)
• To date, 179 projects have been funded,
  involving over 80 higher education institutions
  in Canada.

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Program Objectives

• To improve the quality of human resource
  development in the participating countries.
• To prepare students for work throughout North
  America and Europe by
• the mutual recognition and portability of
  academic credits
• the development of shared, common, or core
  curricula
• the acquisition of languages and exposure to the
  cultures of Canada, the United States, Mexico and
  the twenty-seven country members of the European
  Union
• the development of student apprenticeships or
  other work-related experiences
• increased co-operation and exchange among
  academic personnel with a focus on enhancing
  student mobility opportunities.

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Typical Project Activities

• Development of institutional partnerships
• Student mobility
• Curriculum development
• Student exchange (usually for one semester)
• New and innovative means of learning via new
  education technologies (so that non-mobile
  students can also benefit from the projects)

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Program Management

• The International Academic Mobility Programs are
  administered federally by HRSDC (Learning
  Branch) in Canada and by similar federal units in
  partner countries.
• The duration of each project is four years for
  the NA and three years for the EU Programs.
• Each country provides financial assistance to
  participating institutions within its borders.
  (In Canada, a maximum level of support of
  160,000 is available per project under the NA
  Program, and 200,000 under the Canada/EU
  Program).
• Each consortium involves at least two higher
  education institutions in each country. In
  Canada, the partner institutions are from
  different provinces or territories.

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Canadian International Academic Mobility
Programs Some Statistics

• Canada-EU Program 1995
• 3-year funding for consortia of a minimum of four
  institutions
• More than 125 post-secondary institutions in
  Canada and the European Union participating
• Approximately 1,500 students exchanged
• Innovative use of learning technologies maximize
  participation by students who are non-mobile

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Program for North American Mobility
in Higher Education

• Established in 1995
• 50 projects approved involving a consortium of 6
  institutions 2 from Canada, 2 from the USA and
  2 from Mexico. Projects are 4 years.
• Average of 60 students exchanged per project
  (3,000 students)
• Innovative use of learning technologies maximizes
  participation for non-mobile students

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Canada-India Academic Mobility Program

• A worthy outcome of the FICCI Summit meetings!
• Lets talk!!