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Summer Institute on International Education, Japan (SIIEJ) special events registration now open!

The SIIEJ2023 will be held in Sendai at Tohoku University on July 20-21, 2023. Three special event sessions will be held online with simultaneous translation via ZOOM.  Registration is free but required by 12:00 Monday July 17 (JST).

– Opening Event (13:00-14:00 JST, Thursday, July 20)
https://siiej.org/sessions2023/opening-event/

– Special Session I (14:00-16:00 JST, Thursday, July 20)
https://siiej.org/sessions2023/special-session-i/

– Special Session II (13:00-15:00 JST, Friday, July 21)
https://siiej.org/sessions2023/special-session-ii/

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Canada, Mexico, US members invited to COIL design workshop

UMAP members from Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. are invited to participate in a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) design workshop offered by AMPEI, the North American Program for the Internationalization of Curriculum. 

Take advantage of the Summer Break to learn how to apply COIL methodology to offer students an international education experience even while staying at home! 

Canadian, Mexican and U.S. institutions are invited to participate in the COIL Design workshop that will be offered from July 14 to August 4, 2023, with asynchronous access to all educational resources available on the AMPEI platform and sessions online every Friday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (CdMx),  for interacting with the instructor and other colleagues.    Renowned experts will guide you to design your course and start your COIL experience!

Please confirm your interest and register here:https://forms.gle/p7gUgBKa76r6dvEW6.    

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COIL Matching Fair – register now

The Institute of Innovative Global Education (IIGE) at Kansai University is pleased to announce that registration for the 2023 IIGE Global Network COIL Matching Fair is now OPEN!

At this event, participants are offered a chance to meet and interact with fellow faculty members/COIL coordinators who are looking for COIL and virtual exchange partners.

Who will benefit from joining?

Faculty members / COIL Coordinators looking for Japanese and other international COIL/virtual exchange partners for Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 courses.

What’s the format?

The event will be held virtually on Padlet and oVice, a 2D metaverse platform. The Padlet space will stay open until the end of August. To accommodate for various time zones, we will host the live events in oVice during the following two time slots: 9:00-10:00  JST (20:00-21:00 EDT) on August 1, and 16:00 – 17:00 JST (9:00 – 10:00 CET) on August 9.

RSVP below ↓

https://forms.office.com/r/ASmxJy8BHk

※This event will be facilitated in English.

Registration deadline: July 31st, 2023 (JST) ※Depending on the number of registrants, the registrations may be closed early

More information can be found here: https://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Kokusai/IIGE/news/detail.php?seq=353

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Japan-Multilateral COIL/Virtual Exchange Project – 21st Century Skills

21st century skills

Host Institution
Kansai University

Host Country
Japan

About
This FREE COIL/ Virtual Exchange course is designed to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the 21st century workplace (e.g. critical thinking, digital literacy, intercultural collaboration, cross-cultural communication and presentation skills) through collaborative projects with overseas peers.

Application deadline
07/18/2023

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