Beginning in 2022, UMAP is expanding the Discovery Camp model and will offer at least two Discovery Camp cycles per year: Summer and Winter. Applicants interested in hosting a Discovery camp can choose between offering a virtual or a physical camp. UMAP hopes to be able to select at least one physical and one virtual camp each year. Ideally one physical camp will be offered in each of UMAP’s geographic regions (Asia and the Americas), plus one virtual program. Programs must include content related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Interested in applying to host a Discovery Camp? The hosting application is now open, with a deadline of December 1, 2021 for programs taking place in Summer 2022. Please use this link to access the application. Applications to host Discovery Camps will be reviewed by UMAP’s Sustainable Development Goals Taskforce. Please note that this is a competitive process and it may not be possible to select all applicants.
Click here to watch a recording of the virtual information session on hosting Discovery Camps.
Universiti Teknologi MARA virtual program: Green and Cultural Heritage of Malaysia
“Green and Cultural Heritage of Malaysia” is designed for students around the world to learn about Malaysia. This program is organized by the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia to develop young people’s international perspective and promote UiTM and Malaysia through its rich cultural heritage and beautiful biodiversity. Since international trips were brought to an abrupt halt by the Covid-19 pandemic, participants will be entertained with amazing virtual tours of Malaysia’s interesting places and live classes. Participants will receive certificate upon completion.
The program will be held from 22 – 27 November 2021 and will be taught in English. The registration fee is $50 USD.
Register before 19 November using this link: http://shorturl.at/rKTX6
For more information, please visit: https://fsg.uitm.edu.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=211
UMAP Expands Country Eligibility
At the October 2021 UMAP board meeting, the Board voted to expand UMAP country eligibility in Central and South America to include: Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. We look forward to welcoming representatives from these countries to our consortium in the years ahead!
New Pledge of Agreement Form
At its October 2021 virtual meeting, the UMAP Board approved the use of a newly updated Pledge of Agreement form. The new form is available for download from the Prospective Members section of this website.
Previous versions of the Pledge of Agreement form will continue to be honoured and all member institutions with previous versions of the agreement will maintain their membership status.
New institutions wishing to become members will need to use the new version of the form. Anyone with questions may contact the UMAP International Secretariat for help.
Global Perspectives Webinar: Redefining Teaching and Learning Pedagogies in the New Normal
The ‘new normal’ brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly created both challenges and opportunities in the way universities deliver teaching and learning to their students, beyond the traditional four walls of the classroom. Universities must continue to ensure that learning objectives and outcomes are achieved, or even surpassed, despite sudden mechanism changes in the methods and modes of teaching and learning, which include student evaluations and assessments. Rapid adjustments and adaptations to infrastructure and issues of access to technology aside, evolving innovative and effective pedagogies are crucial to this endeavour. It is therefore important for educators to re-think and re-design pedagogies to focus on learning flexibility, online learning, study management, technology, classroom learning and online interaction to meet the challenges faced in the current and post COVID-19 pandemic era. The invited speakers in this webinar will highlight the experiences of their higher education institutions in achieving this whilst also posing realistic and relevant questions for the future.
Registration:
www.ubd.edu.bn/globalperspectiveswebinar.html
(via Zoom Platform)
