P 04

Gorka Hernández is an educational programme development manager, responsible for the business development and project management of a range of pre-university and undergraduate programmes in London and overseas. He is in charge of identifying and developing new ideas for educational programming within the international education market as well as managing and overseeing the delivery of the assigned new and established programmes in the King’s summer portfolio.

Abstract:
This presentation introduces a new kind of pre-departure programming, based on ideas of Bauhaus artist Johannes Itten, hitherto untapped by international educators. It proposes a conceptual and implementation framework so that international educators can prepare students in advance of their overseas study, securing a better experience while it is underway.

Learning Objectives:
- Learn about using art and principles of art education as a tool in pre-departure programming
- Take away methodologies to contribute to a more conscious experience
- Discuss with visitors their experiences of pre-departure programming and the possibilities of re-entry programming

Target Audience:
Internalisation strategists, mobility and short term programming staff, short term and faculty-led programme providers.

Target Audience Level:
Intermediate, Advanced

P 15

Ravi has designed 100+ experiential learning programs to advance UN SDGs through study abroad for 3000+ students from North America and Australia. He has prior experience as a strategy consultant with for-profit and social enterprises. He holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Abstract:
The pandemic has had a debilitating impact on the international education community. While most physical constraints imposed by COVID-19 are now being managed, some systemic changes will take longer to address. One of them is a significant cut to resources provided to faculty (junior/contract staff, etc.) and the move to virtual/hybrid teaching, which has significantly stretched faculty bandwidth. International educators globally are therefore struggling to get faculty to re-engage with and lead study abroad programs. But research has shown that faculty engagement in study abroad significantly improves student learning and development (Childress, 2010).

This session will outline the specific challenges faculty are dealing with when it comes to re-engaging with study abroad and strategies that mobility officers can employ to overcome these challenges, so students continue to benefit from the ability to learn and grow through short-term global mobility.

You will learn from specific initiatives led by the global mobility team at institutions like Western Sydney University, University of Wollongong, and University of Sydney. The session will include discussion on program design, funding models, resourcing, and partnerships. We will discuss ways in which these initiatives can be adapted and applied within your context and institution.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will:
•Understand the challenges faced by faculty in re-engaging with study abroad programs
•Learn of creative strategies used to engage faculty in study abroad at presenter institutions
•Generate ideas to address faculty re-engagement issues at their own institutions.

Target Audience:
Mobility officers engaging with faculty; partnership development officers; Deans and senior administrators who can influence faculty and mobility officers to adopt and execute strategies.

Target Audience Level:
Intermediate

P 19

Dr. Hatsuko Yoshikubo obtained Ph. D in English Literature from Chiba University in Japan in 2002. She is an Associate Professor in Innovative Global Program, a full English degree program at the College of Engineering at Shibaura Institute of Technology. She obtained the Outstanding Paper Award in DSIR 2021.

Abstract:
Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) offers a grant for research activities aimed at encouraging and enabling educational reform. It is the grant for education management reforms, disbursed to selected faculty bodies with an eye on what engineering education should be like in the next decade and beyond. The authors have launched a project called "Creating Innovation: Designing Formats for Sustainable Global Project-Based Learning Programs" with the support of this grant.

Our ultimate goal is to share formats for designing, implementing, and replicating new sustainable global project-based learning programs (gPBLs), and to create innovation in engineering education. These formats and this know-how are currently kept among only the faculty members who are in charge of the programs, and are not shared fully either inside or outside of SIT. This project involves both faculties who are in charge of these programs, and also staff from the International Division who are a window to these sorts of programs’ participants.

The presentation demonstrates: 1) systematic processes for initiating gPBLs, 2) formats for designing, implementing, and replicating successful new programs, and 3) tips for assessing international collaborative programs of this type. The assessment data which have been obtained from previous gPBLs are also introduced. (199)

Learning Objectives:
•Participants will acquire the practical know-how needed for starting new gPBLs in the forthcoming academic year.
•Participants will get the chance to network with each other, build relationships with their fellow academics and education professionals in other countries, and develop a 'potential partner database' matching participants' needs and resources to those of other participants, through interactive discussions which will take place at the poster presentation.
•Participants will learn program evaluation skills .

Target Audience:
•Faculties and staff who are planning to conduct an international workshop for engineering education.
•Faculties and staff who are from small or medium-sized schools which are located outside urban areas or which have had limited international exposure.
•Faculties and staff who are willing to work with other countries’ faculties to produce collaborative lectures and/or publications.

Target Audience Level:
Beginner, Intermediate

P 25

Kamilla Trubicki is Head of International Office at the School of Engineering. She is responsible for the implementation of the internationalization strategy and coordinates student/staff mobilities and international cooperation. She received her diploma degree in Business Economics (major International Management) at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria.

Abstacts:
Today’s societies are facing severe challenges – whether pandemic, war or other conflicts, inflation or shortage of skilled workforce, they all shape future jobs and working environments and thus require the workforce to be not only knowledgeable, but also flexible and open for change. Graduates and future leaders therefore not only require specialized know-how and skills but also the ability of acquiring new knowledge independently and proactively when needed. A 2019 High Point University study among 500 organizations found that “life skills, such as motivation, emotional intelligence and the ability to solve problems, were more important [...] than technical skills” and that those tend to be a barrier in new hires. To convey life skills, the institution confronts its students with real world problems early in their curricula. Students work on interdisciplinary projects with communities and NGOs and not only put their theoretical knowledge into practice but also acquire life skills through project-based learning. To prepare its graduates for global job markets, the institution offers a special foundation program which allows international students to join all programs after a one-year foundation. As a result, all students study in international classrooms and work in cross-cultural teams which helps develop their intercultural competence.

Learning Objectives:
This poster aims at understanding how current global situation and volatile job markets create the need for a workforce with a new skillset. Besides specialized know-how and problem-solving competence, also flexibility, resilience, the ability to adapt to new environments as well as the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills as needed are increasingly gaining importance for employers. The presenters will show a variety of approaches such as interdisciplinary project work together with communities and professional organizations, internships in companies and international classrooms that are used by higher education institutions worldwide to prepare their graduates accordingly and will share lessons learned from each of those. Building on this overview, the poster will highlight to administrators and faculty the possibility of introducing specific curricular contents that will equip students with the necessary tools to develop the required life skills.

Target Audience
The poster aims at any professionals working in higher education, who are involved in curriculum design and teaching and/or supervising professional curricular contents – whether administrators such as deans or program managers but also pedagogical coordinators and faculty. Furthermore professionals from organizations working with students through projects or internships will benefit from this poster.

Target Audience Level:
Beginner, Intermediate

P 32

Liz Hong-Farrell is the Assistant Director for the International Experience Canada (IEC) at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). She oversees stakeholder engagement, marketing and promotion for the program, working with key stakeholders to support and increase youth participation in IEC.

Abstain:
In line with APAIE’s sub-theme of Partnerships and Mobility, learn how Canada is contributing to enhancing youth mobility and supporting the development of global citizens, through its International Experience Canada (IEC) program. Learn how we can work together to address barriers to mobility, and the types of partnerships that could be created with International Experience Canada to encourage greater reciprocal mobility to/from Canada, the Asia-Pacific region, and beyond!

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will learn about:
•How initiatives like IEC can be leveraged by different organizations/institutions to address barriers to outbound mobility amongst students/youth;
•The types of partnerships that could be created with International Experience Canada to encourage greater reciprocal mobility to/from Canada and the Asia-Pacific region (and beyond); and,
•The steps that could be taken by Canada and others to further support students/youth’s acquisition of valuable international study-related work experiences.

Target Audience:
Student support; international education specialists; post-secondary institutions

Target Audience Level:
Intermediate