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Global Engagement in the Time of Covid: Delegations, Missions, and Visits with International Partners

January 26, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm EST

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Session Overview

Join the International Relations Professional Learning Community and the University of Victoria to discuss the current and near-term status of Canadian post-secondary institutions planning in-person engagement with international partners in the context of the global pandemic. 

Continued uncertainty and unpredictable changes to travel restrictions and safety advisories make it challenging for us as International Relations professionals to plan and implement these critical global engagement activities.  Yet despite the prevalence of virtual communication platforms, face-to-face meetings remain an essential means of establishing trust, facilitating dialogue, and establishing or reinforcing positive relations with key international partners.

Marc Bavin and Ruth Wax from the University of Victoria’s Global Engagement Office will lead a presentation and discussion on the results from its survey on Presidential/Executive Travel and Global Engagement Plans, which was distributed to the IR-PLC membership on December 10th, 2021.

The intent of the survey was to take the pulse of Canada’s international higher education community to see how our institutions are adjusting plans for outgoing and incoming missions, visits, and delegations by senior administrators with international partners, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.  

Marc and Ruth will share their analysis of the survey results, as well as insights and best practices gleaned from the data, and will lead an open conversation with participants on where we go from here.

Agenda:

1:00 – 1:05 Introductions
1:05 – 1:30 Survey results presentation and analysis (Marc/Ruth)
1:30 – 1:50 Group discussion (led by Marc/Ruth)
1:50 – 1:55 Closing remarks

 


Speakers:

Marc Bavin

Associate Director, Global Partnerships

University of Victoria’s Office of Global Engagement

Marc Bavin is the Associate Director, Global Partnerships at the University of Victoria’s Office of Global Engagement. Marc and his team are responsible for facilitating UVic’s institutional partnerships, inbound and outbound delegations, international travel safety, international mobility scholarships and facilitating UVic’s engagement with international membership associations.

Marc holds an MA in communications and technology form the University of Alberta and has approximately 20 years of experience working in international education in post-secondary and K-12 education across British Columbia. His career has been based at UVic, Camosun College and UBC’s Okanagan and Vancouver campuses, as well as Glenlyon Norfolk School – an IB continuum school. The majority of Marc’s experience relates to international student recruitment, admissions, marketing and student services but has expanded into the areas of travel safety, student mobility and institutional partnerships among other areas. He has collaborated on various committees, panels and presentations in BC, nationally and internationally related to international higher education.

Ruth Wax

Senior Officer

University of Victoria’s Office of Global Engagement

Ruth Wax is the Senior Officer for the University of Victoria’s Office of Global Engagement. She is responsible for managing and developing international partnerships, projects and programs that enhance UVic’s diverse global environment. Ruth supports UVic Senior Executive, faculty and staff in furthering international activities, including international agreement assessment and development, coordinating inbound and outbound international visits and projects that advance UVic’s strategic goals for internationalization.

Ruth has over 15 years of experience working in the international education sector. She holds a MA in Intercultural Communication and European Studies and a BA in Sociology.

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Date:
January 26, 2022
Time:
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm EST
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CBIE
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