Fundamentals of International Education
October 2 & 9 from 11:30am – 1:00pm
Members $195 | Non-members $395
Registration Deadline: September 26, 2024
Training Overview
This training explores the fundamental aspects of international education (IE) in higher education, including a historical snapshot of IE in Canada, rationales for internationalization, key trends in the sector and both opportunities and challenges that arise in the globalized educational landscape. Embedded throughout this module is a justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access (JEDIA) lens, which will help participants deepen their understanding of JEDIA principles and practices.
Intended Audience
This workshop is geared toward new practitioners in the field of international education, and anyone interested in learning more about the sector and the higher education landscape in Canada. This training is also a pre-requisite for the International Students and Immigration Education Program (ISIEP).
Learning Objectives
- Review key definitions of international education and internationalization.
- Learn about the history of the sector in Canada.
- Gain an understanding of the underlying rationales for internationalization within higher education.
- Gain insight into important regional, national, and global trends and issues in higher education.
- Learn about key political, social and economic influences on internationalization.
- Develop an understanding of key organizations and stakeholders in IE in Canada, and globally.
Program Delivery
Qualified instructors will guide you through two required synchronous online workshops over two weeks. Asynchronous independent learning, including readings and assignments, will also be required via CBIE’s online learning platform. Participants should expect at least 3-6 hours of independent learning plus 3 hours of virtual workshops. The final capstone project will be due approximately one week after the final synchronous workshop.
Schedule
The next cohort will be delivered on October 2 and 9 from 11:30am – 1:00pm (Eastern Time).
NOTE: The final capstone project will be due on October 16, 2024.
Certificate of Completion
Certificates of completion will be awarded to those who successfully complete the program. To receive the certificate, participants are expected to attend all the virtual workshops listed above and actively engage in a group project in the final module of the course.
Facilitators
Kate Jennings
Kate Jennings (she/her) has worked in international higher education at five institutions in three provinces in Canada over the past 25+ years. Kate is also the Founder and Principal at Jennings International Education Leadership & Training through which she works with associations, organizations, and institutions to support their international education leadership, strategic planning, business performance, and staff training needs.
Kate is the 2024 Past-Chair for NAFSA’s International Education Leadership Knowledge Community (IEL-KC), was listed in The PIE’s 50 Voices of 2023 – North American edition, and in 2021 was awarded the British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) International Education Distinguished Leadership Award.
Kate and her husband, Bernd, are grateful to enjoy their home and work in the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, known to settlers as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kate identifies as a person with disabilities and is a strong advocate for building and supporting inclusive and accessible international education programs and services.
Sonja Knutson
Sonja Knutson (she/her) began her career in international education, teaching English to newcomers in St John’s, NL, in 1993. Now retired from over two decades of leading international education at Memorial University, she has returned to her first love, teaching. Sonja volunteers as Chair of International Education Newfoundland and Labrador, a not-for-profit organization she co-founded over a decade ago, that supports provincial institutions with their internationalization efforts. In this unprecedented time for the field, she firmly believes that training, mentorship, and confident advocacy will see us through the hard years and set us up for a positive future for International Education.
