Short-Term Programs: An Internationalization Strategy to Diversify Education Abroad Participation

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM MDT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 4AB

The COVID-19 pandemic grounded most education abroad programs and saw the global reckoning about diversity, equity, and inclusion for underserved students to education abroad. This session explores strategies to increase education abroad for these students by generating institutional support and internationalization, collaborating with global partners.

Learning Objectives:

Understand actual and perceived obstacles that prevent underrepresented students from studying abroad and how short-term programs can help address these challenges.
Generate institutional support for developing short-term programs that expand education abroad opportunities, and gain strategies for developing inclusive programs that encourage underrepresented student participation.
Develop concrete examples of short-term programs that attract nontraditional education abroad students and strengthen internationalization.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Peter R. Kerrigan, MA

Deputy Director, DAAD North America
German Academic Exchange Service - DAAD

Presenter(s)

Eva Bosbach, PhD

Executive Director
University of Cologne New York Office
Yu Jiang, PhD

Director
Xavier University Of Louisiana Division Of Global Engagement