UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of the FRASER VALLEY

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International Education headlines

Internationalizing the campus

“TInternationalizing the campus” is the current buzz phrase in
the post-secondary system in B.C. Internationalizing the campus
prepares students to be citizens of the world in their ability to
adapt to change and participate in the global community. As an
institution UCFV must consider how best to implement the
internationalization of our campus and how this goal fits into
our Year of Equity.

Like the “Canada clause’ (which may or may not be approved
by Canadians at the time of this publication), UCFV needs a
clear mandate and mission statement that reflects this important
ingredient in our institution. UCFV needs to develop new
courses and programs, as well as include in existing courses and
programs, material that reflects the multicultural/international
society that will be the reality in the 21st century.

International insitutional linkages, faculty/student exchanges,
international co-op placements and multicultural activities are
just a few of the activities that need to be an integral part of the
educational process at UCFV in the coming years.

Ideas for internationalizing the campus from other B.C.
insitutions include: integrating ESL students into the regular
student body by spreading the ESL classrooms throughout the
insitution (anti ghetto approach); giving university credit for
some ESL courses (on the basis that credit is given for English

speakers to learn another language); collecting a data bank on
ESL students, many of whom are highly experienced and
educated in their fields; and establishing an ‘in house speakers
bureau’, reflecting the cultural and linguistic diversity of the
UCFYV population in the library and resource materials, and
even teaching some sujects in another language.

Not all of the above ideas may be instantly “implementable”
or perhaps even desirable, nor is the list all-inclusive. Because
nearly all these ideas involve some cost, we must make a
concerted effort to access the internationalization project
funding provided by the Ministry of Advanced Education, the
Commonwealth of Learning, CIDA Professional Awards and
the Canada —Asean Center Academic Insitutional Support Fund
(for complete information on these funding opportunities,
contact the International Education office)

In a global society dependent on understanding and
knowledge, education’s role is more important than ever.
Nations and societies in today’s world are increasingly
close-knit and interdependent. Citizens of today’s world cannot
afford to be ignorant about other cultures and social values, or
fail to recognize the importance of the economic
interdependence of all nations. Education needs to reflect this
reality.

Overseas opportunities
for students, faculty and
Staff

In addition to on-going programs and
special opportunities listed in the
September 30 issue of International
Headlines, here is new information:

The Hong Kong Post Secondary
system is actively recruiting in British
Columbia. There are three universities,
two polytechnics and two colleges
looking for instructors at all levels in all
disciplines.

The Association of Canadian
Community Colleges is coordinating
institutional cooperation projects in
conjunction with the Department of
External Affairs Task Force on Central
and Eastern Europe. These are
short-term Overseas assignments in

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Russia and the Baltic. There are
openings for ESL/EFL teachers with
related technical experience in the
petroleum industry, small
business/entrepreneurial experts,
marketing experts, and instructors in the
fields of business, accounting and
financial management, and hotel
management.

Gakushan Ltd. Language School
has eight branches in Japan and is
looking for English language instructors.
This application could be combined with
an Asia Pacific award. Minimum
educational requirement is two years
university or equivalent.

The Technical Cooperation Facility
in Thailand has issued a Canadian
academic visitors bulletin as part of a
long term strategy for human resource
development. If you are planning a trip
to Thailand and would like to participate

in this program, application forms are in
the International Ed. office.

Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan has
three positions per year open for
instructor/counsellors commencing
April 1993.

UCFV’s own Colin Ridgewell and
Dave Gibson are organizing a tour to
Mexico for May 3-21, 1993. Students
will be able to obtain six credits (three in
Geography and three in Latin American
Studies). They are hoping to keep the
cost below $2000.