The BGU buddy system matches incoming international students and post-docs with local Israeli students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Local buddies help international students navigate life in a foreign country, including integrating them into life at BGU, providing...
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The “buddy system”, whereby international students are paired with local students to help them acclimate to the country and the institution has been proved to be an effective means of accomplishing social integration. An essential part of setting up...
Creating a solid support system for international students for their safety and security is an important foundation of internationalization. While we hope to never need it, it must be in place. This past year has shown us just how...
Several institutions in the WILLIAM consortium have already piloted their first Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course. We selected 3 of these COIL courses and had the lecturers present their experiences in a case study format so that others...
International students studying in Israel potentially face a large number of safety and security issues (S&S) in the course of their stay – both on campus and during their free time. We have created an interactive training module to...
The success of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses is dependent on several factors, one of which is recruiting students to register for this style of class. As this is a new and different type of course, it is...
In order to best assess the experience of both faculty and students in collaborative on line international learning courses (COIL), the WILLIAM team has developed questionnaires for all participants to complete at the end of the course. As part...