Queens University / Canada: Celebrating International Education Week

During International Education Week – Nov. 14-18 – the Gazette will feature several stories highlighting Queen’s international activities and priorities.

The Queen’s community joins worldwide celebrations Nov. 14-18 for International Education Week, an annual initiative that showcases the importance of international education and its significant impact on students and campuses around the globe.

“Queen’s is looking past the borders of our Kingston campus and seeking different ways to provide our students with a variety of opportunities to help them shape their international experience while they are here.”

The Queen’s University International Centre (QUIC) and the International Programs Office (IPO) have coordinated several events during International Education Week, which include:

Monday, Nov. 14:

• QUIC Photo Contest opens
• Meet the QUIC’s World Link Team – 10 am–4:30 pm, Athletics & Recreation Centre
• Law International Exchange information session – 1-2:30 pm, Room 101, Macdonald Hall
• International Exchange Fair – 5-7 pm, Wallace Hall, John Deutsch University Centre

Tuesday, Nov. 15:

• Faculty of Arts & Science Exchange Applications Open

Wednesday, Nov. 16:

• QUIC Community Lunch – 12-1:30 pm, QUIC
• International Food Fair – 1-3 pm, student lounge, Macdonald Hall
• World Link Trivia Night – 5-7 pm, QUIC
• International @ Home Concert: Ashley MacIsaac – 7:30 pm, The Isabel (sold out)

Thursday, Nov. 17:

• Agnes Etherington Art Centre Tour with English conversation group – 5:30-7 pm
• Back from Abroad Student Panel discussion about exchange – 5-7 pm, QUIC

Friday, Nov. 18:

• International Programs Office (IPO) 20th anniversary – 3-5 pm, IPO, B206 Mackintosh-Corry Hall

Queen’s launched its Comprehensive International Plan in August 2015 to support its internationalization efforts. The plan’s goals include strengthening Queen’s international research engagement and creating more opportunities for student mobility through academic exchange and study-abroad programs. The plan also aims to attract high-quality international students to Queen’s and to increase international educational opportunities on Queen’s campus.

In the past year, the university has seen the number of undergraduate students participating in international exchange increase by nine per cent, while the number of international exchange students on Queen’s campus increased by 22 per cent. Several new international collaborative academic programs were initiated, including a dual-degree opportunity at the master’s level through Smith School of Business, with ESSEC Business School Paris-Singapore, a dual research degree in chemistry at the master’s level with the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and a “2 + 2” program, which will see  undergraduate students from Beijing Normal University transfer to Queen’s for the final two years of their program in the field of biology.

For more information on International Education Week activities and other campus international initiatives, visit the International website.

FROM: QUEENS GAZETTE