Building Global Understanding in Business, Education, Environment and Health through International Virtual Exchange

ast Carolina University (ECU) is applying for funding through the Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program grant offered by the Office of Postsecondary Education within the Department of Education to plan, develop, and carry out programming to strengthen and improve our undergraduate instruction in international studies. Resources from this grant will be used to expand ECU's award winning Global Virtual Exchange offerings to offer a course and associated seminar in each of the following areas: Education; Business; Health; and the Environment. For each course, faculty from ECU will partner with faculty from 3 international partner universities in similar fields to develop and offer the completed course. The objectives for this grant are to: ? Expand access to international studies courses, and the Global Understanding Certificate, for students with traditionally limited exposure during their academic careers. ? Increase interest in international studies, foreign language, and study abroad among students in business, education, environmental science, and health disciplines. ? Improve intercultural communication and collaboration skills, intercultural competence and intercultural intelligence among participating students.

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