International Education Strategy
a
roadmap for B.C.’s future
NANAIMO
– B.C. has a new International Education Strategy that supports the two-way
flow of students, giving local students new opportunities to study abroad, and
welcoming those arriving from overseas.
As
part of the strategy, Advanced Education Minister Naomi Yamamoto announced $5
million for scholarships and research internships to assist students embarking
on an international education experience.
International
education is one of the key sectors in ‘Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan’.
The Jobs Plan recognizes the significant social, cultural and economic benefits
that flow to the province from the global exchange of students, educators and
ideas.
The International Education Strategy lays out steps to meet
B.C.’s goal of increasing international education in B.C. and, in doing so,
celebrates the experiences of international and local students.
In the you
can read stories from:
- B.C. students whose education has been enhanced through field studies in India and the United States.
- A Lower Mainland student who talks about the different perspectives gained from having international students in classrooms.
- The innovative ideas being generated by B.C. and international students working side-by-side in labs in the Okanagan.
- A Jamaican student whose experiences spread beyond the classroom as he explores B.C. generating tourist dollars and word-of-mouth promotion about our communities.
The strategy also includes stories from a home-stay mom who
generates income and cultural awareness by hosting foreign students,
representatives of B.C. institutions who counter myths about international
students, and an Island mayor who talks about welcoming students to his
community.
In addition to the $5 million for new scholarships and research
internships, the strategy includes plans for better sharing of international
education best practices; steps to inform British Columbians of the wide range
of important benefits brought to B.C. from international education; dedicated
education officers placed in a number of B.C.’s overseas trade and investment
offices; an improved quality assurance framework for all post-secondary
institutions to ensure a consistently positive student experience; and smoother
transitions for students who wish to work and live in B.C.
International Education Strategy is a great way to introduce to some lucky students the value of culture-sensitivity and as well as quality education served by institutes of a different land. It's best to let these students experience for themselves some valuable lessons that they won't be able to learn just from the four-cornered classrooms.
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