Virtual Exchange with University of the Arctic

Virtual Fall & Winter Semester Exchange Opportunity is offered by University of The Arctic. It’s called the Circumpolar Studies Program https://education.uarctic.org/studies/circumpolar-studies/. The course descriptions are found at https://members.uarctic.org/participate/circumpolar-studies/course-materials/.

Courses offered in Fall 2023

CS 100 – Introduction to the Circumpolar World

CS 311--Land and Environment of the Circumpolar World I

CS 321 -- Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I

CS 331 – Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I

Courses offered in Winter 2024

CS 100 – Introduction to the Circumpolar World

CS 312 – Land and Environment of the CW II

CS 322 – Peoples and Cultures of the CW II

CS 332 – Contemporary Issues of the CW II

The Circumpolar Studies core courses have the following prerequisite requirements:

-        CS 100 is the prerequisite for CS 311, 321, 322, 331, and 332

-        CS 100 and CS 311 are the prerequisites for CS 312

SMU tuition is paid at SMU for the transfer credit hours.

Academic credits may be earned to the extent that the credits meet the student’s program requirements. Please contact the academic advising office https://www.smu.ca/academics/academic-advising.html.

Funding is available.

Interested students should email Global@smu.ca by July 15 2023.

[Summer Program] Justus Liebig University Virtual International Programme (VIP) - Summer Semester 2023

Summer 2023 Virtual Exchange Opportunity

Host institution: Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Website: JLU Digital Campus: Virtual International Programme (jlu-digitalcampus.de)

Program: Virtual International Programme (VIP) for summer semester 2023

THE VIP OFFERS

•A unique virtual international experience at JLU

•Over 40 online courses in different subjects from 10 Faculties taught in English, German, Croatian, Spanish and Russian for undergraduate and graduate students

•exclusive places in their online German language course for beginners

•International group work

•International collaborative teaching formats

•Transcript of Records with credit points(ECTS)

Dates: April – July 2023

Credits: contact your academic advisor to find out how many credit hours you can earn from the program and to learn how to complete the Letter of Permission Request Form.

Costs:

SMU students pay their regular tuition to SMU for the transfer credit hours.

There may be other program/ancillary fees charged by the host institution.

Funding: Apply for the Virtual Global Learning Awards at: https://studio.smu.ca/intl-funding.

If you are interested, please email global@smu.ca or contact us virtually to ask questions about the program and/or to apply.

Virtual Exchange @ HKBU is now open!

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is offering a series of virtual courses as part of their exchange program.

The virtual course offerings can be found here. All courses will be taught entirely in English. SMU students are welcome to take a partial study load (i.e. 1-2 courses) at HKBU virtually for FREE. Alongside classes, HKBU is excited to spice up their virtual study experiences through a wide array of virtual student-led activities such as buddies scheme, cultural immersion activities, and talks!

If you are interested in this program, please send email to global@smu.ca by Oct 26.

Virtual Fall Exchange - Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Virtual Fall Semester Exchange Opportunity

Host institution: Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Website: JLU Digital Campus: Virtual International Programme (jlu-digitalcampus.de)

Program: : JLU Virtual International Programme (VIP) – Fall 2021

THE VIP OFFERS

•A unique virtual international experience at JLU

•Almost 80 online courses in different subjects taught in English, German, Croatian, Spanish and Russian for undergraduate and graduate students

•exclusive places in their online German language course for beginners

•International group work

•International collaborative teaching formats

•Transcript of Records with credit points(ECTS)

Dates: October 2021-February 2022

Credits: contact your academic advisor to find out how many credit hours you can earn from the program and to learn how to complete the Letter of Permission Request Form.

Costs:

SMU students pay their regular tuition to SMU for the transfer credit hours.

There may be other program/ancillary fees charged by the host institution.

Funding: Apply for the Virtual Global Learning Awards at: https://studio.smu.ca/intl-funding.

If you are interested, please email global@smu.ca or contact us virtually to ask questions about the program and/or to apply.

Virtual Exchange in Brazil - Fall 2021

Virtual Fall Semester Exchange Opportunity

Host institution: PUC-Rio, Brazil

Website: http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/

Program: Virtual Fall Semester Exchange http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/study_english_puc.html

Dates: August-December 2021

Credits: contact your academic advisor to find out how many credit hours you can earn from the program and to learn how to complete the Letter of Permission Request Form.

Costs:

SMU students pay their regular tuition to SMU for the transfer credit hours.

There may be other program/ancillary fees charged by the host institution.

Funding: Apply for the Virtual Global Learning Awards at: https://studio.smu.ca/intl-funding.

If you are interested, please email global@smu.ca or contact us virtually to ask questions about the program and/or to apply.

Online Chinese Summer Program - Taiwan

Virtual Summer Abroad Opportunity

Host institution: National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Website: https://www.clcnsysu.tw/index.php

Program: Online Chinese Summer Program

Dates: Various dates from June-August 2021

Credits: contact your academic advisor to find out how many credit hours you can earn from the program and to learn how to complete the Letter of Permission Request Form.

Costs:

SMU students pay tuition at the host institution – no additional fees are assessed by SMU for the transfer credit hours (15% discount for international exchange students).

There may be other program/ancillary fees charged by the host institution.

Funding: Apply for the Virtual Global Learning Awards at: https://studio.smu.ca/intl-funding.

If you are interested, please email global@smu.ca or contact us virtually to ask questions about the program and/or to apply.

Virtual Exchange in Australia, Winter 2021

Take part in the online semester exchange at Western Sydney University this winter!

Additional information is found in the Factsheet https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/plus/s/KPn1UxKR6gIeUU1. (Please disregard some of the information that is specific to on-campus exchange, such as visa, accommodation, arrival, health insurance and living expenses.)

Dates: March – June 2021

Course offerings: please refer to http://westernsydney.edu.au/handbook. Go to “Unit search“. Choose “Online“ under Teaching Mode and “Autumn” under Session. Click on Search. Students can enrol in 3-4 units per semester.

Delivery: Please check the course description or send inquiries to global@smu.ca.

Tuition: Tuition is payable at Saint Mary’s University for the transfer credits.

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca to express interests in the program.

Virtual Exchange in Brazil, Winter 2021

Take Portuguese classes online from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro this winter!

Dates: Pre-term Intensive Portuguese Couse, 13 January – 10 February 2021 (classes are from 2pm-5pm Brazilian Time). 90 classes (50min ea).

Course offerings: Portuguese as a Foreign Language, 4 proficiency levels (http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/portuguese.html).

Delivery: synchronous classes on Zoom (60 classes) and asynchronous classes on Moodle (30 classes).

Tuition: Tuition is payable to the host university. R$4.023.00 (approx. CAD$946)

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca by October 26 to express interests in the program.

Virtual Exchange in Lebanon, Fall 2020/Winter 2021

Study Arabic Online at the Arabic Language and Culture Program of Lebanese American University this fall or winter!

SINARC, the Arabic language and culture program at the Lebanese American University (LAU), offers intensive courses in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and the Levantine dialect at all levels. The program’s unique success is underpinned by academic rigor, cultural immersion and personalized attention.

Study Arabic Online is a new SINARC program that simulates a classroom setting using all the latest tools for effective virtual language acquisition. The program provides a number of credit-based and non-credit based course options on various levels for students interested in Arabic as a second language only and not toward earning a degree at LAU. All courses are organized and divided according to ACTFL standards and are delivered using various online learning platforms.

Cultural immersion experiences include virtual excursions, tours and films about:

• Jeita Grotto

• Arab and Roman ruins in Baalbek

• Cedars of Lebanon

• Historical palaces in Beiteddine and Deir al-Qamar

• Sidon/Tyre

• Beirut city tour

• Byblos: the oldest inhabited city in the world (UNESCO World Heritage site)

• Cedars of God and Becharre: Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum

• Beirut National Museum

• Qadisha Valley

• Sursock Museum

• Banque du Liban Museum

• Old city of Tripoli

Dates: 5 Oct – 27 Nov 2020, 30 November 2020 – 29 January 2021, 1 February – 29 March 2021

Course offerings:

• Elementary I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Elementary II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Intermediate I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Intermediate II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Advanced I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Advanced II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Media Arabic

• Lebanese Dialect Beginner

• Lebanese Dialect Intermediate

Please refer to https://sinarc.lau.edu.lb/online/index.php for more detail.  

Delivery:

Non-Credit Courses: 30 Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 p.m.-12 midnight Beirut time (GMT +3)

Credit Courses: 45 Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays: 10:00 p.m.-12 midnight Beirut time (GMT +3)

Tuition: Tuition is payable at Lebanese American University:

US$600 per non-credit course

US$1,200 per credit course         

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca to express interests in the program.

Virtual Exchange in Germany, Fall 2020

Take part in Virtual International Programme “VIP” at  Justus Liebig University Giessen this fall!

The VIP invites international students from JLU Giessen’s partner universities from around the world to undertake a virtual exchange stay at JLU and to gain international study experience to complement your Saint Mary’s degree program. Participating students can choose one or more seminars and lectures, taught completely online. This offer includes around 60 online courses from different JLU departments at undergraduate and graduate level, held in German, English, French or Spanish language. As the offer is part of the regular JLU curriculum, international students enrolled will benefit from an international learning environment.

Dates: 11 November 2020 – 19 February 2021

Course offerings: please refer to https://www.uni-giessen.de/international-pages/vip.  

Delivery: Please check the course description – many have both asynchronous and synchronous components.

Tuition: Tuition is payable at Saint Mary’s University for the transfer credits.

Credits: Upon successful completion of the virtual exchange semester, international students will receive a Transcript of Records with credit points from JLU. Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca to express interests in the program.

Virtual Exchange in Japan, Fall 2020

Participate in the International Joint Online Seminar, “2020 Post-Corona Global Society: Our New Path to the Sustainable Development Goals” with University of Niigata Prefecture this fall!

Based on the ongoing central theme “Globalization and Local Development”, the Seminar aims to provide participating students with a forum to work together to consider how the pandemic will affect international society and what we as individuals can and should do.

Dates:

(1) Prior learning: From mid-October to early November *Video lectures (4 x 20 min) *Sharing ideas about the topics presented in the videos by using SNS

(2) Group work & Group presentation: November 14 (3-4 hours between 10:00 and 16:00 Japan time (Tentative)

Seminar offerings: “2020 Post-Corona Global Society: Our New Path to the Sustainable Development Goals” -- Video lectures, orientation, daily instructions on activities, online group work and presentations will be in English.

Delivery: Videos are delivered asynchronously. Group work and presentation are conducted synchronously.

Tuition: No charge. Necessary equipment and Internet access to participate in the seminar need to be prepared by respective participants.

Credits: Credits will not be issued by the host institution.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca  to express interests in the program.

Virtual Exchange in Circumpolar Studies, Fall 2020

Take classes online with University of The Arctic this Fall!

Dates: Fall 2020 (September-December)

Course offerings:

CS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar WorldCS 311 -- Land and Environment of the Circumpolar World I

CS 321 -- Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I

CS 331 – Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I

ARCTIC200-Indigenous Diplomacies and International Relations in the Arctic

ARCTIC301-Advanced Inuktitut: Inuit Language

(http://education.uarctic.org/studies/circumpolar-studies/)

Tuition: SMU tuition is paid at SMU for the transfer credits.

Credits: The courses are delivered online and each course is worth 3 credit units at most North American institutions. The language of instruction is English, except for the Advanced Inuktitut Inuit Language Course. Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca to express interests in the program and inquire about the application process.

Virtual Exchange in Brazil, Fall 2020

Take Portuguese classes online from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro this fall!

Dates: August 25-December 11 2020

Courses offerings: Portuguese as a Foreign Language

Delivery: Zoom and Moodle platforms

Tuition: Tuition is payable to the host university. Portuguese Level I, II, and III (90 hours, R$ 9,816 or approx. CAD$2,472); Portuguese Level IV and V (60 hours, R$6,432 or approx. CAD$1,620)

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca by July 15 2020 to express interests in the program.