IIGE Vice President, Professor Keiko Ikeda (Kansai University) presented at EAIE 2020 Community Exchange, which was held virtually from October 14th to 16th. This 100% online event was held in place of the cancelled EAIE 2020 conference that had been planned to take place in Barcelona, due to the spread of COVID-19. For this event, more than 1600 international higher education professionals from 57 countries came together to learn about the extensive and interactive online programs.
In collaboration with  Professor Craig Shealy (Western Washington University) and Dr. Cecilia Christersson (Malmö University), Professor Ikeda gave a presentation titled "Applied and engaged global studies: A virtual bridge to connect international students", in which she introduced how Kansai University has provided international students learning opportunities. She also pointed out how COIL could be used to expand their learning curve in international education.