Toyo University Professor Shingo Ashizawa shared this timely and pertinent reflection below on the current COVID-19 global outbreak and its potential impact on international education. 

 

 

"Dear International educators, we are facing a quite challenging moment due to the virus issue. It is also an opportunity to consider alternative ways to conduct learning abroad. COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) could be one of them. Please see the video report of SIIE2019. Let us discuss possible solution at SIIEJ 2020 (Sep.2-4 at Kansai University)!! For more detail, please visit; http://recsie.or.jp/

コロナ・ウィルスで苦境に立たされている国際教育関係者の皆さん、こういう時こそ、お互い、知恵と工夫を発揮して乗り越えていきましょう。オンラインを活用した国際プログラムも有効なソリューションですね。SIIEJでは、COIL（オンラインを取り入れた国際プログラム）なども紹介しています。SIIEJ2019の報告動画が出来上がりましたので、ご覧ください。関西大学で行われるSIIEJ2020（9月2日から4日）に是非参加してください。詳細情報：http://recsie.or.jp/ "

 

We at IIGE are in a unique position to promote COIL, not only as a preventative measure for stemming the outbreak in higher education institutions on a local level, but also as an alternative method of international education for those who are now experiencing unprecedented hurdles in traditional mobility programs. There is no time like the present to help us get the word out on this innovative form of collaborative learning.

 

 

You can find the original post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shingo.ashizawa.98/videos/10214810329926501/