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RESULTS REPORT 2017–2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTSVision 1

Target regions 1

Role 2

Staff 2

Themes 3

International Learning 6 Programs

Technical Assistance 12 Projects

Immigrant & International 16 Student Experience

Awards 19

Front cover: Adrienne Motas, Business Administration, NSCC Ivany Campus, Doing Busines in Europe Program in the Netherlands

Front cover photo: kelly clark fotography

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VISION• NSCC students and employees will

have a strengthened global world view through experiential international learning opportunities at home and abroad

• NSCC will be an important part of changing culture and attitudes in Nova Scotia, creating welcoming communities for immigrants

TARGET REGIONS» Caribbean » Latin America » Europe » East Africa » South East Asia

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In collaboration with other NSCC departments:

• Link to provincial, national and international networks, standards, practices and opportunities

• Identify and evaluate opportunities with partner institutions

• Develop proposals for external funding

• Promotion of opportunities, selection process for students and employees

• Risk management

• Project design, development and management

• Capacity building and knowledge sharing with employees and students

Katie Orr — Director

Zoran Kondali — Manager

Ashley Pinsent-Tobin — Manager, International Learning (Inbound)

Kellie McMullin — Manager, International Learning (Outbound)

Lisa Matheson — Administrative Assistant

NSCC Student Assistants

ROLE STAFF

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THEMES

2018 NSCC Business Plan

• Expand opportunities for cultural and global experiences: two new projects to be developed in 2018/19

2017 NSCC Strategic Plan — international learning goals:

• Student success — expand opportunities for cultural and global experiences

• Community Impact — expand supports and programs for international and new immigrant students

• Program Quality — 21st century skills, project-based, experiential learning

• Strategic Sectors — boosting exports, global competitiveness, expand programs and partnerships to align with government priorities

2015 NSCC Academic Plan — International learning goals

• Creating a welcoming and inclusive community for our local, domestic and international students

• Working with provincial post-secondary institutions to enhance supports and programs for international and new immigrant students

Internal internationalization goals

THEMES

“Global Education for Canadians: Equipping Young Canadians to Succeed at Home and Abroad” — the 2017 Report of the Study Group on Global Education http://goglobalcanada.ca

ONE Nova Scotia Commission: international learning goals:

• Increase retention of international students into NS workforce

• Increase exporters (need for students with international skills)

Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced Education & Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency:

• EduNova “Study and Stay” project to attract and retain international students to stay, work and live in Nova Scotia after graduation involving NSCC and all 10 universities in NS expanded in 2018 to all four Atlantic provinces

2018 Atlantic Colleges Atlantique (ACA) new international education and training strategy development project funded by ACOA

2016 Atlantic Growth Strategy — International goals:

• Immigration: Atlantic Immigration Pilot — an increase of 2,000 applications for 2017, including a stream for international student graduates

• Trade and investment: double the number of export businesses in the Atlantic Region (from 1,700 to 3,400 by 2025) — need for grads with international experience

Provincial / regional / national internationalization goals

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“ I went on this project expecting to be the one doing the teaching, and in the end I learned far more from some of the most amazing people I have ever met. I cannot wait to continue to keep in touch with my new friends and to share our ideas and encourage and empower each other through entrepreneurship.”

ANGELA RADCLIFF Business Administration Pictou Campus The Happiness Project in Tanzania 2018

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INTERNATIONAL LEARNINGPROGRAMS

• 120 students and 16 faculty participated in projects and exchanges in 10 countries (110 students and 15 faculty in 2016/17)

• $35,000 in student bursaries for participants in International Learning Programs ($25,000 in 2016/17) — $20,000 from NSCC International externally funded projects and $15,000 from the NSCC Foundation

• New i-Cent app and enhanced online D2L pre-departure course and pre-departure conference for student and faculty participants

• NSCC led an expanded Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) project for students from Atlantic Canada to participate in the Doing Business in Europe and Global Health & Quantified Self Summer Programs at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands

• 3 new international learning programs for students and faculty in 2018

Internationalization benefits 2017/18 details

GOALEnhanced quality and increased participation in international learning programs for students

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$35,000120 students & 16 faculty participated in international learning programs in 2018

in student bursaries to participate in international learning programs (NSCC externally funded projects & NSCC Foundation)

ACOA Doing Business in Europe project led by NSCC expanded to Atlantic Canada

enhanced online pre-departure course and pre-departure conference

new international learning programs for students in 2017/18

i-Cent app launched for international learning programs students and employees

INTERNATIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS

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“ The unbelievable generosity of our hosts has truly inspired me with all the love, caring and affection. Although I consider myself a friendly East Coaster, my perspective on sharing and community has grown even more. I want to thank NSCC for this life-changing opportunity of learning, adventure and friendship.”

KATE SUNABACKA Industrial Engineering Technology Student

Social Entrepreneurship Program in Vietnam 2018

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NAME HOST/PARTNER COUNTRY PROJECT DATES NSCC SCHOOL

Academy for Women in Engineering

University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria — Wels

Austria July 2018 Trades & Technology

Hedge Fund Course University College Cayman Islands Cayman Islands May 2018 Business

Environmental Engineering in Cuba

University of Holguin Cuba April 2018 Trades & Technology

Spanish & Service LearningUniversidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo

Ecuador June/July 2018 ALL

Cultural Entrepreneurship Program

TA Marryshow Community College

Grenada May 2018 ALL

Weather Station ProjectTA Marryshow Community College/Grenlec

Grenada May 2018 Trades & Technology

Doing Business in EuropeHanze University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands May/June 2018Business * ACOA funded project *

Global Health & Quantified Self

Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands May/June 2018 Health & Human Services

Women in Entrepreneurship Program

Instituto del Sur Peru April 2018 ALL

2018 International Learning Programs

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NAME HOST/PARTNER COUNTRY PROJECT DATES NSCC SCHOOL

Entrepreneurship Summer Program

Robert Gordon University — Aberdeen School of Business

Scotland July/August 2018 Business

International Tourism Program

N/A Spain April 2018 Business

Happiness ProjectVETA Hotel & Tourism Training Institute

Tanzania May 2018 ALL

IT Solutions in Rural Tanzania Mikumi Vocational Training Centre Tanzania May 2018 IT & Creative Industries

Mikumi Solar Water Project Mikumi Vocational Training Centre Tanzania May 2018 Trades & Technology

Oral History ProjectVETA Hotel & Tourism Training Institute/Mikumi VTC

Tanzania May 2018 ALL

Social Entrepreneurship Program

Tra Vinh University Vietnam June 2018 ALL

2018 International Learning Programs (continued)

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“ At NSCC, I have met both students and faculty whose stories have influenced me and made a real impact on my life. NSCC isn’t just about studying a certain program, the learning I receive each day goes far beyond the four corners of the classroom.”

KARINA HILARIO Business Administration Student The Phillipines

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GOAL

More externally funded international technical assistance projects in target regions that create international learning opportunities for employees and students

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS

• 55 externally funded international assignments for NSCC employees (47 in 2016-2017)

• 2 Leave for Change (Uniterra) international assignments for NSCC employees (Peru and Vietnam)

• 69 visiting faculty and staff on training programs, workshops and study tours at NSCC including the International Education Leadership workshop offered at NSCC for over 30 NSCC international and Canadian partner representatives prior to the CBIE conference in Halifax in November 2017

• Funding to support faculty participation to lead international learning programs and identify new opportunities for students

• Funding for International Learning Program bursaries for students

• 6 international “spin-off” projects created for NSCC students and faculty in Grenada and Tanzania

• 2 new projects in Peru and Chile (Colleges and Institutes Canada’s Pacific Alliance projects)

Internationalization benefits 2017/18 details

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new technical assistance projects won in 2018 in Chile & Peru (CICan Pacific Alliance)

externally funded international assignments for NSCC employees

inbound visiting partner delegations for study tours and training

leave for change international assignments for NSCC employees (Peru & Vietnam)

funding for faculty to lead international learning programs for NSCC students; funding for study abroad bursaries for NSCC students

international experiential learning projects created for NSCC students

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS

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“ NSCC has given me the opportunity to come to my home country of Kenya to give back. Working with local institutions to promote and build marketing strategies for TVET education is one of the most special experiences I’ve had since coming to NSCC.”

SAM KIRAGU BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACULTY

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NAME LOCAL PARTNER CANADIAN PARTNER DATES AMOUNT SOURCE

Pacific Alliance Project — Peru

Higher Institute of Public Education Honorio Delgado

British Columbia Institute of Technology, College of New Caledonia

2018-2021 $700,000 GAC/CICan

Pacific Alliance Project — Chile

CFT CEDUC UCN CTI Don Bosco

College of New Caledonia, Niagara College

2018-2021 $500,000 GAC/CICan

KEFEP institutional Partnership — Kenya

National Coast Polytechnic Camosun College 2017-2020 $500,000 GAC/CICan

KEFEP Thematic Partnership — Kenya

Kenya Universities & Colleges Central Placement System

Camosun College 2017-2019 $250,000 GAC/CICan

ISTEP Eco-Tourism — Tanzania

Mikumi Vocational Training Centre

N/A 2016-2019 $550,000 GAC/CICan

ISTEP Tourism — TanzaniaVETA Hotel & Tourism Training Institute

N/A 2015-2019 $550,000 GAC/CICan

ISTEP Teacher Training — Tanzania

Morogoro Vocational Teachers Training College

Bow Valley College 2015-2018 $525,000 GAC/CICan

EFE Viticulture — PeruMoquegua Agricultural Training Centre

Niagara College 2015-2017 $370,000 GAC/CICan

PLAR — St. Vincent & the Grenadines

Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

N/A 2016-2017 $58,000 CDB

2017/18 Technical Assistance Projects

KEFEP — Kenya Education for Employment ProgramMVTTC — Morogoro Vocational Teachers Training CollegeVETA — Vocational Education Training Authority

EFE — Education for EmploymentGAC — Global Affairs CanadaISTEP — Improving Skills Training for Employment Program

CBIE — Canadian Bureau for International EducationCDB — Caribbean Development BankCICan — Colleges and Institutes Canada

GOAL

Enhance the immigrant and international student experience at NSCC

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IMMIGRANT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXPERIENCE

• 360 International Students at NSCC (225 in 2016-2017)

• i-Graduate International Student Barometer 2017 results: NSCC best in the world in 10 categories including teaching, employability, and learning support

• 20 incoming exchange students at NSCC campuses from Europe, the Caribbean and South America

• Expanded International Student Ambassador Program with more ambassadors and more campuses

• 2nd World University Services Canada (WUSC) Student Refugee Program participant (from Sudan)

• International student participation rates doubled from 2016/17 in social activities, events and workshops

• 25 NSCC employees participated in the annual “Working with International Students” course, which is taught by international education experts from across Canada. Over 160 employees have participated in the workshop to date.

• Enhanced iCent app for international students giving them instant access to information and resources

• Enhanced Writing Centre led Library Services at the Institute of Technology, Akerley and Ivany campuses and English as an additional language data analysis report and recommendations

• 100 % employment rate in Nova Scotia for NSCC’s first cohort for the Edunova Study and Stay in Nova Scotia program, designed to link students to career opportunities to stay in Nova Scotia after graduation

Internationalization benefits 2017/18 details

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360

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international students at NSCC in 2017-18 (225 in 2015-16)

International Student Barometer survey: NSCC #1 in the world in 10 categories

employment rate for NSCC’s first cohort in the Edunova Study & Stay program

Enhanced i-Cent app for international students

2nd WUSC student refugee program participant

Expanded international student ambassador program

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IMMIGRANT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXPERIENCE

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“ Choosing NSCC for my studies and coming to Halifax was one of the best decisions I have made. I would like to stay here because it’s the best place to grow. It has many opportunities to offer.”

MITHUN MATTHEW Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

Edunova Study & Stay in Nova Scotia student NSCC International Student Ambassador

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AWARDSNSCC International team members Zoran Kondali and Kellie McMullin were awarded the 2017 Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) President’s Award for excellence in international education at the CBIE Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The award cited their innovative work leveraging NSCC’s international technical assistance projects to create international experiential learning projects for students and faculty, contributing to NSCC’s commitment to learning abroad in academic, service, and community engagement.

At the CBIE conference in 2017 the City of Halifax presented NSCC International Director Katie Orr with the Halifax Ambassador Award for helping to bring the CBIE conference to Halifax.

In April 2018 NSCC President Don Bureaux and NSCC International Director Katie Orr were presented with the Colleges and Institutes Canada Silver Award in Internationalization Excellence. NSCC’s internationalization accomplishments were recognized across four categories:

• student and faculty participation,

• integration of international students,

• institutional partnerships,

• curriculum and programs.

“NSCC has demonstrated leadership in

internationalizing our institution for the

benefit of our learners and community,

and this is having a positive impact on

Nova Scotia’s future.”

— Don Bureaux

In May 2018 NSCC Screen Arts grad Erica Meus-Saunders was a finalist for the GoAbroad.com innovative student video for her short film entitled “journey of feet” about her NSCC international experience in Tanzania.

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IMPACT AWARDSIn 2017 NSCC International introduced International Impact Awards and an International Learning Summit to recognize student and employee impact on internationalization at NSCC.

2017 NSCC International Impact Award Recipients

• Dima Aburub – Immigrant and International Student Experience - student award

• Tia Sawyer – Immigrant and International Student Experience – employee award

• Taylor Ripley – International Learning Programs – Student Award

• Janet Hawkwood – International Learning Programs – Employee Award

• Josh Andrews – international learning program student blog of the year

• Rubi Briones – international and immigrant student blog of the year

All NSCC International blogs can be found at http://international.nscc.ca/media- centre/blog/

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NSCC International

Nova Scotia Community College Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada international@nscc.ca nscc.ca/international