Joining Global Seminar

Who Can Join?

• Universities


• Community Colleges


• Higher National Diploma Institutions


• Polytechnics and Vocational Institutes


• Continuing Education Programs


• High Schools

What are the Benefits?

Institutions engaged in the Global Seminar enjoy the following benefits from this global partnership:

• Affiliation with a global network of educational institutions and opportunity for routine collaboration through various electronic platforms


• Participation in the Institute for Global Learning, an orientation held every year in the fall for new and prospective partners on the different elements of the Global Seminar


• Access to a secure On-line learning platform that allows synchronous and asynchronous interaction through virtual chat room, discussion board, and email


• Participation in live videoconferences during the semester


• Access to a virtual library with case studies, reference materials and other resources for teaching the Global Seminar course on Environment and Sustainability


• Networking with partners at the Annual Review and Planning Conference held in June

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What are the technology/infrastructure requirements?

To enhance your participation in the Global Seminar Project, you will need, at a minimum, access to the following:

• Internet
• Computer
• Email
• Videoconferencing facility
• Phone (Audio) conferencing

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