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GLOBAL EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE. BE IN THE GLOBAL GAME !!. A recent Calgary survey of employers found that all respondents thought international experience was an asset to a student’s employability. “There is a huge demand now for people who understand other cultures or speak other

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GLOBAL EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE

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  1. GLOBAL EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE

  2. BE IN THE GLOBAL GAME !! A recent Calgary survey of employers found that all respondents thought international experience was an asset to a student’s employability. “There is a huge demand now for people who understand other cultures or speak other Languages and know how business operates abroad, “ says Jeff Brownlee, vice president for communications at the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters trade association. “Canadian businesses and industry have to be in the global game. We were spoiled for generations because of our closeness geographically to the States, with basically the same language and culture. Now we need the international perspective, so graduates with that understanding or experience are sought after.” (The Chronicle of Higher Education – September 2010)

  3. GEC REQUIREMENTS Undergraduate students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents must complete 3 components • Language/Global Studies Course • International experience • Cross cultural volunteer experience

  4. LANGUAGE/GLOBAL STUDIES COURSES • 2 sequential language courses (other then your native language) PLUS 1 Global Studies course

  5. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCEOUTSIDE CANADA & US • Exchange • Co-op work term • Study Abroad • Volunteer experience (requires ISO approval) All must be minimum 6 weeks duration

  6. CROSS CULTURAL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE • volunteer experience on or off campus • minimum 20 hour commitment • log sheet and one page summary must be submitted at end of term • Examples: -SHADOW Program -English Conversation Program

  7. MIX IT UP! Example 1 Example2 Plan submitted in 1A 1A – 1st language 1B – 2nd language 2A – Global Studies 2B – CCVE 3A - international Plan submitted in 2A • 2A –1st language • 2B – 2nd language & CCVE • 3B – international • 4A – Global Studies

  8. GEC Academic Calendars

  9. GLOBAL EXPERIENCE CERTIFICATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR Kinesiology Required Courses Human Nutrition Minor Required Courses Needed for both Kinesiology and Human Nutrition Minor GEC Requirements General Interest

  10. GEC COMPONENTS ARE NOT RETROACTIVE • components completed before the GEC plan form is submitted will not qualify

  11. NOW WHAT? • think about how you would like to internationalize your degree • research countries, businesses and NGOs of interest for your international experience • put together a cohesive plan…based on the GEC plan form • submit plan form for approval

  12. MORE INFORMATION • Waterloo International (Global Experience Certificate) www.international.uwaterloo.ca/certificate • Undergraduate calendar (chapter 13) www.ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca • The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas www.workingoverseas.com/uwaterloo

  13. Kavelman-Fonn Foundation International Experience Award Get up to $10,000 http://safa.uwaterloo.ca/forms/Kavelman-Fonn.pdf

  14. CONTACT GEC Coordinator Paula Murphy Waterloo International Needles Hall (NH) 1101 Ext. 38350 pmmurphy@uwaterloo.ca www.international.uwaterloo.ca/certificate

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