A six-week immersive field school at an ancient site in the Greek village of Arma provides ample hands-on experience while studying abroad.

New federal funding of $1M will provide 120 undergrads with life-changing experiences abroad, with a focus on underrepresented groups including those who might face barriers to overseas learning.

A world of learning awaits at the International Centre for Students and a new video welcomes everyone to find out more about the newly named ICS.

Classicist Brendan Burke is now appointed in Athens to the most significant position in his field for North America at one of the oldest and largest overseas research centres in the world.

One semester studying abroad in Spain gave UVic graduate Elijah Ackerly a new perspective on life back home in Saanich that would change his path forever. “I fell in love with the language and culture in Spain, but also with the way that learning a new language can influence your perspective on the world,” Ackerly says. “I saw that life can be different from where I grew up.”

When working with asylum seekers and refugees in Malaysia as part of an internship through the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, Claire Horwood saw first-hand how poor policies affected the lives of vulnerable people.

The President's Beyond Borders Fund, established in 2015 for supporting UVic students overseas in the Asia Pacific region, will now continue for another two academic years (2019/20 and 2020/21) including support for internships, field schools and co-op placements in the region.

This past year, UVic’s Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives celebrates three decades of bridging the Pacific and 15 years of its flagship internship program.

New book gathers expertise of UVic field school instructors to learn from—and extend—off-campus teaching opportunities

President Jamie Cassels and Carolyn Russell, UVic’s director of student recruitment and global engagement, arrived in Beijing in December 2018 to explore the renewal of the university’s agreement of cooperation with the China Scholarship Council.

Exactly two years after the launch of UVic’s International Plan, a delegation departed Oct. 28 for Japan and Thailand on another official visit focused on accelerating the momentum of internationalization at UVic and to deepen the university’s connections in Asia.

Walking along the foothills of the northern Peruvian Amazon, 14 UVic environmental studies students—along with instructors Ana Maria Peredo and Kate Turner and mentors Murdith McLean and Frederique Apffel-Marglin—embarked on a unique learning experience this spring that wove together ecology, economy and spirituality in an Indigenous setting.

Travelling abroad may sometimes seem the only way our students can enjoy international experiences. Here are some tips—just in time for International Education Week 2017 (Nov. 13-17)—on finding intercultural opportunities at UVic.

One year after the launch of the International Plan, a UVic delegation led by President Jamie Cassels departs Oct. 10 for Vietnam and China. The official visit to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai will help accelerate the momentum of internationalization at UVic and deepen our connections in Asia.

Students from the humanities, social sciences, fine arts and law—now back in Victoria after a transformative trip overseas and also in Winnipeg—came together for a powerful and challenging field school that brought them to historic sites in Europe and taught them valuable lessons about Canada.

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