{"id":23945,"date":"2022-11-23T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T16:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/?page_id=23945"},"modified":"2023-01-10T10:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T15:59:05","slug":"academics-without-borders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/global-partnerships-and-agreements\/academics-without-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics Without Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awb-usf.org\/\">Academics Without Borders<\/a> (AWB) is a Montreal-based, not-for-profit organization that supports capacity building projects in the higher education sector in low- and middle-income countries. These projects are aimed at increasing the local capacity of universities to further advance their academic and research goals, as well as contribute to their overall human development. AWB offers volunteer opportunities to Canadian university faculty members and staff interested in joining existing projects or applying for new ones. Generally, they are built on established relationships with colleagues at collaborating tertiary institutions. The partner university is expected to lead the design and implementation of the project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-examples-of-projects\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-examples-of-projects\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Examples of Projects<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-examples-of-projects\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>AWB projects typically fall under one of the following categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research capacity<\/li>\n<li>Building academic programs<\/li>\n<li>Curriculum development<\/li>\n<li>Improving pedagogy<\/li>\n<li>Graduate workshops<\/li>\n<li>Policy assessment<\/li>\n<li>University governance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Carleton volunteers have already been involved in several projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local-based internationalization of higher education frameworks (Colombia)<\/li>\n<li>Academic writing and research development (South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Capacity building and conflict resolution (Sudan)<\/li>\n<li>Pedagogical strategies and quality of education for faculty members (Thailand)<\/li>\n<li>Strategic planning (Uganda)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-expenses\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-expenses\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Expenses<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-expenses\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<p>The partner university is expected to cover part of the cost. AWB might cover the following expenses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Necessary vaccinations and medications<\/li>\n<li>Medical and travel insurance<\/li>\n<li>Economy air travel<\/li>\n<li>In-transit costs for hotels and meals<\/li>\n<li>Stipend for living expenses<\/li>\n<li>Visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<div class=\"slideme\"><dl class=\"slideme__list\"><dt class=\"slideme__term\"><a href=\"#slideme-related-links\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"slideme-related-links\" class=\"slideme__heading slideme__trigger\">Related Links<\/a><\/dt><dd class=\"slideme__description\" id=\"slideme-related-links\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWB_Roster_-Application.pdf\">AWB volunteer package<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWB_2021_Network-Handbook.pdf\">AWB member handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/awb-usf.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=3e4e1ce2005d3d9846c2f7e44&amp;id=591823684c\">AWB newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awb-usf.org\/awb-projects\/uganda-strategic-planning-for-a-new-university\/\">Strategic planning in Uganda (story)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/dd><dl><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content__video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Academics Without Borders - Joy Mighty\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZ9GbfQiMFU?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For any questions, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sylvie Jasen<\/strong><br \/>\nInternational Projects Coordinator<br \/>\nCarleton International<br \/>\nEmail: s&#121;&#108;&#x76;&#x69;e&#46;&#106;&#x61;&#x73;&#x65;n&#64;&#99;&#x61;&#x72;le&#116;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;c&#97;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academics Without Borders (AWB) is a Montreal-based, not-for-profit organization that supports capacity building projects in the higher education sector in low- and middle-income countries. 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