Global Learning, Education and Attainment
Research and Teaching
Written by Emmanuel Johnson The Universities of the World project launched in September 2019. It is a collaboration between Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) in Brazil, and Coventry University in the UK. Funded by the British Council, the project’s aims to support internationalisation mechanisms in Brazil’s Higher Education (HE) institutions and strengthen high quality…
By Dr Rafael Vieira Texeira Project link: “Shaping global urban environments for today and tomorrow: Internationalisation of researcher development and doctoral provision in strategic research areas through a Brazil/UK collaboration” British Council Funding (Nov 2019 – Oct 2020) Coventry University (CU), via GLEA (Global Learning: Education and Attainment), the Doctoral College and ICTE (Doctoral College…
Hello, and a warm welcome to the GLEA blog. Over the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to the Centre and its remit. Research Fellow, Dr Alun DeWinter, has volunteered to start blogging on behalf of the Centre Alun writes: This is actually my first ever blog post, so I hope that this will…
Between 7th – 13th October 2019, Following successful observation visits to Coventry and student training in Dresden , Katherine Wimpenny, Alun DeWinter and Arinola Adefila visited Jordan as part of the JOVITAL project, which focusses on capacity building Virtual Collaborative Learning in Jordan. Based primarily in Amman, the GLEA staff visit had three purposes;…
Last week, GLEA hosted an observation visit with 31 staff arriving from five Jordanian Universities as part of the JOVITAL project, to observe how Collaborative Online International Learning projects (COIL) are created and delivered at Coventry University. Unlike the Rome partner visit in March which was focussed on the business side of the project, this…
By Zaira Solomons Hey Folks! Our 3-day visit from our South African colleagues from both Walter Sisulu and Stellenbosch Universities for a formal partner collaboration event funded through the British Council, South Africa has been very successful. On Sunday evening, partners were greeted at their hotels and transported for an informal dinner to get acquainted…
by Arinola Adefila, Research Fellow, GLEA My most enduring educational experience occurred at the beginning of secondary school; I had just started taking Yorùbá classes and we had learned the days of the week. The teacher, had provided a helpful acronym for helping us remember the days and we had discussed the etymology of some of…
Professor Katherine Wimpenny, PhD, Professor of Research in Global Learning, Theme Lead Intercultural Engagement and Global Learning, The Research Centre for Global Learning; Education and Attainment (GLEA), Coventry University, UK. As Director of Studies for Victoria Barron, along with the rest of the supervisory team here at Coventry University – Professor Julia Carroll, Professor in…
by Zaira Solomons (PhD student) I would like to share my experiences of the annual Doctoral Capability and Development Conference 2019, which has been both rewarding and transformative. I have been encouraged and supported by my Director of Studies to participate in the conference and after careful consideration, I have decided to present a poster.…
The future of Doctoral Education FUNDERS Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) – RSA, British Council (BC) – UK. DATES April 2019 – July 2019 COLLABORATORS Walter Sisulu University (WSU) University of Stellenbosch (SU) Coventry University (CU) PROJECT LEADS Prof. Katherine Wimpenny (Project Lead) katherine.wimpenny@coventry.ac.uk Dr Ferdie Gerber, Bid coordinator for Walter Sisulu University…