Global Education

In our increasingly interconnected world, understanding and appreciating global issues is essential. Our global education program empowers students to engage with diverse cultures and perspectives, while deepening their understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the world today. Through cross-cultural exchange and global learning opportunities, students will develop into compassionate, informed global citizens.

Pioneered by SUNY, COIL brings diverse faculty and students together -- across culture, languages, border of time, place, and discipline -- to engage in intercultural dialogue and meaningful collaborations.  COIL enhances intercultural student interaction through proven approaches to meaningful online engagement.

COIL brings classrooms together, breaking international boundaries in the process. Together, instructors develop collaborative projects that students do in teams that navigate time zones, language differences, and geographical distance using online tools. COIL is an embedded aspect of each course, supporting student learning goals, giving both students and the instructors the opportunity to actively engage course concepts and new ideas, and – most importantly – exposing students to different cultural perspectives