The innovative teaching and learning format COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning), also known as Virtual Exchange, is an innovative concept that enables digital collaboration between universities worldwide. Students gain valuable experience in global team work through cross-border projects, developing cultural, collaborative and digital skills – essential key qualifications that enhance students’ employability. Some universities are good with implementing COIL into the curriculum, others face different issues like time difference, language barrier, recognition of teaching load etc.

The COIL track of Freie Universität Berlin’s International Staff Training Week 2025 will be hosted for educators and administrative staff with an interest in and experience of COIL by the Berlin network BeCOIL, which consists of colleagues from nine Berlin higher education institutions. It will address best practices, challenges and solutions of implementing and doing COIL. In addition, we want to connect and exchange experience and expertise in order to grow and take new ideas and strategies back to our home universities to enhance the use of COIL in our classrooms.

Further information: BeCOIL

   

Please review our draft agenda.

Please note that participation in this program is limited to a maximum of 40 participants.

After a first application phase end of January, we are happy to announce that a few spots are still available. If you are interested in applying for participation in this program, kindly complete the application form by March 3, 2025. Selection results will be communicated via email in mid/end of March.

Kindly note, however, that as the application form cannot be changed at this stage anymore, you will still find "January 27" as the application deadline stated on the form and email sent out automatically to confirm a successful submission of the form. Thank you!