By Dr. Younus Y. Mirza “Respect for humanity is the foundation of all interaction.” - Dr. Jamal Barzinji In this article, I will share the history and development of the Barzinji ... Continue Reading The Barzinji Institute for Global…
Shenandoah Formalizes International Partnership with Yarmouk University SU delegation travels to Jordan, signs memorandum of understanding with collaborating institution
Shenandoah University representatives traveled to Jordan this summer to strengthen ties with Yarmouk University and formalize the partnership between the two institutions through the signing of a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Formalizes International Partnership with…
Shenandoah University Professor Earns Global Challenges Teaching Award Staci Strobl, professor of criminology and criminal justice, to partner with UK colleague to deliver virtual exchange course
Shenandoah University Professor Staci Strobl, Ph.D., joined exclusive company last month when she was chosen as a recipient of the 2022-23 Global Challenges Teaching Award from the US-UK Fulbright ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Professor Earns Global…
COIL Continues to Build SU’s Global Virtual Learning Opportunities Collaborative Online International Learning program is the focus of the Barzinji Institute’s “Academic Practice” pillar
Shenandoah University, through a grant awarded to Director of Global Virtual Learning Younus Mirza, Ph.D., recently announced the formation of the Barzinji Institute for Global Virtual Learning, an ... Continue Reading COIL Continues to Build SU’s…
Shenandoah, AAUP Sign Memorandum of Understanding, Bolster International Partnership Universities are collaborating on interdisciplinary research grant project combining virtual reality and nursing
Shenandoah University and Arab American University (AAUP), a private Palestinian university in Jenin, jointly signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday, Feb. 25, further solidifying the two ... Continue Reading Shenandoah, AAUP Sign Memorandum of…
Barzinji Institute of International Collaboration Launches, Prepares For ‘Zero Hunger’ Service Project Institute is seeking applicants from Shenandoah faculty, staff and student communities for project that will address food insecurity
Through funding from a recent grant awarded to Younus Mirza, Ph.D., the director of Global Virtual Learning, Shenandoah University (SU) has launched the Barzinji Institute of International ... Continue Reading Barzinji Institute of International Collaboration…
Shenandoah University VR Program Receives Seed Grant to Support International Collaboration Shenandoah and Arab American University to establish partnership advancing health care education through the use of virtual reality
A seed grant sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Palestinian Affairs Unit, through the Institute of International Education (IIE), will help Shenandoah University and Arab American University ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University VR Program Receives…
Students Create their Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Projects
Our students have now begun to create their Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) projects. In these short videos, Professors `Atiah Abdullah Sidek's (IIUM) and Ady Dewey's (Bridgewater) ... Continue Reading Students Create their Collaborative Online…
The Barzinji Project Announces Collaborative Projects Designed in COIL Workshop Fellows underwent extensive training on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Barzinji Project Fellows underwent extensive training on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and plan on having their students work together on joint projects. The Fellows will work ... Continue Reading The Barzinji Project Announces Collaborative…
The Barzinji Project announces its Virtual International Exchange Fellows!
Fellows will go through an extensive training on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and then have their students work together on joint projects. The Fellows will work towards the ... Continue Reading The Barzinji Project announces its…
Marriage Across Cultures Implementing Virtual International Exchange in my First Year Seminar Course
This last semester I implemented Virtual International Exchange (VIE) in my classroom or better known in North America as Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). The basic idea behind COIL ... Continue Reading Marriage Across Cultures Implementing Virtual…
Learning About Civil Discourse In Higher Education Shenandoah Partners With Muslim-Majority Countries To Exchange Ideas
Shenandoah University recently partnered with Bridgewater College and two universities in Muslim-majority countries to learn how to provide better opportunities for civil discourse within higher ... Continue Reading Learning About Civil Discourse In…
Project Explores Cross-Cultural Understanding Dr. Younus Mirza To Promote Cultural Exchange With Muslim-Majority Societies
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Allegheny College Younus Mirza, Ph.D., has joined Shenandoah University as a scholar-in-residence and director of the Barzinji Project. The project is a ... Continue Reading Project Explores Cross-Cultural Understanding Dr.…