COLLABORATIVE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
A PROPOSAL BY THE ACADEMIC UNIT
To be completed by the faculty member leading the initiative
Name of Faculty Member:
Name of Ryerson Faculty:
Participating Schools/Departments at Ryerson:
Name and location of Proposed Partner Institution:
Name of Faculty at the Proposed Partner Institution:
Participating Schools/Departments at the Proposed Partner Institution:
Executive Summary (please provide background information on the proposed partner, rational for this
collaboration, national and international ranking, reputation within discipline and any other relative information)
Is the Institution fully accredited? What is the name of the accreditation body?
Partnership Model (i.e. student/faculty exchange program, research collaboration, concurrent program, etc…)
Fit within the School’s international strategy
Academic program compatibility
Courses delivered by the proposed partner institution (please list all courses available to Ryerson
students at the proposed partner institution)
Fall Term
Winter Term
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Partner institution academic start and end dates
Fall term:
Start date:
End date:
Winter term:
Start date:
End date:
How and what monitoring will be done to ensure academic quality if an agreement is in
place?
Academic Program Level
Language of instruction
If the teaching language is not English, please indicate how students will be screened
and accepted for foreign language proficiency
Benefit from the opportunity of a second language learning
How will Ryerson students be selected/screened?
Expected outcomes for students
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Indicators that show that there will be student demand in both directions (Have Ryerson
students/faculty expressed interest in studying/conducting research in the country of the proposed partner
institution?)
Approximate number of predicted participating students
Estimated monthly cost of living in the host country
Housing options (On campus, spaces/rooms dedicated to visiting students, host families, off campus, etc…)
Is there an office that assists with special needs? If no, with whom can arrangements be
made?
Is there a 24/7 emergency service? If yes, who to contact? What are the telephone
numbers/ emails?
Given what we know at this point, can we assume that we will be able to sustain a
reasonable student flow in both directions? Explain in detail.
Name and contact information of the person responsible for negotiating student
exchange agreements at the proposed partner institution.
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Per:______________________________c/s
Name: XXX
Title: Dean, Faculty of XXX
Date: _____________________________
Per:______________________________c/s
Name: XXX
Title: Dean, School of Graduate Studies
Date:_______________________________
[This signature is required only if the initiative
involves graduate studies.]
Per:______________________________c/s
Name: XXX
Title: Chair/Director, School/Department of XXX
Date: ________________________________
Last updated: September 2009
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