COIL Benefits

Students gain intercultural awareness and understanding
Students can learn about the discipline they are studying from another perspective
Student improve their digital literacy skills
Students are better prepared to work in virtual teams (a marketable skill)
Students’ communication skills are enhanced
COIL adds an important international experience to students’ resumes
Students can point to the COIL international collaborative experience as a skill when talking to potential employers
The COIL international experience is advantageous for students transferring to a university and/or entering the workplace

Faculty will gain intercultural awareness skills and understanding
Faculty may develop new institutional partnerships
Faculty may attract international students to study at their campuses
Faculty learn how to develop and introduce international components into their courses.
Faculty become knowledgeable about internationalizing the curriculum and become internationalization champions and experts
Faculty engage in professional and international development