The need for international collaboration in education is universally recognised today. The Council for International Programmes [CIP] has made major strides in giving students of St. Xavier’s College opportunities to interact with students and faculty from various parts of the globe. These efforts will undoubtedly give our students the competitive edge and the cultural sensitivity that is essential in today’s globalised world.
Deakin University students visited Xavier’s from 22.11.2010 to 29.11.2010. This is a collaborative programme with K.C. College, offering Australian students a cross-cultural experience on an Indian campus. St. Xavier’s had arranged a real life – rural India exposure trip to Amabata Village near Surgana, Nasik for these Deakin Students.
EuMind Europe – 14 students from various schools of Belgium and 2 faculty members were hosted by St. Xavier’s College. Students were hosted by various families of our present students for a week giving them the insight of Indian culture. Last year 5 Xavier’s students and 1 faculty member were hosted by these Belgium students in their country.
International Exchange / Guest students on Xavier’s Campus:
Last year we had quite a few students from abroad on our campus to do their “Semester Abroad or a Year Abroad” Program.
We had 03 students from our partners – IESEG, Lille Catholic University, France doing TYBMS; 03 Students from Sciences Po, Paris, France completing their TYBA. University of Pontificiad - Commillas, Madrid – Spain has sent two students for TYBMS. Under Ontario-Maharashtra-Goa (OMG) program, we had one student in TYBA from Canada. Ten students from various US universities had joined our FYBA for a semester.
Xavierites Abroad:
Two Xavierites were at Comillas for a year. Three students were at Science Po, Paris and Two students were in Canada on OMG Programme.
SOME EVENTS:
The Visit of Ms. Skye Ward, Summer Programme Officer, U.C. Berkeley on 01.12.2010. She met students and parents of students who wanted to attend the Summer Programme 2011 at UCB. The summer courses were from the 23rd of May to 01 of July 2011. There was a wide range of subjects to choose from, for which certification was secured from the University of California in Berkeley. Several of our students have been going there for the last 5 summers and have reported an enriching experience.
Stern Business School, New York University, USA: 20 students of St. Xavier's College visited NYU in May 2011 for a two week programme, while 20 students from the Stern Business School were to visit Mumbai from 9th Jan to 20th Jan 2011. Prof. Srivastan from NYU was to have conducted a course on SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE INDIAN CONTEXT for his students. 12 Selected students from Xavier’s were also to get an opportunity to attend this course at Xavier’s. Unfortunately however, the security alerts in Mumbai, deterred the Americans from making the trip this year. However, the Xavier's students went ahead with their trip to NYU. The theme for the Xavier’s delegation at NYU in May 2011 was "B/K/T-OLLYWOOD AND GLOBALIZATION".
13th March to 21st March 2011 - Harvard Students visited Xavier's and attended a conference on “Global Health Care Systems: A Changing Landscape” on 18-19 March 2011. Eight students from St. Xavier's College travelled to Harvard in February for an 8 day stay and a programme that included an International Conference on a similar theme from the American perspective.
Yale University – A Summer Session Abroad programme was conducted at St. Xavier’s from 30th May 2011 to 1st July 2011. Two Xavierites attended the Yale Summer Programme at Yale during the same time.