Virtual Exchange as a Strategy to Foster Global Learning and Internationalization of the Curriculum
Abstract
ABSTRACT This chapter describes the constitution and development of one of the first institutional initiatives for implementing a virtual exchange program in a Higher Education Institution in Brazil. The focus is on the description and discussion of the role of stakeholders in fostering and supporting virtual exchange activities, as well as examples of implemented courses and an analysis of students’ perceptions of the practical issues associated with virtual exchange, its interface with employability and new skills and competences demanded by the labor market.
Fields of Study & Subjects
International Student and Expatriate Challenges
Higher Education Governance and Development
Management and Marketing Education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- New Directions for Teaching and Learning
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 2026
- Issue
- 186
- Pages
- 111–118
- Publication date
- 31 January 2026
- Language
- EN