Abstract
With the advance of COVID-19, many colleges and universities needed to find alternative ways to conduct international exchanges. Many international exchanges and activities were canceled due to the virus. Also, much attention was diverted away from international activities as many focused on changing their classes to online formats. Due to the authors participation in Fulbright programs, cooperation between St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications (SPbSUT) and Davidson County Community College (DCCC) began. Despite the cancelations and challenges that were occurring, SPbSUT in Russia and DCCC in North Carolina continued to work together to provide international exchanges for their students. Through a series of virtual classes and topic based discussions, students developed cross-cultural awareness and momentum was gained for more collaborations. This study highlights the virtual exchanges that were developed, and gives quantitative and qualitative survey results about the collaboration. The main purpose of this report, based on research conducted by Russian and American colleagues, is to share the experience in establishing and developing global collaborations, and to involve educational and scientific institutions in international cooperation.
Highlights
Cooperation between SPbSUT and Davidson County Community College (DCCC) started in 2019, when a group of administrators from the United States community colleges visited St
Plans were made for SPbSUT students to travel to the United States and participate in a summer school program on American Culture in North Carolina
This paper aims to provide analysis on participatory data, and some of the issues authors faced organizing the virtual exchanges
Summary
Cooperation between SPbSUT and DCCC started in 2019, when a group of administrators from the United States community colleges visited St. Petersburg for an intensive two-week seminar. The colleagues from SPbSUT and DCCC began communicating about collaborations and initiated collaborations on faculty and student exchanges. An annual action plan was developed by the two institutions and included various activities. These activities included participation in SPbSUT’s International Festival of National Cultures and Summer School Programs on History, Culture and Architecture of St. Petersburg. Plans were made for SPbSUT students to travel to the United States and participate in a summer school program on American Culture in North Carolina. Because of the global nature of all areas today, colleges need to globalize their curriculum so that graduates are ready to step out into the workforce
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