Prepare Today's Students for the Workforce of Tomorrow

​The Forum on Education Abroad looks forward to convening colleagues at the 2024 Careers, Internships, and Global Learning (CIGL) Conference, with a focus on preparing future professionals through international internships, consulting projects, co-ops, community-engaged global learning, and other forms of globally-focused career preparation. 
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Internships and career-integrated global learning are highly valued by employers and graduate programs when they combine high-impact global experiences with immersive engagement in a host organization or local community - and foster career competency development for students. Considering individual placements or industry-based and community-identified projects for organizations outside of students’ home countries, to global co-ops and pre-professional residencies and fellowships, the opportunities to explore how global experiences foster career exploration and skill development are vast.

As the pace of change in our societies continues to accelerate, the world of work is dramatically evolving. What does the future look like for today’s students? Which skills and knowledge will be most applicable? How can we ensure equitable access to career-integrated global learning opportunities? What makes career competencies acquired and developed abroad uniquely valuable to learners and employers? What is our special, distinctive value proposition to higher education, learners, and employers? 

​The conference will encourage discussion and debate, incorporating insights from the host region and inspiration from participants. Sessions focused on innovative ideas, emerging research, evolving practices, and a variety of program models and applied learning methods are all welcome.  Panels including presenters from within and outside of higher education are encouraged.

In 2024, CIGL will again be held in conjunction with The Forum’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Conference. ​

What Is Career-Integrated Global Learning

The Forum defines career-integrated global learning as education abroad programs or program components that emphasize or incorporate professional exploration related to a student’s future career path. In addition to internships and related terms, such as cooperative education (co-op) and work integrated learning (WIL), career-integrated global learning can also include industry-based projects, case studies, entrepreneurship initiatives, job shadowing, micro-internships, competency-based modules, and workplace simulations.
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These opportunities allow students to access highly impactful international experiences while immersed in a host organization and local community.  

Who Should Participate in CIGL

While all are welcome to participate in the CIGL Conference, we encourage the following professionals to join us in Las Vegas:
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• ​Career services and work-integrated learning professionals
• International educators
• Specialist and provider organizations
• Instructors and faculty members
• Supervisors

​CIGL Conference Committee 23/24

Thank you to the following colleagues for serving on the committee for the Career-Integrated Global Learning Conference.​

• Melissa  Comiskey, IES Abroad (Chair)
• Cynthia Bryant, Southern University and A & M College
• Evert Cottyn, VIVES University of Applied Sciences
• Andrea Custodi, CEA CAPA Education Abroad
• Dominic DiCamillo, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University
• Jennifer Engel, Indiana University
• Cynthia Engel, ISEP Study Abroad
• Jennifer  Holland, CYA
• Craig Kench, CEA CAPA Education Abroad
• Katherine  Martin , University of Limerick 
• Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra
• Kate Moore, Global Career Center/The Forum
• Maria Nemchinova, Navitas
• Jillian Noel, Germanna Community College
• Max Panconesi, AIFS Abroad
• Nannette Ripmeester, Expertise in Labour Mobility
• Sabrina Starke, Absolute Internship​

Sponsors

​Learn more about sponsorship opportunities to gain unparalleled visibility among the CIGL attendees. ​

cigl sponsorship opportunities