International Graduate Student Research Cohort

Examples of COIL@UArctic Projects

International Graduate Student Research Cohort

An annual research project by students from UArctic member-universities, involving online collaboration between students and faculty, resulting in a research paper and presentation at the Arctic Circle Assembly.

Project Summary

The International Graduate Student Research Cohort is an annual organized effort that brings together international students and faculty to collaborate online on a research project resulting in a publishable paper and presentation at the Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Project type

Research project, extra-curricular.

While this is not a standard COIL project, since the articles were written by individual students, there was a large element of communication and collaboration on many aspects of the research, as well as peer-review and feedback.

Duration

10 months

Assessment

Ungraded

Feedback on written articles and presentations by faculty members from participating universities.

 

Sustainable Development Goals

COIL projects provide an opportunity to engage students in international and intercultural collaboration in projects that are aligned with and driven by the Sustainable Development Goals. This project supports Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG-3---Good-health-and-well-being
SDG-8---Decent-Work-and-economic-growth
SDG-10---Reduced-Inequalities
 
SDG-11---Sustainable-cities-and-communities
SDG-12---Responsible-consumption-and-production
SDG-13---Climate-Action
 
SDG-14---Life-Below-Water
SDG-15-Life-on-Land
SDG-16---Peace-justice-and-strong-institutions
 

Contact us

If you have any questions or would like to get involved with the project, contact Alona Roitershtein by email:

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