The digital transformation requires agile approaches and research into innovative teaching methods at universities. One of the most popular of these in recent years is COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning). COIL is an online learning environment in which two or more universities from a different country deliver a course together.  The shared curriculum and relatively simple technologies allow students to engage in intercultural exchange. These courses can be a way of getting students interested in studying abroad. But they also have other advantages.

The academic semester has begun and many local and international students discover the lecture halls, campus activities and student clubs. However, these two student groups hardly ever mix. Shuffle proposes a way of changing things on the campus of the University of Fribourg.

We are supporting two teams working on the development of innovative projects for international students in Switzerland. One uses artificial intelligence and the other the principle of gamification to offer new means of communication.

Virtual mobility is presently on everyone's lips. Especially in view of current topics such as inclusion, sustainability, rising mobility figures and corona. This is why the European Association for international Education EAIE dedicated its latest community webcast to this topical subject.

Realto, die Schweizer Plattform zum digitalen Austausch, ist nun auch für Klassenaustauschprojekte verfügbar. Schülerinnen und Schüler und deren Lehrpersonen können ab sofort mit der Partnerklasse über die Plattform kommunizieren und sich austauschen.