Deadline: 5-Nov-21
The British Council has announced the Exploratory Grant for UK-Korea Virtual Academic Collaboration to fund pilot projects that enable innovative virtual collaboration in the post-COVID era.
In light of the changing higher education landscape, British Council Korea aims to help higher education institutions in the UK and Korea to revisit their approaches to international collaboration and come up with innovative approaches for virtual collaboration that are relevant in the post-Covid era.
Objectives
They invite proposals that deliver one or more of the following objectives:
- Joint academic programme delivered as the mainstream curriculum in academic year 2022
- Virtual student mobility to achieve internationalisation at home
- Collaborative transnational education (TNE) programme (virtual or blended)
- Formation of research collaboration/consortia
Funding Information
A funding of up to £12,000 will be awarded to the most successful proposal
Outcomes
The overall expected outcomes of the programme include:
- Enabling research: supporting research, knowledge, and innovation collaboration to address local and global challenges and promote inclusive growth
- Internationalising higher education and TVET institutions: creating an enabling environment while supporting institutions and individuals to benefit from internationalisation
- Strengthening higher education and TVET systems: improving the quality and efficiency of institutions and systems
- Enhancing student outcomes: improving the qualities of global graduates (e.g., soft skills, employability, community outcomes).
Eligibility Criteria
Application for the grant must meet the following criteria:
- The proposal should be jointly submitted by one Korean institution and one UK institution and should be supported by a senior leader of each institution (Vice Chancellor, Pro-vice chancellor, President, or Vice president)
- The proposal must clearly demonstrate the applicants’ expertise and knowledge of the proposed area of work
- The project proposed should be designed and delivered through equal participation from the UK and Korean applicants
- The successful applicants should be willing to work with the British Council to share the result and learning from their journey with the wider higher education sector in the UK and Korea
- The Korean applicant will be responsible for disbursing the grant for project delivery with UK partner institution unless there is a strong reason.
For more information, visit https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/he-science/opportunities/partnerships/exploratory-grant-uk-korea-virtual-academic