On pandemics, studies abroad, and resilience: students and teachers’ perspective
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https://doi.org/10.22201/cuaieed.16076079e.2021.22.5.12Keywords:
study abroad, COVID-19, internationalization, higher educationAbstract
Living an international experience provides the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and the possibility of developing personal and professional skills to be competitive individuals in a globalized and multicultural world. However, with the arrival of COVID-19, some countries established strong restrictions on their migratory flows, closing borders. Therefore, a large part of the student and teacher mobility programs coordinated by universities were suspended or postponed. The current situation with the pandemic requires taking care of ourselves, maintaining social distancing, increasing online activities and reducing physical mobility. Given the uncertainty that still prevails in the world, there seems to be a negative scenario for the mobility of students and teachers. In this sense, this article presents the perspective of a group of students and teachers, consulted through interviews and virtual seminars, on how to live an international experience in the current pandemic. Among the findings, although it cannot be said that the perception of all individuals is positive, the outlook looks encouraging.
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