Natalie Manrique is a recent graduate from the University of Florida and took part in the virtual exchange guided by Luis Mejia and Edgar Martinez Muñoz with Cali Colombia to collaboratively design a restaurant interior. “I’m Colombian myself’, says Natalie, ‘so being originally from Cali meant it was a bit
Adrianna Ruiz is a recent graduate from the University of Florida. She undertook a dual degree in Criminology and Political science with a minor in Sociology. She managed to graduate in three years and was a student of Dr Erika Brooke for the virtual exchange with Ecuador. Adrianna explains the
Xavier Andrade Castillo, is Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure in the Law School at the San Francisco de Quito university, Ecuador His partner in Virtual Exchange is Erika Brooke, Associate Instructional Professor in Criminology in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida.
Osvaldo Succi is the COIL / Virtual Exchange coordinator at the Higher Education Unit of the Centro Paula Souza in Sao Paustatelo, Brazil. He spent years as a professor of English and it was during this time that he had the realisation that his students needed more than they were
Ana Maria Porras is Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida in the US. She has undertaken two iterations of her virtual exchange module titled: Comparing Perspectives on Global Health Technology. She partnered with Daniel Suarez Venegas from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia. Ana Maria has every intention
Diba Mani is an Instructional Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Kinesiology, in the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida. She is a passionate advocate of virtual exchange in her courses. Kinesiology, she explains, is the scientific study of human movement, such as biomechanics,
Sake Jager is a project manager in teaching and learning innovation at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He has recently received an Award from UNICollaboration in recognition of services to Virtual Exchange throughout his career. Congratulations on your Award Sake! Where did it all begin? “It really began
Luis Mejia, originally from Colombia, is Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in the department of Interior Design. He is an industrial designer with a masters’ in product development and doctoral studies in human sciences – and more specifically in interior design. Luis teaches design studio and advanced communication
Paloma Rodriguez is the Director of the Office of Global Learning at the University of Florida, International Center. The office runs a plethora of internationalisation at home initiatives including virtual exchange. Sebastian Rodriguez – who points out that he and Paloma are not related despite sharing the same surname –
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