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WIL Around the World
WACE is pleased to introduce the WIL Around the World webinar series, a continuation of our WACE Conversations. Join leaders of national associations and colleagues from a number of institutions linked to WACE as they provide updates on developments and achievements in WIL in their part of the world!
Below, you will find our previous sessions and speakers, as well as information on our upcoming webinars!
Registrants and current WACE members are able to access recordings of each session.
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Transforming Workplaces in to Classrooms: An Indian WIL model for Working ProfessionalsSpeakers: Professor G Sundar Professor PB Venkataraman Preeti Parimi Harshitha H Times:
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WIL in Sweden: University West
Speakers: Ulrika Snis Times:
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Scaling WIL with Global Impact Following a 2017 mandate to have 100% of students experience WIL, the University of Toronto Scarborough’s business program needed a plan. By 2019, they reached their goal but saw much more potential. Join us to discuss how WIL can be efficiently scaled, but more importantly, learn about the future local and global opportunities that it presents. Speaker: Christine Arsenault Times:
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Rethinking WIL Assessment: Peer Review Models for an AI-Enabled World Speaker: Faith Valencia Forrester |
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WIL in Africa
Speaker: Charles Kimpolo |
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Bridging Academia and Industry in Emerging Economies: The UCA Co-op Experience in Central Asia
Speaker: Myrza Karimov Times:
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Work-Integrated Learning in Complex Contexts: A Multi-Country Systems Model from Aga Khan University
How can work-integrated learning function effectively within complex, resource-constrained systems? This session explores Aga Khan University’s multi-country model of work-integrated learning across health sciences, education, and community systems in Pakistan, East Africa, and Europe. Rather than positioning WIL solely as industry placement, AKU embeds experiential learning directly within health systems, schools, media ecosystems, and development agencies. The presentation will examine:
Participants will gain comparative insights into how WIL models can be adapted to complex global contexts while maintaining academic rigor and partnership coherence. Speaker:Fareena Feroze |
Previous Sessions
Download details about 2024 - 2025 sessions
WACE Members: Contact info@waceinc.org to access recordings of previous sessions.
International Quality WIL January 8/9, 2026 Session Speaker: This session forms part of a consultation process to determine quality international WIL, a project supported by International Experience Canada. The purpose of this session is to identify quality actions that are required for international WIL experiences based on the WACE global quality WIL framework. The goal of this project is to articulate quality as it relates to international WIL and to develop resources for WIL professionals overseeing international WIL programs. Your participation in this session will help us formulate a framework for international quality WIL and curate appropriate resources that will be disseminated. |
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Designing FIT Graduates: Building a Scalable Work-Integrated Learning Ecosystem Across Mexico and Latin AmericaHigher education in Mexico and Latin America continues to face a gap between academic preparation and workforce readiness. This session presents how Tecmilenio is designing FIT graduates by embedding Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) as a structural, measurable, and scalable component of its academic model. Through industry co-designed projects, social impact initiatives, and entrepreneurial venture development integrated across programs and campuses, the institution has evolved from fragmented experiential activities to a coherent WIL ecosystem. The presentation will share the key design decisions, governance model, and early impact indicators that have enabled implementation at scale – offering a replicable framework for systemic transformation across Latin America. Tecmilenio is a non-profit private University in Mexico serving 66,000 students at 32 campuses around Mexico and also has a strong online presence for bachelor’s and master’s degree granting programs. Speakers: Luis Gutierrez Aladro Times:
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