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Short Term Opportunities

SLC works with educational institutions around the world to provide short-term learning opportunities such as summer courses and internships. These short-term programs last between 2 – 8 weeks, making it easy to fit with your study.

You can apply for credit transfer to earn academic credits. The College offers Global Learning Bursary to support your participation in these programs.

Please consult the Global Learning Coordinator (globallearning@sl.on.ca) for most up-to-date program information and how to apply.

Application process

  • Step 1: Fill out and signed the Global Learning Form and get approval from your Program Coordinator.
  • Step 2:Written personal statement (Max 300 words) including how the course you are applying to fits with your academic and career aspirations, and how you will apply global/intercultural skills in your chosen field.
  • Step 3: Submit the Global Learning Application online along with your Global Learning Form and your personal statement onto the online application.

Bursary

The College offers Global Learning Bursary to support your participation in these programs. If you want to apply to the bursary, you need to download the budget form, fill it out and submit it together with your application. Please note you need to covert the exchange and fill it out in Canadian dollars.

Programs

European Innovation Academy
Location: Portugal
National Palace of Pena

Course:

  • Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Program Dates: July 20 to August 8, 2025

Location: Italy - Rome

Program Dates: July 27 to August 15, 2025

Hanze Summer School
Location: The Netherlands
Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Courses:

  • Future Health
  • Doing Business in Europe- Sustainable Marketing
  • Global Energy Transition

Application Deadline: February 1, 2024

Program dates: Monday, May 27 – Friday, June 14

JF Oberlin University Summer Session
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Students sitting in a park in Tokyo

Courses:

  • Session 1
    • Japanese Language A(Beginner
    • Cross-Cultural Studies (Anime and Japanese Popular Culture)
    • Business Topics (International Relations)
  • Session 2
    • Japanese Language A(Beginner
    • Japanese Language B(Intermediate
    • Cross-Cultural Studies (Anime and Japanese Popular Culture)
    • Cross-Cultural Studies (Japanese Society and Gender)
    • Business Topics (Management in Japanese Corporations)
  • Session 3
    • Japanese Language B(Intermediate)
    • Japanese Language C(Intermediate – High
    • Cross-Cultural Studies (Anime and Japanese Popular Culture)
    • Cross-Cultural Studies (Japanese Culture in the Modern Era)

Click here to see the program flyer

Application Deadline: March 15, 2024

Program dates:

  • Session 1 : June 15 - June 29
  • Session 2 : June 29 - July 13
  • Session 3 : July 13 - July 27
Costa Rica Global Learning Programs
Location: Online + Costa Rica

Courses:

  • Sustainability and Culture

Application deadline at SLC: November 1, 2024

Application deadline at Costa Rica: November 15, 2024

Program dates: Virtual Classes January - Feb 2 , 2025, in-person class in Costa Rica: Feb 22 - March 2, 2025

Website

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Centro Paula Souza
Location: Santos, Brazil
Centro Paula Souza office

Courses:

  • Brazilian Culture & Language
  • Developing Mobile Apps with React Native
  • Functional Programming and Applications

Download student handbook

Application deadline: TBC

Program dates: TBC