The SUNY COIL Global Network

Joining the SUNY COIL Global Network brings the world to your campus! With a SUNY COIL Global Network Membership, your institution is joining a world-wide community of practice dedicated to Collaborative Online International Learning and the benefits it brings to higher education. With 225+ participating institutions, dozens of interactive professional development workshops, and a wide variety of networking opportunities, the SUNY COIL Center is the blue-chip standard of this modality and stands on the forefront of virtual exchange.

Membership in the SUNY COIL Global Network is open to any accredited higher education institution around the world.

Connect with a worldwide community of practice

SUNY COIL Global Network members gain access to the SUNY COIL listserv, quarterly partnering bulletins and fairs, and receive hands-on strategy for partner matching and institutional implementation. Members are invited to participate in monthly community webinars focused on networking and virtual exchange.

Engage your institution in global learning

Global Network Members receive reduced pricing for all professional development workshops, custom workshops, and consulting. Members are invited to participate in monthly coordinator meetings, troubleshooting clinics, and info sessions focused on supporting your institution’s COIL initiatives. You will also gain access to members-only resources such as sample syllabi and collaboration examples.

Collaborate on courses with international partners

SUNY COIL Global Network members are provided with the tools they need to get their COIL courses off the ground. Once you have found an international partner, enroll in our COIL Design workshop to develop a blueprint of your COIL Collaboration, ready for implementation. Members also gain opportunities for scholarly research, presentations, and journal articles.

Membership Rates & Benefits

Partnership Support & Networking

  • Access to the SUNY COIL Global Network listserv
  • Quarterly Partnering Bulletins for professors looking for new or additional partners
  • Quarterly Partnering Fairs for professors and coordinators to meet potential collaborators
  • Hands-on strategy and activities for COIL partner matching

Professional Development

  • Ongoing Professional Development courses and opportunities
  • Reduced registration fee for partner events
  • Reduced pricing for SUNY COIL Professional Development Workshops throughout the year
  • Reduced pricing for custom workshops and consulting
  • Hands-on strategy for instructor incentives and institutional implementation

Exclusive Events and Resources

  • Monthly Community webinars focused on Virtual Exchange 
  • Monthly Coordinator meetings focusing on networking, as well as supporting and growing COIL virtual exchange at your institution
  • Monthly COIL Information sessions for campus community buy-in and conversation
  • Monthly COIL Clinics for drop in questions and troubleshooting
  • Weekly special interest groups, focused on topics related to COIL including: technology, pedagogy, diversity equity, inclusion, culture, language, and assessment.
  • Slides and promotional materials to use and modify
  • Sample syllabi and examples of COIL Collaborations
  • International opportunities for collegial research, presentations, journal articles
  • Opportunities to celebrate our institutions, coordinators, and COIL instructors  
  • Leadership opportunities in idea hubs and workshops  

Global Partner Network Membership

$600/year
  • Includes all exclusive member benefits listed above
  • Benefits are available to all staff and faculty at your institution

SUNY Institutions: please contact us at coilinfo@suny.edu for SUNY pricing.