SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

• Promote and support the creation and development of COIL courses to provide U.S., Mexican, and Canadian students with an international virtual exchange experience.

• Promote the detection of potential COIL teaching partners among the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

• Train U.S., Mexican, and Canadian faculty in using the AMPEI-COIL methodology for teaching COIL courses.

• Promote the training and appointment of institutional COIL coordinators.

• Promote the establishment and/or strengthening of academic-scientific cooperation among participating professors and their institutions.