COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning

An innovative teaching methodology that brings the world to our classrooms.

Open a window to the world

Do you think it is necessary to travel to have a truly international CV?

We believe that an international university is also an interconnected university. For this reason, at CEU Valencia we are partnering with institutions in Europe, Asia and America to implement different learning modules in all our university degrees. These bilateral projects aim at bringing the diversity of the world to each and every one of our courses.

COIL is an acronym for Collaborative Online International Learning, a pioneering methodology for interactive learning that, for several years, is increasingly present in some of the most international universities in the world. Through online modules and training programmes, COIL enables us to bring the global learning experience to a broader spectrum of students, regardless of their geographic location.

Thanks to this initiative, our students are already simultaneously studying Fractal Geometry with their peers from the Florida International University, or doing internships in Comparative Law with future lawyers from Universidad del Azuay. And all of this without leaving their classroom.

The COIL modules result from the collaboration of our faculties with other international centres for the development of common virtual projects. We jointly design these lines of work and integrate them into the study plans, ensuring that they adapt to the CEU methodology and the training needs of our students.

Partner Universities

COIL projects can take different forms and have a different duration depending on the degree to which they are integrated, but always sharing a common philosophy and values: promoting experiential learning, reinforcing teamwork, enhancing intercultural skills and developing language skills. But not only that, students will also come into contact with their peers from other countries, become familiar with new work approaches and face the reality of an increasingly global world.

International partnerships

The basis of the success of this programme is the collaboration between institutions that share the same global and integral vision of learning. If this is the case in your institution, we can start. Starting a COIL project is as simple as taking three small steps.

Look for an experienced partner: A partner with accredited previous experience is an added value. Share your doubts and let yourself be advised at the technical level and with documentary procedures
Develop the project: Design your module in direct collaboration with the professor of the partner university: courses, timetables, dates... You will have a lot to talk about!
Start your COIL module: Once the project is ready, it is time for your students and those of the partner university to meet. Break the ice, this is where the experience begins!

Let’s work together

If you belong to a university or training centre outside Spain and want to join our network of partners, download our brochure and find out how we can collaborate!

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Find a partner

You can now access COIL Connect for Virtual Exchange to identify and engage potential COIL partner institutions easier and faster.

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Internationalization at home

37 international projects, with a reach of up to 800 students in our three campuses; partners in the United States, Ecuador, the Netherlands, Russia or Argentina... Our experience in pedagogical innovation and internationalization, is our best guarantee.