2026 COIL Showcase: Preparing our students for a changing world with transformative globally engaged learning

With COILs now being run or developed in every Faculty and most Schools across the University, we've seen exciting progress in the scaling up of COIL provision across the University.

This year's COIL Showcase (in-person only) will provide an update on the progress of COIL at Leeds, the support available for colleagues considering incorporating COIL into their teaching, talks from colleagues already COIL-ing or currently designing COILs, networking opportunities, and a chance to hear from students who have experienced COIL at Leeds.

Collaborative online international learning (COIL) is a pedagogic methodology used globally to provide students with inclusive globally engaged collaborative learning opportunities. At Leeds work has been underway since 2023 to scale up COIL provision across all Faculties. Exciting and transformative for both students and colleagues, COIL is versatile and can be applied in any discipline. For more on COIL visit the ​COIL Sharepoint​.

This 3rd annual COIL Showcase is THE Leeds COIL event of the year, bringing together a rapidly growing internal community of practice made up of both academic and professional service colleagues.

The tentative programme for the day is as follows:

10-10:30 Arrival and networking with refreshments

10:30-10:50 Welcome and update on COIL at Leeds- Professor Martin Ward, Institutional COIL Lead

10:50-11:20 Talk and Q&A: Dr Madeleine Le Bourdon - Critical internationalisation and COIL: exploring perspectives and approaches to ethical COIL

11:20-12:00 Established COILs

Dr Vasiliki Kioupi - Interdisciplinary and intercultural student innovation for climate change:  COIL with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr Elif Şener - COIL in User Experience Design: A Leeds–Washington University Partnership

12:00-12:45 Lunch networking 

12:45-13:45 Emerging COILs

Dr Madeleine Pownall and Dr Richard Harris -  Psychology for Educational Applied Challenges Exchange (PEACE) COIL with Universitas Indonesia

Dr Alexander Rotard - COIL in Modern Japanese-Korean history with Sophia University (Tokyo) and Yonsei University (Seoul)

13:45-14:15 Student panel

14:15-14:45 Coffee networking 

14:45- 15:15 Digital Education Enhancement (DEE) colleagues’ update on available support

15:15- 15:30 Closing remarks and next steps

In addition to the student panel we are planning for opportunities to interact with students who have experienced COIL during the lunch and afternoon coffee breaks.

Whether you’re completely new to COIL or already doing it, supporting others in their COIL journey or considering how to encourage more colleagues around you to use COIL, why not come along to network with other colleagues at this exciting event and take the next step on your COIL journey. 

We look forward to seeing you there for this in-person event.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided during the event. 

Registration is required. Sign up link here.  Sign up deadline 29 May 5pm.

Outlook event with room location will be sent upon registration.