[Urgent] Global Futures Virtual Study Tour Program 2023 @ Edith Cowan University, Perth

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is pleased to announce the opening of Global Futures 2022!

Global Futures 2023is delivered by our School of Arts and Humanities and teaches students to use Design Thinking to create solutions to real-world problems. Our theme is the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), developed by the United Nations to help everyone contribute to a better planet.

At a glance, Global Futures:

• Runs virtually from 4-14 December 2023
• For more on the Global Futures 2023 program please see the flyer

In 2020 ECU started running the Global Future program and so far, more than 250 students from 30 countries have completed the program together. Positive feedback has been overwhelming. Participants loved the diverse international classroom and the fact that they could apply Design Thinking to their current studies, whatever the discipline.

What will you learn? The duration of the program is two weeks. Your studies will include: • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals • An introduction to Indigenous Australian culture • Cultural similarities and differences • Analogue and digital communication tools • Perspectives on creativity • Visual communication techniques • Design thinking for wicked problems • Teamwork and co-design • Interpersonal and presentation skills

What can you achieve? Students completing this program will deliver a project/artefact, collaborate with students from a diverse range of countries and cultures, create important international peer networks, experience a global classroom, use a high‑tech e‑learning platform, and receive a participation certificate from ECU.

Classes and class times: Classes are on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday for two weeks. Each class will run for two hours from 4pm to 6pm, Perth time. Check out page five for students joining us in different time zones. The format of each session will vary and may consist of lectures, guest lectures, small group activities and panel discussions. Just like your classes at your home university or college, it is important that you attend all sessions on time as a courtesy to your teaching staff and fellow students.

This program is free for 2 ITS students.

This program are open for ITS Students with criteria below

• All batch and open for All Batches for All Degrees
• Commit to follow the regulations from ECU & ITS GE

Here are the documents that you need to prepare to join this program:

1. CV (please make sure you mentioned your birthdate, phone number & email at your cv)
2. Scanned of ITS Students card
3. Short motivation letter (maximum 2 pages), please kindly mentioned your name, NRP and courses choices in the opening of your motivation letter.
4. Statement Letter (please download from here http://bit.ly/its-student-exchange , you don’t need to change anything except replace signature of your Head of Dept with your parents signature)
5.  Transcript in English
6. Official Certificate of English Proficiency Test(Eg. DET, TOEFL, IELTS, etc)

ITS GE will not process the late or incomplete applications

For ITS Students who interested to join this program please kindly submit your application through this form https://its.id/studyabroadITS . All of your documents must be in PDF and collected in 1 (one) .zip/.rar file. If you have finished and submitted your Study Abroad Application form, YOU HAVE TO SEND email to studyabroad@its.ac.id confirming that you have filled out the Study Abroad Application Form and submit it. Please use this subject: “Confirmation Study Abroad Application_ECU_NAME_NRP”. The submission deadline extended until 23 October 2023 ( 09.00 WIB). The Interview Session will be held on 25 October 2023 (15.30).

If you have questions about this program, please send an email to Mr. Ade at studyabroad@its.ac.id with subject : ASK_ECU