Calling for Global Education Ambassador (GEA) for academic year 2024/2025!
Commitment: Volunteer a minimum of 10 hours from September 2024 through May 2025
Recognition: A “Statement of Achievement” will be issued in May 2025 upon successful completion of the volunteer program
How to apply: Complete the registration form by May 19, 2024 (You will be contacted for in-person selection interview in the week of May 20)
We want to bring the world to you. Through the Global Education Ambassador program, you will transform your campus experience and grow your intercultural and international interactions beyond the classroom.
What’s in it for you?
- Earning the opportunity to be nominated for the most popular study abroad destinations
- Invaluable international experience and intercultural competence, which will enhance your portfolio upon graduation
- Expanding your professional network, making new friends, and having lots of fun
- Improved communication and presentation skills
Student testimonial
Being a Global Education Ambassador (GEA) has allowed me to learn a lot about different exchange programs and field schools that are available for BCIT students. As a passionate traveler, I was eager to get to know about all the existing opportunities for students at BCIT in terms of education abroad and to share it with the students on campus.
Throughout the year I would help the Global Relations department to promote and hold various events on campus like International Days and Sweet Exchange. This allowed me to make friends with students from different programs, and other international and exchange students.
Volunteering as a GEA, I was surprised by how many students never heard of different exchange programs and field schools that they could participate in. That’s why I felt that it was really important to increase the student’s awareness about education abroad and volunteering as a GEA was a perfect way to do so.
On the contrary to the majority of volunteering jobs where you’re only required to perform your task for a few hours, being a Global Education Ambassador meant to be that ambassador every day, not just when there is an event or workshop. I would get asked different questions about programs abroad while staying in the line in the cafeteria, studying at the library, or waiting at the bus stop. Meeting new people and being able to advise students or at least help them by referring to these who could answer their questions was what I liked the most about this program.
Viktoriia Rudyk
Global Education Ambassador (2018 – 2019)
Program: International Business Management