Why Global Education Matters

Global learning is a process of facilitating educational experiences that allow students to appreciate diverse perspectives, understand the connections they have to the wider world, respectively and effectively communicate and collaborate across cultures and countries, and use disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge to investigate and take action on issues that matter to them and the wider world. This process cannot be conducted as a particular course or a subject in the curriculum. It should be acquired through exposure to various global issues and the perspective gained thereof. Communication and international engagement is the fundamental to ‘Global learning’. Furthermore, global learning can lead to the following holistic student outcomes that lead to academic success and overall well-being.