Professional Development

Professional Development Opportunities

The Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP) also offers a variety of opportunities for the growth and development of faculty and administrators through:

55rofessional Development Opportunities 2025:

Humber Global Summer School in Toronto, Canada

Enriched Perspectives: A Journey in Strengthening Indigenous Knowledge for Educational Leaders.

Dates: July 20, 2025-August 2, 2025

This is a professional development program open to faculty and administrators at academic institutions who want to integrate Indigenous knowledge and practices into education and engagement, and understand the relevant history of colonialism in higher education and its legacy in the present day. 

Throughout the program, experiential learning will take place. Participants will be taken to the Woodland Cultural Centre to visit the local Indigenous community, Six Nations of the Grand River. Participants will enter into a cultural learning experience with the Haudenosaunee people, promoting an understanding of the community and their history of resiliency.

For more details, click here for the brochure.

Space is limited. Click here to apply.

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ICISP Workshops Sponsored prior years:

ICISP Sponsored Workshop: April 18, 2023, 12-1:30 p.m.

Health, Safety and Risk Management for Community College Study Abroad: Click here to access a recording of the seminar.

 ICISP EDIA Statement: Meaning & Integration

Click here for the PowerPoint presentation and the recording link from the February 23, 2023 session. The group discussion document may also be accessed here.

Fulbright Fundamentals, June 3, 2021: Click here to access a recording of the seminar

Centering Equity and Anti-Racism, May 7, 2021: Click here to access a recording of the seminar

Virtual Exchange Models and Best Practices, Feb 5, 2021: Click here to access a recording of the seminar

Visiting Faculty Semester Opportunities:

ICISP – Applications for Canterbury Christ Church University-for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters are closed.

ICISP – Application for Carlow College-Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters available September 1, 2025 from your ICISP representative.

ICISP – Application for International College of Seville – Spring 2027 semester available September 1, 2025 from your ICISP representative.

6ite Visits

There will be a site visit to Seville, Spain in March 2026 and a site visit to , Salzburg, Austria in Fall 2026. . Details will be available in the coming months.

ICISP – Value of a Site Visit

Site Visit Schedule through 2031

Click here for ICISP’s Emergency and Risk Management Reporting Form

                               List of ICISIP Representatives

 

 

2–Week International Professional Exchanges for Faculty & Staff

Information and application for the 2026-2027  International Professional Exchanges with Finland and the Netherlands will be available from the ICISP representative at your institution in February 2026.. Complete applications and approvals will be due April 1, 2026.

 For more information, contact your ICISP representative.

Visiting Faculty Summer Opportunities:

ICISP – Application for Accra, Ghana for Summer 2026 available from your ICISP representative September 1, 2025.

ICISP – Application for Carlow, Ireland for Summer 2026 available from your ICISP representative September 1, 2025.

ICISP – Application for Dijon, France for Summer 2026 available from your ICISP representative September 1, 2025.

ICISP Application for San Jose, Costa for two positions in Summer 2026 available from your ICISP representative September 1, 2025.

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