All-expense-paid work experience in Ukraine, May 2007

April 10, 2007 -- The International Student Success Office (ISSO) and the Office for International Cooperation and Development (OICD), through an agreement between the University of Regina and the University of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, are facilitating a work experience for Canadian (or Permanent Residents) students for 3 to 4 weeks at Ivano-Frankivsk this May 2007.

Students from any discipline are welcome to apply; the focus of the work experience will be the perspective a given discipline brings to the field of energy. ISSO and OICD are looking for three to four senior undergraduate students who are interested in participating in this exciting venture.

The University of Regina, through OICD, will pay travel expenses for the students, and Ivano-Frankivsk will cover the costs in Ukraine. Students need spending money, and will have to pay for obtaining a passport (no visa is required).

If you are interested, contact ISSO:
(Room) CW 109
306-585-5082
isso@uregina.ca

Ivano-Frankivsk State Technical University of Oil and Gas -- University Of Regina
Pilot Project 2007

Proposed Study Plan for Students

Three to four students from the University of Regina (U of R) will go to the Ivano-Frankivsk State Technical University of Oil and Gas (IF) in May 2007 for a three- to four-week study/work experience. Since this is a pilot project and because the students will come from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, we propose the following study plan:

We suggest that the study plan be based on a ‘buddy’ system, meaning that U of R students be paired with an IF student from the same disciplinary background who also speaks English. The IF student would introduce the U of R student to faculty members in that discipline, and IF faculty and students would help the U of R students to acquire knowledge about the field of energy from the perspective of that particular discipline. Further, the ‘buddies’ would work together to understand the different socio/economic/cultural realities of their two countries which impact on the field of energy.

The U of R students would be required to develop future research questions/possibilities based on the knowledge acquired during their work with their IF ‘buddies’ and faculty. This assignment would be in the form of a paper which provides the rationale for potential future research.

Additionally, since IF has a language department and presumably English is taught, the U of R students could act as English coaches which would also enable them to acquire more knowledge about the field of energy from a variety of perspectives.

We understand that the International Office of IF would be responsible for planning and implementing such a study program as well as providing excursions to other cities and places of interest for the students so that they deepen their knowledge of Ukraine.

Upon return from Ukraine, the U of R students would be required to submit a brief report about their exchange experience as well as to help promote future exchanges with IF.