Faculty applications open for Global Teaching Scholars Program

From: Global Education Office

Faculty members are invited to apply for the 2025 Global Teaching Scholars Program (GTS) – an immersive weeklong workshop that helps faculty develop a global teaching project and gain professional development in intercultural learning.

Facilitated by the Global Education Office and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, GTS prepares faculty members to incorporate global learning into their students’ experiences through interactive workshops and place-based activities in Switzerland and Scandinavia.

During the workshops, faculty will engage with local partners to build international connections for global learning and hear international perspectives on the pedagogy of global learning.

Applications for the summer 2025 programs are now open and are available on the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning website. Applications close in February.

Global Teaching Scholars Scandinavia: Making Global Connections for Student Learning

• Dates: June 1-7
• Eligibility: Open exclusively to faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
• Location: Copenhagen, Denmark (in partnership with DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia).
• Focus: Faculty will explore strategies for integrating global themes and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals into their curriculum and research while experiencing Scandinavian culture and society.
• Application deadline: Feb. 16

Global Teaching Scholars Steger Center: Building High-Impact International Experiences

• Dates: July 7-11
• Eligibility: Open to all Virginia Tech faculty members.
• Location: Steger Center for International Scholarship, Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.
• Focus: Faculty will develop practical skills to plan, recruit for, and lead short-term or semester-long study abroad programs, with hands-on opportunities to engage in local culture and site-based learning.
• Application deadline: Feb. 1

Program impact

GTS has already played a pivotal role in launching successful study abroad opportunities across Virginia Tech, including the Department of Food Science and Technology’s Salute: Food and Health in Switzerland program and the Department of Computer Science’s newest interuniversity project and study abroad program. These successes underscore the program’s role in fostering global learning experiences that prepare students to thrive in an interconnected world.