JMU's International Consortium: The International Network of Universities

About the INU – The Consortium for Global Citizenship

Founded in 1998, the INU is currently comprised of 11 members that stretch across the world. Most INU members are relatively “young” universities that actively seek international contacts and experiences, create innovative programming and delivery methods, and embrace the internationalization movement.

The INU has endorsed the theme of Global Citizenship as a common element across the teaching and research of its member universities. The glue is an adherence to the concept of educating students to act and to think globally, irrespective of their discipline of study, and giving them the tools to play an active role in creating and maintaining a more humane and sustainable world.

JMU is currently holding the presidency of the network. 

For more info visit the INU website or download the 2013 INU Brochure.

 

INU Hiroshima Summer Courses

Check out your apportunities to apply for scholarships for 2013!!

The INU is organizing four summer courses in Hiroshima, Japan, in 2013. There are a number of travel scholarships (airfare, program fees, hotel are included) available for JMU students:

 

INU Student Seminar for Global Citizenship and Peace

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When: August 04 – 10, 2013

Who can apply: Any student in the College of Arts and Letters who will return to JMU for undergraduate studies in Fall 2013 may apply to the seminar. 

2013 Theme: "The End of Poverty? -The Future of the Millennium Development Goals"

The INU Student Seminar, held each year at Hiroshima University, is an interdisciplinary course, which aims to allow students from INU universities to learn about the concept of global citizenship through discussions, workshops and cultural activities.

Program Components

  • An intensive program with lectures and workshops with academic experts and guest speakers from around the world;
  • Interactive workshops that encourage stimulating discussion with students from across the globe;
  • A United Nations General Assembly Role Play;
  • An integrated cultural program that introduces a unique side of Hiroshima, which includes a visit to the Peace Memorial Museum and admissions to attend the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony on 6 August.

Course Preparation

  • Students will receive a seminar guide book which contains a list of preparatory readings to be done prior to the seminar

JMU’s Office of International Programs (OIP) has generously offered to support two students’ participation in the 2013 summer seminar.  Specifically, the OIP and Hiroshima University will cover round-trip transportation from a Washington airport, hotels, all program fees (including admission to the museum and the memorial service), and a small stipend for meals.  The academic program of the summer seminar will begin on August 5, 2013 with a welcome reception in the evening of August 4, and conclude on the evening of August 10, 2013.  Students wishing to apply to participate in the seminar should be available from July 31, 2013 – August 11, 2013. 

If you meet the conditions listed above and would like to apply, please (a) make sure that you will available from July 31, 2013 – August 11, 2013, and (b) take the following steps:

  1. Fill out the application form
  2. Write a 2-3 page, double-spaced essay that presents a cogent response to the following prompt: “ "Which of the eight Millennium Development Goals is the most important, and what should citizens of the United States and other rich countries do to help the world achieve that goal?"
  3. Send the application form and the essay to Melanie Pissarius, INU Project Manager.  The materials may be submitted via e-mail (inu@jmu.edu) or delivered in person to the Office of International Programs (MSC 5731, JMAC 6, Suite 22). Applications will be reviewed by a committee of JMU faculty members.

Application deadline: April 22, 2013

Program Flyer

Download Application form here

 

INU Master’s Summer School for Global Citizenship and Peace

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When: August 03 – 10, 2013

Who can apply: Graduate students of related disciplines

“The INU Master’s Summer School is held each year at Hiroshima University and is entering its fifth annual iteration. Graduate students from INU universities in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia participate in the course.  The course itself involves an intensive series of seminars and lectures directed by professors from INU member universities.  It requires participating graduate students to prepare and present a 4000-word paper on one of four themes related to global citizenship and peace and to participate in a simulation of a United Nations General Assembly session.”

Program Components

  • Pre-readings and preparation of a paper to be discussed with the group;
  • An intensive educational program with lectures and workshops;
  • Academic experts and guest speakers from around the world;
  • Interactive workshops with students from across the globe;
  • United Nations General Assembly Role Play;
  • An integrated cultural program that introduces a unique side of Hiroshima, which includes a visit to the Peace Memorial Museum and admission to attend the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony on 6 August.

2013 Themes

  • International political movements
  • Sexual freedom and reproductive rights in comparative perspective
  • Power and global governance
  • TBA

UN Role Play

  • "The End of Poverty? – The Future of the Millennium Development Goals"

Course Preparation

  • Students will receive a master school guide book which contains a list of preparatory readings to be done prior to the seminar 
  • Students to prepare and present a 4000-word paper prior to the summer school on one of four themes

JMU’s Office of International Programs (OIP) has generously offered to support one student’s participation in the 2013 summer school.  Specifically, the OIP and Hiroshima University will cover round-trip transportation from a Washington airport, hotels, all program fees (including admission to the museum and the memorial service), and a small stipend for meals.  The academic program of the summer seminar will begin on August 3, 2013  and conclude on the evening of August 10, 2013.  Students wishing to apply to participate in the seminar should be available from July 31, 2013 – August 11, 2013.

Application deadline: April 22, 2013

Program Flyer

Download Application

For inquiries about the program, contact Ms. Melanie Pissarius (inu@jmu.edu) 

 

INU Nursing Workshop

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When: August 03 – 10, 2013

Who can apply: Undergraduates AND graduate nursing students

2013 Theme: "Disaster Nursing"

Scheduled to take place concurrent with the Peace Memorial Ceremony on August 6, the workshop will include expert speakers from each of the universities, visits to hospitals and community health organizations, and interactive case studies in which students apply learning principles to disaster scenarios.

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Communicate clearly to a group which is culturally and lingual diverse
  • Identify key nursing actions to be taken in a disaster
  • Identify resources critical to nursing care in a range of disaster settings
  • Describe how nurses fit into broader disaster planning, response and recovery activities.

The workshops will run for six and half days, with presentations by nursing academics and researchers at the beginning of every day. Students will work on three different workshop scenario settings throughout the course. The workshop scenario topics include Terrorism, Earthquakes and Pandemics. These workshop scenarios are designed for undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students.

The scenarios aim to encourage students to think about how they might manage particular health conditions in a community in the event of a disaster. The focus is more on logistics and managing situations to reduce the impact of disasters on the health of a community and individuals, rather than the specific treatment of health conditions.

Course Preparation

  • Students will receive a nursing school guide book which contains a list of preparatory readings to be done prior to the workshop
  • Students have to prepare and present an assignment

JMU’s Office of International Programs (OIP) has generously offered to support one student’s participation in the 2013 summer seminar.  Specifically, the OIP and Hiroshima University will cover round-trip transportation from a Washington airport, hotels, all program fees (including admission to the museum and the memorial service), and a small stipend for meals.  The academic program of the summer workshop will begin on August 3, 2013, and conclude on the evening of August 10, 2013.  Students wishing to apply to participate in the workshop should be available from July 31, 2013 – August 11, 2013.

Application deadline: April 22, 2013

Contact Ms Melanie Pissarius (inu@jmu.edu) in the Office of International Programs (MSC 5731, JMAC 6, Suite 22) for application forms and information about the program.

 

INU Master’s Summer School for Environmental Science

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When: August 02 – 09, 2013

Who can apply: Graduate students in relevant scientific disciplines

2013 Theme: "Global Environmental Sustainability: Preparing for Climate Change and Coastal Disasters."

Scheduled to take place concurrent with the Peace Memorial Ceremony on August 6, the INU Master Summer School for Environmental sciences provides a venue for master’s students from INU institutions to develop contacts and networks around the world with the aim of promoting future collaborative research and other activities. Participants will learn about the similarities and differences in local environmental issues through their presentation of country reports and discussion. The summer school will combine lectures from internationally acclaimed experts, presentations and field trips.

Key Learning Objectives:

  • To provide a venue for master’s students from INU institutions to develop contacts and networks around the world with the aim of promoting future collaborative research and other activities.
  •  To know the similarities and differences in local environmental issues through their presentation of country reports and discussion.
  • To learn how they are tackling the local environmental issue in Hiroshima area.
  • To be given lectures on climate change and its impact on coastal areas by experts from around the world.
  • To expose students to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony and to promote reflection on the importance of such events in world affairs.
  • Students who successfully completed the Summer School were be able to: Describe the similarities and differences on the environmental issues among different sites in the world.

JMU’s Office of International Programs (OIP) has generously offered to support one student’s participation in the 2013 summer school.  Specifically, the OIP and Hiroshima University will cover round-trip transportation from a Washington airport, hotels, all program fees (including admission to the museum and the memorial service), and a small stipend for meals.  The academic program of the summer school will begin on August 2, 2013, and conclude on the evening of August 9, 2013.  Students wishing to apply to participate in the workshop should be available from July 31, 2013 – August 11, 2013.

Application deadline: April 22, 2013

Contact Ms Melanie Pissarius (inu@jmu.edu) in the Office of International Programs (MSC 5731, JMAC 6, Suite 22) for application forms and information about the program