Funding, connectivity and capacity building remain challenges for international virtual exchange projects, particularly in non-Western contexts. 

As Norway invests in higher education and initiatives like VECOIL, it moves closer to its goal of having 50% of higher education students participate in study abroad programs by 2030

At the IIN Conference, themes focused on best practices for college and career readiness and employability skills honed through international internships.

Researchers are testing the efficacy of Collaborative Online International Learning as a means to internationalise curricula and teach intercultural competence.

The modern world of work requires a dynamic integration of digital and intercultural competency skills that are leveraged in overt and covert ways every single day. And right now, only a small fraction of college graduates are prepared for this reality through study abroad

In five years, any institution that has [an SIO] or international office will have someone doing this work as part of their portfolio

COIL exchange programs are helping Japanese and US students prepare for the workforce complete with "global perspectives", according to program organisers.