The FIU COIL Call for Participation is open to all faculty teaching FIU courses across the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. This call is open to:
- New faculty who want to implement COIL for the first time
- Returning faculty who want to COIL with a new or existing partner
Please read the full Call for Participation below carefully before submitting your response.
The call closes on October 2, 2025. Check Important Dates below to register for an upcoming Call for Participation Information Session.
COIL will:
- Infuse your course with global learning
- Boost your career advancement: Showcase COIL achievements in Panther180 and become a COIL Affiliated Faculty Member
- Expand your international teaching and research network
- Distinguish your grant and fellowship proposals
COIL is for faculty who:
- Understand the value of global learning
- Enjoy working on multicultural teams
- Are inspired to innovate
- Want to reinvigorate their love of teaching
COIL enables students to:
- Develop a global perspective and global network
- Acquire competencies for collaborating on global teams
- Gain new intercultural communication skills
- Have authentic international experiences to highlight in interviews and resumes
Call for Returning COIL Faculty
Returning COIL faculty should submit their plans to COIL in Fall 2025 through this Call for Participation. Returning faculty plans allow FIU COIL to:
- Add COIL to the online catalog: COIL will be advertised in the course's Class Notes section and students can search for courses by the COIL course attribute.
- Support COILmatchmaking: Advanced notice allows more time to find potential partners.
Before you submit your plans: Follow the appropriate link below to view questions and collect necessary information. All fields are required for the form to be complete. If you have questions or need technical assistance, please contact coil@fiu.edu.
Returning COIL Faculty: Submit Call for Participation Application
Please submit your Spring 2026 COIL plans through this response form.
Call for New COIL Faculty
FIU COIL welcomes new faculty who want to implement COIL for the first time during Spring 2026! To respond to the call, please complete the following:
- Video introduction: To facilitate the search for potential partners, prepare a 3- to 5-minute video introducing yourself, why you want to COIL, and a brief description of your proposed COIL topic.
- Written application: Submit through the response form.
New COIL Faculty: Submit Call for Participation Application
Please submit your Spring 2026 COIL plans through this response form.
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Important Dates
- Call Opens: August 25, 2025
- Call for Participation Information Sessions
- Friday, September 5, 2025 @ 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EDT. Register below
- Monday, September 8, 2025 @ 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Thursday, September 11, 2025 @ 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EDT. Register below
- Call Closes: October 2, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT
- Notification: October 9, 2025
- COIL partnering deadline: October 24, 2025
- Fundamentals of COIL Design and Instruction Workshop synchronous Sessions: October 31, November 7, 14, and 21, 2025. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT (October 31) and EST (November 7, 14, and 21)
- Implement COIL: Spring 2026
Alternative Training slot available for those faculty with partners who have a time difference of 10+ hours.