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Who can be a Country Representative Volunteer? What are the Responsibilities of the Country Representative? What Level of Commitment is Required by the Country Representative? A Country Representative is a student volunteer who has lived in a country other than Canada. The volunteer serves as part of a team of resource people for the Education Abroad Program and the international education activities of the Centre. ----------------------------------------------------------- Who can be a Country Representative Volunteer?
----------------------------------------------------------- What are the Responsibilities of the Country Representative? 1. One-on-One Consultations
This aspect of the program involves having your name, e-mail address and education abroad experience and/or home country placed on the Country Representative Database, which will be used to connect you with a student interested in an experience in your home/host country. Depending on the amount of interest in the region you represent, you may receive one or many e-mails from interested students. Your role in this case is to answer any questions that the student may have and to offer advice in applying, preparing and adjusting to a program in your region of expertise. International students may also use this program to be linked to Canadian students who have returned from an education abroad experience in their home country. All Country Representative Volunteers participate in this aspect of the program. 2. Pre-departure Orientations
Country Representatives will assist the Centre in presenting pre-departure sessions aimed at preparing students who will be leaving Queen's on an exchange or education abroad experience. 3. Emergency Translators
QUIC requires Emergency Translators, who will be available to help the staff of the International Centre communicate with personnel in the host country, in the event of an emergency occurring while a Queen's student is abroad on a Queen's program. If you choose to become an Emergency Translator, you must sign a contract that allows us to release your information. In addition, Emergency Translators may, in the course of their volunteer translating, be required to deal with confidential matters. If you decide to become an Emergency Translator, you must respect a strict policy of maintaining confidentiality. 4. Language Database
Country Representatives who are fluent in languages other than English may choose to have their name, e-mail and additional language placed in a database, which will be used to connect them with students wishing to practice their additional language skills prior to an education abroad experience. 5. Promotions/Special Events
Both returning study/work abroad students and international students have expressed an interest in meeting one another at Queen's. As various events at the QUIC depend on the assistance of student volunteers, this is a good way to get involved and to meet other students. Country Representatives assist the staff of the Centre in hosting special activities aimed at introducing and educating students to the resources and support services available at the Centre. For example, student volunteers assist with the International Centre’s mobile display unit (a portable display board) at the Crossing Borders Work/Study Abroad Fair in the fall, at other information fairs around campus throughout the year, as well as with a variety of other activities and events. ----------------------------------------------------------- What level of Commitment is required by the Country Representative?
The minimum time commitment for a Country Representative is one academic term. An on-going commitment is welcomed. Beyond the valuable tasks performed by the Country Representatives, the Country Representative Program provides the opportunity to get involved with a network of people who share a variety of international experiences.
For more information about the Country Representative Program, please email Education Abroad Advisor, or stop by QUIC.
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