{"id":203370,"date":"2026-04-20T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/203370\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:04:09","slug":"new-jersey-city-university-and-universidad-de-las-americas-puebla-start-online-coil-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/203370\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey City University and Universidad de las Am\u00e9ricas Puebla start online COIL project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New Jersey City University<\/a> (NJCU) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udlap.mx\/web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Universidad de las Am\u00e9ricas Puebla<\/a> (UDLAP) in Mexico have launched a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project, uniting undergraduate business students from both institutions in a hands-on, cross-border learning experience.<\/p>\n<p>COIL is a pedagogical model that connects students in different countries through sustained, project-based collaboration embedded directly within their coursework \u2014 moving global business education from theory into practice.<\/p>\n<p>The project grew out of years of online collaboration between Professor John Donnellan of NJCU, a Distinguished Fulbright Scholar and co-chair of NJCU\u2019s Department of Management, and Dr. Martin Larsson of UDLAP.<\/p>\n<p>This semester, NJCU students enrolled in Dr. Yi-Yu Chen\u2019s undergraduate course, Global Business, are working alongside UDLAP students from Dr. Larsson\u2019s course, Talent Management in Multinational Companies.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the students will develop collaborative projects centered on the real-world challenge of internationalizing a company operating in the United States or Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The projects require students to conduct rigorous analysis of the business environment using established analytical frameworks, including Michael Porter\u2019s foundational work on national competitiveness and business systems.<\/p>\n<p>Then, students apply those insights to develop strategic recommendations for the internationalization of their chosen company \u2014 an exercise that bridges conceptual understanding with practical decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCOIL transforms the classroom into a global learning community \u2014 one where students don\u2019t just study international business, they live it alongside peers from another culture and economy,\u201d said Donnellan, who is also president of the NJCU University Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The COIL model is increasingly recognized in higher education as an effective and accessible vehicle for internationalizing the curriculum without requiring students to travel abroad.<\/p>\n<p>By embedding cross-cultural collaboration within existing courses, NJCU and UDLAP are expanding access to meaningful global learning experiences for students of 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