Teaching International Business Skills across US and Kenya: A Model for International Collaboration

ABSTRACT We propose a model of University-linked collaboration for teaching international business as a tool to facilitate equitable learning and cross-border engagement. We extend the collaborative online international learning (COIL) model from student-to-student to student-to-professional by proposing a six-factor model. We set this collaboration across the understudied Global North – Global South context with a particular focus on social innovation-oriented projects. The model provides a framework for structuring immediate and long-term collaborations. Case studies and student evaluations over the course of six semesters show support for this cooperation model as a method of teaching international business skills and tools.