Zhi Jones

Zhi received a Ph.D in Administration of Post-secondary Education from the University of Alberta in 2001. Her research interests focus on policies and strategies for internationalization of higher education. Through teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on intercultural and global education, her goal is to help students develop intercultural communication and global competencies, and succeed in an increasingly internationalized job market and be change makers as global citizens. As the Associate Director, Global Learning Services, and Administrative Director for Certificate in International Learning at the U of A, Zhi’s portfolio includes education abroad award management, risk management, marketing & communication and student outreach, as well as intercultural education for students. She is actively involved in initiatives of creating processes/resources/tools for supporting student participation in global learning on campus and abroad.