Purpose of a miniSPOT 

     SPOTamericas aims to connect students all over Europe to increase internationalization and one way to do that is the miniSPOT. A miniSPOT is a small platform of students, within one university, with the interest in increasing internationalization and connecting with other American continents’ students. Students often think internationalization is something that happens abroad and forget about the multiple cultures we have in each country. Internationalization, however, is something that also happens at home, within your own school. The idea for miniSPOT started with the realization that not all students are able to access international opportunities, and a desire to ensure all OT students feel part of the SPOTamericas community.

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Mission & Vision for a miniSPOT

     The miniSPOT benefits a university in many ways. It encourages students to be more involved in international projects/conferences which contributes to their professional identity. A miniSPOT also is a way to connect with other schools and create a bigger international network. It can be a huge benefit for your future career to begin networking internationally during your education. The vision of a miniSPOT is to bring more internationalization to the university.

     Students can make their own plan on how this is going to happen. The platform takes the students’ needs into account and works on that. Each university may have different needs; when setting up a mini SPOT it is important to approach and anticipate those needs. All of these reasons lead to the conclusion that each miniSPOT has its own visions and goals developed by the students of that specific country. 

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Download the document below & use it as a template to start your own miniSPOT!