Program Overview

Global Campus Studio

The Global Campus Studio (GCS) is a virtual hub for international collaboration and co-creation among university students at The Creative School and around the world. GCS is an internationally-focused course that provides students at Toronto Metropolitan University and partner institutions around the globe the opportunity to collaborate with diverse international teams on original creative projects.

Collaborate with International Teams

Within an online studio setting and using contemporary collaboration tools and technologies, students work on projects that engage in disciplines ranging from television to film, performance, fashion, documentary, experiential entertainment, and beyond. Learning objectives for this unique course include the development of innovative creative practices, a strengthened understanding of global collaboration and online co-creation, and how to work successfully in diverse, remote teams.

How It Works

1. Every semester, the university offers GCS as a for-credit module. International academic partners then choose one of their own modules to run concurrently.
2. Together, faculty members at both institutions choose a creative project, or brief, for students to collaborate on.
3. Students develop new concepts as innovative prototypes within a virtual studio environment, helped along by instruction and mentorship.

What You Will Gain

• Diverse approaches to innovation
• Collaboration and co-creation with diverse creators
• Access to international storytelling practices
• Content development for global audiences
• Media distribution in a borderless world
• Global leadership strategies and social influence

Student Experience

Students who join the Global Campus Studio from around the world get an opportunity like no other to gain important 21st-century skills that prepare them to become the creative leaders of tomorrow. The experience emulates future employment workplace environments where interdisciplinary teams collaborate across borders in real-time using digital technologies.

Themes

2022

• Reconstituting Connection

2021

• The Future of Creative Audience Engagement

2020

• Reimagining the Creative Fields post COVID-19

2019

• Climate Change

Student Voices

• Breathe Underwater: A co-created music video by students in Toronto and Seoul.
• Critical Reflections: International peers connect to do a Critical Reflection on what they've learned about co-creating across the globe and different time zones while addressing cultural differences and things they were surprised about.

Global Lessons

The Global Campus Studio is a disruptive, boundary-pushing academic project; revolutionizing new ways of learning and teaching, and global student engagement. Its success relies on the engagement and enthusiasm of academic partners around the world.

Global Studio Partnerships

Partners

• Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
• University of the Arts London: London College of Communication, England
• Stuttgart Media University, Germany
• Seoul Institute of the Arts, Korea

Instructors

• Ramona Pringle
• Constanza Mujica
• Izzy Barszcz
• Dr. Okke Schlueter
• Christian Tapies
• Lee Koo Yong

Past Projects

• Year: 2025
  • Project: Students created a postcard of where they're from using generative AI
  • Types of tools: Chat GPT, Co-Pilot, Gemini, and Claude
  • Partner Universities: University of the Arts London: London College of Communication, Universidad Del Desarrollo, Stuttgart Media University, Whistling Woods International
  • Faculty leads: Michael Bergmann, Izzy Barzcz, Constanza Mujica, Okke Schlüter, Rahul Puri, and Utkarsha Kotian
• Year: 2024
  • Project: Students created a postcard of where they're from using generative AI
  • Types of tools: Chat GPT, Co-Pilot, and Claude
  • Partner Universities: Universidad Del Desarrollo, University of the Arts London: London College of Communication, Seoul Institute of the Arts, and Stuttgart Media University
  • Faculty leads: Ramona Pringle, Izzy Barzcz, Constanza Mujica, Christian Tapies, Lee Koo Yong, and Okke Schlüter
• Year: 2021, 2023
  • Themes:
    • 2021: Creating Public Spaces Post-Pandemic
    • 2023: Reimagining Creative Entrepreneurship: Meeting the Needs of an Evolving Audience
  • Types of projects: Interactive art galleries, mobile app development co-created by students in Canada and Chile
  • Partner University: Universidad Del Desarrollo
  • Faculty leads:
    • 2021: Ramona Pringle and Patricio Soto-Aguilar
    • 2023: Winston Sih and Patricio Soto-Aguilar
• Year: 2020, 2023
  • Themes:
    • 2020: DesignAgility methodology for media prototyping to solve the challenge of improving the awareness of science-to-go.com
    • 2023: How can a narrative young adult book be transformed into a graphic novel using generative AI applications
  • Types of projects:
    • 2020: Value-based approach for STEM students using textbook publisher's supplementary online portal, co-created by students in Canada and Germany
    • 2023: Converting the cover and a representative part of the text into a graphic novel, keeping the target audience's preferences in mind, co-created by students in Canada and Germany
  • Partner University: Stuttgart Media University
  • Faculty leads:
    • 2020: Jason Lisi and Dr. Okke Schlüter
    • 2023: Kim Wilson and Dr. Okke Schlüter
• Year: 2021
  • Theme: The Future of Creative Audience Engagement
  • Types of projects: AR/VR to mobile app development to interactive design, co-created by students in Toronto and Hong Kong
  • Partner University: Hong Kong Baptist University
  • Faculty leads: Dr. Emilia King and Kingsley Ng
• Year: 2020, 2022
  • Themes:
    • 2020: Reimagining the Creative Fields post COVID-19
    • 2022: Reconstituting Connection, Reimagining Community Engagement through Creativity and Media
  • Types of projects: AR/VR to mobile app development to interactive design, co-created by students in Canada and United Kingdom
  • Partner University: University of the Arts London | London College of Communication, University of Westminster
  • Faculty leads:
    • 2020: Kim Wilson and Danyl Bartlett, Roy Caseley, Annie Wan, Susi Wilkinson
    • 2022: Michelle Cochrane and Izzy Barszcz, Kim Wilson and Caroline Baruah
• Year: 2021, 2022
  • Themes:
    • 2021: The Future of Creative Audience Engagement
    • 2022: Reconstituting Connection
  • Types of projects: AR/VR demos to mobile app development to interactive art gallery prototypes, co-created by students in Canada and India
  • Partner University: Parul University
  • Faculty leads:
    • 2021: Allan Novak and Palak Patel
    • 2022: Kim Wilson and Palak Patel
• Years: 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Themes: From students speaking about their individual pandemic experiences to systemic racism around the world to food experiences.
  • International Partners: Australia, Brazil, Israel, Hong Kong, The Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia

Final Showcase

To conclude the course, students participate in an international virtual conference, sharing their tips, anecdotes, and insights. See past final showcases and projects below.

Explore Past Showcases

• Toronto-London-Mumbai-Santiago-Stuttgart
• Toronto-London-Santiago-Seoul-Stuttgart
• Toronto-Santiago
• Toronto-Stuttgart
• Toronto-Amsterdam
• Toronto-Hong Kong
• Toronto-London
• Toronto-Seoul
• Toronto-Vadodara
• Multi-City