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Good news! We have updated Terra Dotta's logo and Web site. Now you will find all of our product Web sites combined within the single new site.

Simply click on any of our product sites - StudioAbroad, RiskInfoSys, i3s, WorldCompetencies, Colloquia, Edufolio, ApplicationGateway, or MathIWYG. This will take you to the appropriate area within TerraDotta.com.

Our spacious new look and feel should make it easier to find the information you need about our company and products.

WorldCompetencies


Currently, universities have no way to track the international backgrounds, experience, and capabilities of their facility and staff - information that is vital to an institution’s international presence.

Increase your ability to attract and retain international students and build relationships with the international community by tapping into the resources you already have. WorldCompetencies serves as the database to facilitate the gathering and effective use of this information from your campus - wide community.

Register The Expertise and Experience of Your Faculty and Staff

WorldCompetencies makes it easy for institutions to invite their faculty and staff to register their global competencies in areas such as:

  1. Languages spoken
  2. Places traveled
  3. Places lived
  4. Places worked
  5. Fields of study

The Advantages of WorldCompetencies

The expertise and experiences of your faculty and staff can help promote cultural understanding across campus as you continue to strive for an internationalized university.By identifying these personal backgrounds, your faculty and staff can assist your institutions with:

  1. Better programming for study abroad participants
  2. Proper communication with international students
  3. Experienced guidance in the event of a global crisis
  4. Sending an email to all interested parties about relevant campus events or activities
  5. Building bridges between the university and the community

Scenarios Involving WorldCompetencies

Scenario 1:

The new German exchange student falls down the stairs her first week on campus. Because she is not yet fluent in English, she needs help communicating at the hospital and with her treatment providers. With World Competencies you can search for anyone on campus who speaks German or who has lived in Germany. You realize right away that you have five native-born Germans working on campus and 15 others who have studied or worked extensively in Germany.

Result: You get help for the student right away.

Scenario 2:

Your study abroad office wants to create a new program in Tokyo. You don’t have any programs there and would like input from people with related experience. WorldCompetencies helps you discover that in addition to several professors from Japan on your campus, you have professors in the economics, history, and religion departments that focus their research on Japan. You send an email and get a great committee together.

Result: You create a fantastic program that has university - wide buzz.

Scenario 3:

There is a Shakespeare Company coming to your institution and you want to make sure that everyone who might be interested is alerted. You can search for everyone who teaches English, anyone who had an English or theatre major or minor, and anyone who noted an interest in the performing arts. Send this specific group a targeted announcement encouraging them to be involved.

Result: You have your best turnout ever.

About WorldCompetencies

Product overview -WorldCompetencies was developed by Terra Dotta, a company that has been creating software solutions to enhance the administrative and learning capabilities of schools and other organizations since 2001.