Robyn Fila

Biography

Robyn Fila is the internship program manager at the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives. Since 2010, Robyn has facilitated over 100 international internship placements for UVic students and graduates from across Canada in more than 20 countries. She is responsible for program and partnership development across the Asia-Pacific region, selecting, training and mentoring interns, and program monitoring and evaluation. CAPI’s international internship programs have focused on governance, development, education, and migrant and refugee rights.

Robyn has an extensive background in experiential learning and curriculum development as it pertains to global, international and intercultural education. She started her career in Indonesia in her work with street entrenched youth and continued on with social change movements, focusing on reproductive rights and justice in the Czech Republic. She has an undergraduate degree from UVic in Geography and a MA in Adult Education and Global Change from Linkoping University in Sweden.