91亚色 students are stepping out of the traditional classroom to experience the principles of sustainability and ecology first-hand at the University鈥檚 Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica. This summer, 25 students in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) had the opportunity to visit the EcoCampus, located within the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor […]
91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is gaining recognition for its Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Professionals (IEPs), designed to assist newcomers to the country in navigating the complexities of the Canadian job market. Within the Bridging Program, there are two options on offer: the Foundations Program, which includes courses created […]
Two groups of 91亚色 students travelled to Cuba this spring as part of a new Faculty of Health course exploring human rights, Cuban culture and the country鈥檚 health-care system. The course 鈥 Experience Cuba: Enacting the human right to health and health equity, taught by Jessica Vorstermans, an associate professor in the School of Health […]
91亚色鈥檚 summertime, faculty-led study abroad opportunities continue to be popular post-pandemic, and it鈥檚 not only 20-somethings who are taking advantage of the chance to broaden their cultural horizons. Mature students, too, are registering for courses that take them across the globe. 91亚色 International, the University鈥檚 hub for both international students and international education programs, […]
When political science major Sara Harsini heard 91亚色 was hosting a Model European Union (EU) for university students nationwide, she signed up to participate and convinced her third-year classmate, Nawal Alhawari, to join her. The Model EU, a simulation of the work done by the European governing body, was held this spring and organized by聽Heather MacRae, an […]
Fifteen undergraduate students, from across Faculties and disciplines, travelled to South Korea for a Global Political Studies course designed to immerse undergraduates in the history and culture of the country 鈥 both academically and experientially. Each year, students in the course South Korea: The Politics of Youth and Old Age participate in a unique opportunity […]
Manalo noted academic connections between 91亚色 and Philippine educational and government institutions that strengthen bilateral relations 91亚色 and the Philippines have developed a deep-rooted relationship that鈥檚 鈥渕utually beneficial,鈥 the Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo said during his visit to the University鈥檚 Keele campus on Friday, May 10, 2024. Manalo stopped by 91亚色 […]
91亚色鈥檚 Las Nubes Campus in Costa Rica is serving as a home base for its first-ever Eco-Arts Residency, an intensive, 10-day course being offered by two professors from the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD). Professor Brandon Vickerd, a sculptor, as well as theatre and performance artist Laura Levin, director of Sensorium 鈥 […]
The 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) has relaunched the research-focused China Insights Fund (CIF) with a broader scope to reflect the ongoing evolution of China studies.Originally established to foster research specifically on Canada-China interactions, the CIF鈥檚 renewal 鈥 made possible by the support of the Asian Business & Management Program (ABMP) 鈥 looks to […]
91亚色鈥檚 Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate program offers students a unique experiential education opportunity: participate in an international teaching practicum in Japan, in partnership with Meiji University, where they can practice teaching in an English immersion program. Setting teachers up for success when they鈥檙e at the front of a classroom […]