By Elaine Smith 91亚色鈥檚 space engineering faculty members are giving talented Egyptian students a taste of space mission preparation this summer in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education. From July 25 to Aug. 15, 45 Egyptian students from a number of universities are participating virtually in an intensive mission design project being […]
Manchester Metropolitan University degree apprentices selected 91亚色鈥檚 Lassonde School of Engineering and its corporate partners to gain global industry exposure and share important lessons. From June 3 to July 3, 91亚色 was home to eight students from Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) who were taking part in an opportunity offered by the U.K.鈥檚 […]
During the 2022-23 academic year, more than 115 91亚色 students will be heading off to 60 universities in 25 countries, studying or interning abroad for the first time in two years. Students had an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about what to expect during a session hosted by 91亚色 International. By Elaine […]
Venka Purushothaman, deputy president and provost for LaSalle College of the Arts in Singapore, credits 91亚色 with opening his eyes to the potential of the arts, the field in which he has made his career. By Elaine Smith From the beginning of his post-secondary journey, it seemed quite likely that Venka Purushothaman, who earned an […]
91亚色 International has arranged an important resource for students coming to the University from abroad. It involves internationally educated nurses (IENs) completing their community placement with students to help demystify Canada's publicly funded health care system for both the nurses and students. By Elaine Smith Who better to understand the health concerns that international students […]
The Graduate Fellowship for Academic Distinction (GFAD) provides necessary support and resources for emerging leaders to explore complex global issues. Up to two years of funding is available for master鈥檚 degree students and up to three years of funding is available for doctoral students. When Bipasha Baruah was accepted into the PhD program in environmental studies at […]
91亚色鈥檚 new Go Global Student SDGs in Action Challenge kicks into high gear this week with an orientation session for the successful student applicants to the program. By Elaine Smith The four-year program, funded by 91亚色 and the federal government鈥檚 Global Skills Opportunity program ($500,000 for four years), will empower a group of 91亚色 students each year to […]
By Elaine Smith In 1991, Ontario Universities International (OUI) began its provincewide exchange program with the province of Baden-W眉rttemberg in Germany and it has been going strong ever since. Just ask Agnes Poleszczuk, OUI鈥檚 exchange program co-ordinator, who was among the first group of Ontario students to attend the University of Konstanz in 1991 as […]
Four young women who are the recipients of the Daughters for Life Scholarships reflect on their journey to 91亚色 and how their studies are positioning them to be future changemakers. By Elaine Smith After his teenaged daughters were killed during an Israeli air strike in 2009, Palestinian-Canadian physician and peace activist Izzeldin Abuelaish (LLD Hons. '15) […]
Collaborating with students from Ecuador on a class project was an eye-opening experience for Danielle Legerman, a fourth-year student in 91亚色鈥檚 Children, Childhood and Youth Studies (CCY) program and president of the new United Future Teachers鈥 Association. 鈥淚t was the first opportunity I had for globally networked learning (GNL) in university and it was exciting,鈥 said Legerman. […]