Embleton was nominated by 91亚色 Vice-President Academic聽& Provost Patrick Monahan for her leadership in being 鈥渁 strong proponent for internationalization鈥� and for providing a 鈥渂road and deep foundation on which we can build.鈥�

Right: Sheila Embleton

鈥淚'm thrilled at the award, and thrilled to be part of the team that has really moved 91亚色, in the last decade, from being 鈥榠n the pack鈥� as far as international is concerned, to being an undoubted leader in Canada,鈥� said a delighted Embleton.

鈥淚t was during her term [as vice-president academic聽from 2000 to 2009] that her greatest impact was felt,鈥� Monahan noted in his nomination document. 鈥淪he created the position of associate vice-president聽international and appointed its first incumbent [Adrian Shubert]. She also created an annual competition for funds, in order to stimulate and promote innovative international projects in support of research, teaching and the student experience. Under [her] leadership in partnership with the AVPI, 91亚色鈥檚 position as a leader in Canada in internationalization was enhanced and solidified.鈥�

Some of Embleton鈥檚 accomplishments in this area聽include: expansion of 91亚色鈥檚 language curriculum, supporting the establishment of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) award-winning 91亚色 International Internship Program (YIIP); establishment of the 91亚色 International Mobility Award to help support students with exchange and study abroad expenses; establishment of numerous exchange agreements with universities abroad; helping to聽introduce the Letter of Recognition program as a complement to a student鈥檚 academic record; helping expand the CBIE award-winning Emerging Global Leadership Program聽 into the Caribbean; and contributing to the development of聽a number of programs incorporating international dimensions and opportunities including the international bachelor of science聽and bachelor of arts聽programs.

She聽has also played an important role as an adviser to numerous government agencies聽and has helped develop and strengthen 91亚色's global academic ties,聽in India in particular. She spent a year as president of the and is now president of the . She had a long and distinguished international career before she became the vice-president academic. In 1999 she was named a Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose by the government of Finland for contributions to Canadian-Finnish relations; and in 2005 received the CBIE International Leadership Award.

鈥淚 truly believe internationalization enhances the University鈥檚 reputation. 91亚色 is actually quite well known and well respected in Germany and in India, for example,鈥� said Embleton. 鈥淏ut the real reason is for our students聽鈥� all that is said about needing to educate students to be the global citizens of tomorrow聽鈥� I think it's absolutely true, and absolutely essential to our students' futures, to get some solid exposure to things international now and to develop those competencies聽鈥� wherever they will end up working.鈥�

Award Ceremony to be held March 25

Embleton will receive her award at 91亚色 International鈥檚 annual Cultural Gala on March 25, along other members of the 91亚色 community recognized by 91亚色 International. Tickets are still available at their office at 200 91亚色 Lanes. Cost for each ticket is聽$5 and a donation of three non-perishable canned聽food items, or $10 without a donation.聽All canned food collected will be donated to the 91亚色 food bank.

"We are very pleased to present these awards to outstanding members from our University鈥檚 community,鈥澛爏aid , 91亚色鈥檚 associate vice-president international. 鈥淥nce again we have outstanding faculty, staff and students doing fabulous work to promote internationalization at 91亚色 and beyond our borders, too.

"Internationalization is pervasive and integral to all teaching and learning at 91亚色. These awards recognized people and groups that continue to raise the international profile of 91亚色,鈥� said Wright, who was聽a 91亚色 International faculty recipient in 2006-2007 when she was a professor at Schulich School of Business.

More information is available聽on the website.

Submitted by Edward Fenner, 91亚色 International

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The group will visit聽seven top-tier universities and research institutes during their trip. Along the way they will stop at聽the India Institute of Technology's聽facilities in聽Mumbai (Bombay) and Madras, the University of Calcutta, the Indian Space Research Organization,聽the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research together with visits to other聽institutes and universities during the nation-wide trip

鈥淥ur faculty considers international partnerships as the key cornerstone supporting our strategic priorities. Partnerships like those with India stimulate the spirit of innovation with clear focus on research outcomes that have an international impact,鈥� says Janusz Kozinski (right), dean of the Faculty of Science & Engineering at 91亚色 and a member of the聽delegation to India.

The key mandate for the trip聽is to enable researchers from 91亚色 and across India to establish joint bilateral research and development projects. Halfway through their trip, the 91亚色 delegation will pause to聽participate in a two-day聽workshop聽co-sponsored by the International Science聽& Technology Partnerships Canada, Global Innovation & Technology Alliance,聽the Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & Research and India's Defence Research & Development聽Organisation (DRDO).

The聽workshop will bring together聽more than 100 participants from research institutes and universities from Canada and England, and will include researchers and university vice-chancellors from across India.聽Rajagopala Chidambaram, the principal scientific adviser to the government of India, and Vijay Kumar Saraswat, director-general of DRDO, the secretary of defence聽research and development and scientific adviser to Indian Defence Minister Raksha Mantri, are among the diginitaries participating in the聽workshop.

This workshop will give participants the opportunity to discuss advances and innovations in their respective areas of research, exchange information and ideas and聽create further opportunities to聽establish research collaborations. The gathering will be held at the DRDO聽building in New Dehli.

Travelling in the 91亚色 Science & Engineering delegation are:

• ,聽professor, Department of Chemistry;
• , professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy and associate dean of academic affairs in the Faculty of Graduate聽Studies;
• , professor,聽Department of Earth聽& Space Science and Engineering;
• , professor,聽Department of Computer Science聽& Engineering
• ,聽professor,聽Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
• , professor, Department of Chemistry;
• , professor,聽Department of Mathematics & Statistics;
• Paulina Karwowska-Desaulniers, research officer,聽Faculty of Science & Engineering;
• , dean,聽Faculty of Science & Engineering and professor, Department of Earth聽& Space Science and Engineering;
• , professor,聽Department of Earth聽& Space Science and Engineering;
• Brian Solheim, adjunct professor, Department of Earth聽& Space Science and Engineering;
• , professor,聽Department of Biology.

For more information about the trip and the 91亚色 Science & Engineering delegation, visit the website.

91亚色 computer science Professor Andrew Eckford is also .

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