News archive - September 2018

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Visit from the University of Adelaide

On Wednesday, September 26, 2018 delegates from the University of Adelaide in Australia visted the university to learn about Cooperative Education, the Velocity Garage incubator, the Institute for Quantum Computer (IQC), and to discuss internationalization.

Delegates from University of Adelaide:

Monday, September 24, 2018

Visit of Xiamen University

On Monday, September 24, 2018, the University of Waterloo welcomed delegates from Xiamen University led by Mr. ZHAN Yan, Chairman of Xiamen University Council. The objective of the visit was to strengthen the relationship and review the existing 2+2 programs between the two universities and explore other potential collaborations.

Friday, September 21, 2018

Delegation visit from Baden-Württemberg Germany

On Friday September 21, 2018, delegates led by Theresia Bauer, Minister of Science, Research and Arts from Baden-Württemberg Germany, visited the University of Waterloo to discuss the bridging of science and economics in the automobile sector in regards to future mobility issues. The group toured WatCar during their visit. Existing and potential collaborations between the University of Waterloo and Baden-Württemberg were also explored.

Monday, September 17, 2018

Visit from IIT Tirupati and IIT Ropar

Delegates from IIT Tirupati and IIT Ropar

On Monday, September 17, 2018 the University of Waterloo met with delegates from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar to discuss opportunities for collaboration in student mobility, joint degree programs, research partnerships, and the possibility for establishing a Canada-India Center of Excellence at each IIT.

Friday, September 14, 2018

Visit of Canada’s Ambassador to China

On Friday, September 14, 2018, the University of Waterloo welcomed Canada’s Ambassador to China, the Honourable John McCallum. Meetings were held between university officials as well as delegates from Global Affairs Canada to learn more about UW’s international student recruitment and student experience as well as discuss UW’s industrial and innovation/commercialization partnerships and opportunities.