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.
Delegate from the embassy of Canada to China:
Hon. John McCallum, Ambassador of Canada to China
Delegates from Global Affairs Canada:
Sameer Ahmed, Trade Commissioner (Waterloo), Ontario Regional Office
Sonia Hukil, Trade Commissioner (Waterloo), Ontario Regional Office
Participants from University of Waterloo:
Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor
Charmaine Dean, Vice-President, University Research
Jeff Casello, Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Post-Doctoral Affairs (GSPA); Professor of Faculty of Environment and Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Scott Inwood, Director, Commercialization, Office of Research
Cathy Kelly, Registrar, Office of the Registrar
Chris Read, Associate Provost, Students
Kevin Resch, Interim Director, Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC); Professor, Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science
Ian Rowlands, Associate Vice-President, International
Siobhan Stables, Senior Manager, Research Insights, Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)
Mike Szarka, Director, Research Partnerships, Office of Research
John Thompson, Associate Vice-President, University Research, Professor of Biology, Faculty of Science
Suping Zhao, International Relations Manager and Special Advisor - China, Waterloo International (WI)
