In this study, researchers used Q methodology to distinguish between four different worldviews regarding employer perspectives on hiring international students.
This article in The PIE News addresses the Professionals in International Education (PIE) program in North America. The program discusses employability, recruitment, well-being and policy making. Norah McRae, associate provost of Co-operative and Experiential Education at the University of Waterloo is closing the panel.
The University of Waterloo and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) partner to focus on talent development in artificial intelligence (AI) through co-operative education and work-integrated learning (WIL).
Mary-Ellen Cullen and Steve Menich want to help build stronger communities in Waterloo Region. They have found an outlet for their passion to give back by funding co-op students jobs at non-profit organizations through their contributions to the University of Waterloo’s Co-op for Community fund.
Colleen Philips-Davis becomes associate director of equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism (EDI-R) in Co-operative and Experiential Education. Co-operative education will change to deepen staff knowledge and to future-proof students through an EDI-R lens.
Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate program is announced as an ongoing option for co-op students who struggle to secure a traditional co-op job in their first work term.
Dr. Norah McRae (she/her) and Shabnam Ivković were awarded best paper at WACE’s 4th International Research Symposium on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education in September, 2022.
Study findings show 13 per cent of students from the Faculty of Environment's co-op terms work is directly related to the UN SDGs. The study's findings suggest more could be done to increase awareness for the SDGs and better assessment is required.
The University of Waterloo's Work-Learn Institute provides resources for co-op students and employers for working remotely.
The University of Waterloo looks to be an ally for change and to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) through teaching, work-integrated learning, research and partnerships.