Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education

How can work-integrated learning help contribute to economic recovery? | Hire Waterloo

Namish Modi — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Work-integrated learning (WIL) and economic recovery were key themes at the recent (World Association of Co-operative Education (WACE) Conference in Waterloo. A panel of employers shared insights about the potential impact that future-ready talent, like co-op students, can have on the economy. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), Manulife and

Tags: UN SDGs, Work-integrated learning, In the news

Waterloo awarded Quacquarelli Symonds’ Sustainability Education Award for advancing the SDGs through WIL | Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Conference and Awards

Micaela Kelly — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Waterloo’s Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) unit has once again displayed innovation in sustainability with another award-winning project. CEE’s focus on sustainability through international work terms has earned the unit the Sustainability Education Award - Silver at Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Conference and Awards.

Tags: UN SDGs, Work-integrated learning

Value and Impact of an Internship Activity to Increase Awareness of and Engagement with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals | WACE 4th International Research Symposium 2022

Dr. Norah McRae and Shabnam Ivkovic — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Associate Provost, Co-operative and Experiential Education, Dr. Norah McRae (she/her) and Director of International Strategic Initiatives, Shabnam Ivković were awarded best paper at WACE’s 4th International Research Symposium on Cooperative and Work-Integrated Education in September, 2022.

Tags: UN SDGs, Academic publications, Co-op, Work-integrated learning, Future-proof, Future of work

Co-op students can play a bigger role in advancing United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals | Phys.org

University of Waterloo — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

New study finds that 13 per cent of students in the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment carried out work related to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Waterloo created a pilot program to help increase both co-op student and employer awareness of SDGs.

Tags: In the news, UN SDGs, Co-op, Work-integrated learning

Student & Employer Engagement with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals | WACE

Dr. Norah McRae and Shabnam Ivkovic — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Norah McRae and Shabnam Ivkovic launched a pilot program to help co-op students on international work terms engage their employers in meaningful discussions about the SDGs in the context of the organization. They share the results of the pilot and how the conversations helped bring more awareness of the SDGs and their application to co-op students.

Tags: WIL, Association, UN SDGs, Work-integrated learning, Experiential learning, Co-op, Speaking engagements

Making an impact in sustainability through WIL

Shabnam Ivkovic and Micaela Kelly — Mon, 08 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000

SDGs at Work is a new term-based activity launched by CEE, which aims to promote student discussion of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students can then bring this learning into their workplace though work-integrated learning (WIL).

Tags: UN SDGs, In the news

Students leading sustainable development during SDG Week Canada and beyond

Webwire — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

SDG Week Canada promotes interdisciplinary engagement with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over 70 events were held across 50 campuses in Canada to advance the 17 SDGs.

Tags: UN SDGs, In the news

Value and impact of an internship activity to increase awareness of and engagement with the UN’s SDGs | Refereed Proceedings of the 4th WACE International Research Symposium

Dr. Norah McRae and Shabnam Ivkovic — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Shabnam Ivković and Norah McRae’s paper addresses the need for higher education institutions to adapt a model that grows their contributions in the UN’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). They examine the value of using a low-cost, low-resource conversation-based model.

Tags: Academic publications, UN SDGs

Small business transformation through digital acceleration | Hire Waterloo News

Krista Henry — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Canadian tech company Communitech hires Waterloo students to work on "supporting and growing the tech ecosystem" through digital transformation to help tech start-ups develop strong business growth strategies. They share their top digital accelaration tips and how they've hired students from all departments to enhance their business.

Tags: In the news, Co-op, Future of work, UN SDGs, Work-integrated learning

The growing role of charitable donations in higher education | University Affairs

Mark Cardwell — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Will Tatham says the most meaningful gift he’s made to the University of Waterloo isn’t the $4 million he donated to help build the largest co-operative services building at a Canadian university, which bears his name. Nor is it the $1 million he later gave for a new student lounge.

Tags: In the news, UN SDGs