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Peace innovator alumna Olivia
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Be a peace innovator

Peace innovators alumna Olivia Calling all students entering their final year of high school!

We’re looking for our next cohort of peace innovators who are ready to tackle a problem that they are passionate about in their community. Could this be you or someone you know?

Map the System Waterloo winners Stephan Hogg and Nicolas Werschler present their pitch "Food Insecurity in Northern Ontario"
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Waterloo students take up Oxford’s “Map the System” challenge

Winners Stephan Hogg and Nicolas Werschler presenting their pitch about food insecurity in Northern Ontario Stefan Hogg and Nicolas Werschler presenting their pitch "Food Insecurity in Northern Ontario."

On April 8, the University of Waterloo’s first ever Map the System campus final was held at Conrad Grebel University College. The culmination of a process that narrowed 46 applicants down to five finalists, an interdisciplinary team composed of Stefan Hogg (Peace and Conflict Studies) and Nicolas Werschler (Applied Health Sciences) was selected to represent Waterloo at the Canadian finals at Ryerson University in early May.

Richard Yim
Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Richard Yim of Demine Robotics among Forbes' Top 30 Under 30 Asia

"If you think millennials and Gen-Z are just building businesses for the short-term gain, think again...Innovators are not just driving change in the region – but working towards cementing its positive effect in the long run, especially in developing and emerging markets."

The Learning Wall - attendees placed sticky notes with what they learned from the workshop on a wall together
Thursday, March 28, 2019

Leading theory to action

The Learning Wall - attendees placed sticky notes with what they learned from the workshop on a wall togetherParticipants placed sticky notes with what they learned from the workshop on the Tamarack Learning Wall 

Paul and other panelists speaking at the Ashoka U Exchange
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Uniting peacebuilding and social innovation

Paul and other panelists speaking at the Ashoka U Exchange Dr. Andrew Blum, Dr. Paul Heidebrecht, Dr. Amit Kakkad, Karen Henken, and Dr. Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick speaking on a panel at the Ashoka U Exchange 

The Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement is at the forefront of efforts to unite peace and social innovation, and Director Paul Heidebrecht had the opportunity to speak about this movement in a panel presentation at the 2019 Ashoka U Exchange in San Diego, California.

Peer Leaders Jonathan Smith, Hannah Bernstein, and Hannah Kaethler in the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Peer Leaders announced for PeaceTech Living Learning Community

Peer Leaders Jonathan Smith, Hannah Bernstein, and Hannah Kaethler in the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace AdvancementPeer Leaders Jonathan Smith, Hannah Bernstein, and Hannah Brubacher Kaethler

Conrad Grebel University College is excited to be launching its new PeaceTech Living Learning Community in the Fall of 2019. Open to Grebel students in any academic program and in any year of their undergraduate degree, this community will explore the intersection of peacebuilding and technology—critically reflecting on the social impact of technology, and fostering the creation of “tech for good.”