This two day Summit will showcase the research of GES Program students. Interactive student exhibitions will be on display, inviting participation from the broader Waterloo community.
Current students
A Renaissance Man for the 21st century, Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, artist, and author who writes on numerous topics, including high-technology business, the social impact of technology, the philosophy of consciousness and information, Internet politics, and the future of humanism.
Friday, October 5, 2018
The 2019 Global Engagement Team
Come visit our booth at the Go Abroad Fair at the DC Foyer to learn more about the Global Engagement Seminar and the ARTS 490: The Social and Political Implications of Artificial Intelligence course, offered in Winter 2019.
Monday, March 26, 2018
Global Populism & Democratic Futures Summit Agenda
Friday, March 23, 2018
Join the conversation at the Global Populism & Democratic Futures Summit
Join the conversation at the Global Populism & Democratic Futures Summit
The outcome of the Brexit vote, the election of President Trump, the erection of border walls across the European continent, and recent populist gains in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Canada raise important questions about democracy and the power of citizen’s disillusionment with t
Join us at the Summit - registration required
University of Waterloo's Global Engagement Seminar Program is pleased to invite you to the Global Populism and Democratic Futures Summit on March 28 & March 29.
Friday, March 2, 2018
Call for participation: Global Populism and Democratic Futures Summit
Call for participation
We are pleased to invite students, researchers, activists and faculty members to contribute to the workshops and panel discussions of the “Global Populism and Democratic Futures Summit” to be held on Thursday March 29, 2018 at the Balisillie School of International Affairs.
We welcome a wide variety of submissions (academic papers, policy briefs, creative writing and poetry, posters and workshops) related to the theme of Global Populism and Democratic Futures.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Join us for Tuesday film nights
Global Engagement film series
The Global Engagement Seminar Program is pleased to announce its film nights. Each Tuesday night, you will have the opportunity to see award-winning documentary films and to participate in lively post-film discussions. All selected films relate to the topic of Global Populism and Democratic Futures.