Events

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Global Engagement Seminar (GES) will be holding a virtual Summit that will consist of a panel discussion from our Jarislowsky Fellows as well as an exhibiton of student projects focused on the Pandemic. 

You can register as well as find the schedule of events here. 

The Summit is an interactive exhibition that gives our Global Engagement students the unique opportunity to share their research projects on this year’s theme, “Energy at a Crossroads.”

Starting at 7:00 pm at United College’s Ceremonial Firegrounds, we’ll proceed to Alumni Hall shortly after to hear from keynote speaker Catherine Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of Destination Zero, and interact with the student projects.

This is a public event featuring projects by our Global Engagement Seminar students and contributions from our six distinguished 2023 Jarislowsky fellows.  

Come join us for an informal, drop-in InfoSession and learn about our W 2024 course: Me and My Robot. Meet the Director of the course as well as our co-instructors and learn more about this great opportunity available to all students of all faculties, in 2nd year and above. 

Come join us for an informal, drop-in InfoSession and learn about our W 2024 course: Me and My Robot. Meet the Director of the course as well as our co-instructors and learn more about this great opportunity available to all students of all faculties, in 2nd year and above.

The Summit is an interactive exhibition that gives our Global Engagement students the unique opportunity to share their research projects on this year’s theme, “Me and my Robot.”

Starting at 7:00 pm at United College’s Alumni Hall, we'll hear from panel speakers Heather Woods, Kristen Thomasen, AJung Moon, Evan Ackerman and Ryan Gariepy and interact with the student projects.

This is a public event featuring projects by our Global Engagement Seminar students and contributions from our six distinguished 2024 Jarislowsky fellows.