University of Waterloo students reflect on their time at Ashesi University. See the Ashesi University article highlighting the intercultural collaboration.
A message from Charmaine Dean, Vice-President, Research and International.
This memo reiterates the University’s processes for international travel including risk mitigation measures, security measures to protect your data and research, and provides recent updates to Government of Canada advice for travel to the United States.
It is important to note that these updates are reminders of what has always been the case with respect to international travel to any jurisdiction.
On November 21st, Waterloo International hosted a one-day conference focused on mapping out Canada's opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region in emerging and disruptive technology sectors. More than a dozen scholars, experts, and industry leaders gathered in panels to discuss three critical areas: international opportunities in innovation, mapping complementarities to Canadian Innovation and developing a talent pipeline.
Mariak Achuoth’s journey from a Kenyan refugee camp to the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering highlights the transformative power of education through programs like the WUSC Student Refugee Program. In partnership with Waterloo International, United College and the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association, the program supports student refugees looking to achieve their dreams through higher education.
The University of Waterloo hosted a welcome reception for fifteen new Indonesian students on Thursday, September 26th, as part of the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA). IISMA is a scholarship program by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to fund top achieving Indonesian students an opportunity to study at a high-ranking international partner university. It is the fourth year Waterloo has welcomed students from the program.
In June, the Faculty of Environment formalized its partnership with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana to strengthen their connection and focus on key areas of collaboration including academic programs, joint teaching and research activities and mobility of faculty, staff and students.
The University of Twente, located in the Netherlands, and University of Waterloo signed their first Research Agreement in 2016, but have been collaborating since 2007 when Twente visited Waterloo to kick-start relations. Since that development, with the support of a presidential visit in 2022, our partnership has effectively collaborated in the areas of bioengineering & biotechnology, health, and nanotechnology – with an interest in expanding into water. Waterloo International has been thrilled to steward the Twente/Waterloo Strategic Collaboration Grants (SCG) with our colleagues at Twente.
On 7 November 2023, the University of Waterloo hosted valued partner the University of Strathclyde for a senior leadership visit.
The incoming delegation, led by Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Sir Jim McDonald, consisted of Deans from three of Strathclyde’s Faculties, as well as leadership from internationalization, commercialization, and secretary parts of the university.
We are thrilled to work with our partner University of Twente, Netherlands to announce the newly formed ‘Twente and Waterloo Strategic Collaboration Grants (SCG)’. Full details can be found on this website. We would like to invite the Waterloo and Twente communities to apply by the submission deadline of Wednesday, 8 November 2023. Upon reviewing the website for the SCG funding call, please direct any questions to Eric Jardin (ejardin@uwaterloo.ca) at Waterloo, or Margriet Dekkers (m.a.h.dekkers@utwente.nl) at Twente.
Waterloo International is pleased to announce that Tamara Zur joins the team as Associate Director, International Operations for a one-year secondment.