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On Friday, September 14, 2018, the University of Waterloo welcomed Canada’s Ambassador to China, the Honourable John McCallum.  Meetings were held between university officials as well as delegates from Global Affairs Canada to learn more about UW’s international student recruitment and student experience as well as discuss UW’s industrial and innovation/commercialization partnerships and opportunities.

On Friday, September 7, 2018, leaders from the University of Waterloo welcomed delegates from Australian National University. Points of discussion included our co-operative program and student innovation.

Leaders from the University of Waterloo were delighted to welcome delegates from Nanyang Technological Universty in Singapore. Points of discussion included the University of Waterloo's co-operative education system as well as the thriving start-up culture in the region. 

In addition, to better illustrate the co-operative education atmosphere, the visit included tours of numerous university-affiliated centres such as the Sedra Student Design Centre, Conrad Centre, Velocity Garage, and Communitech.

Leaders from the University of Waterloo were pleased to host a visit of the Canada-UK Foundation so soon after representatives from both organizations met in London, UK at the end of January 2018.  

The visit included a tour of the Accelerator Centre and Velocity Garage in order to illustrate the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem at the University of Waterloo. 

University of Waterloo leaders were pleased to welcome delegates visiting from Seoul National University. Visiting Waterloo International, the visit contained discussions regarding continued initiatives and partnerships between the universities.

Delegates from Seoul National University

Byung Jin Kim, Manager, International Summer Institute

Jungjae Hong, Manager, Student Exchange Program (Outbound)

Hyun-Ji Lee, Manager, Student Exchange Program (Inbound)

University of Waterloo leaders were delighted to host delegates visiting from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

The visit included discussions regarding student exchange and research collaborations, as well as an overview of Cooperative Education.

Canada’s Assistant Trade Commissioner to China met with University of Waterloo leaders to discuss educational linkages and partnerships with universities within China’s Fujian Province.

The visit also included a tour of the Sedra Design Centre.

Delegates from the Xiamen Office of Canadian Embassy in China:

Mr. Binghuang Xiao, Assistant Trade Commissioner, Xiamen Office, Embassy of Canada in China