Events

Keynote Speaker: Alexandre Trudeau - "Multilingualism in an Increasingly Globalized World"

Do you have an idea to help internationalize campus? Consider applying for the Internationalization Fund; an initiative to bring to life new ideas that will help internationalize our University community. This one-time fund totals $100,000 and will be split among 10-15 initiatives.

Find out more at the March 26 Lunch & Learn where we will discuss:

Strategic plan consultation - internationalization issue paper

This consultation session is open to all members of the University of Waterloo. The strategic plan consultations will gather input and feedback on what we need to achieve by 2025 and what success looks like.

Register for this consultation session

Each year hundreds of students visit Waterloo on exchange, or go abroad to study at host countries around the world. In celebration of International Education Week, a gallery of the most vibrant photos from previous Exchange Photo Contests are being showcased. Check them out and vote for your favourite photo in this term’s contest hosted by @uwaterloolife on Instagram. 

Stop by DP Library to pick up a button to add to your collection. This one is International Education Week themed!

Join us for a hands-on workshop in which we explore the connection of cultural identities and language. Awareness and understanding of what shapes different cultural perspectives is an essential preparation for study, work, and research abroad and in Canada. There will be time to talk with professors and peers over lunch.

Facilitators: 
Prof. Emma Betz (Germanic and Slavic Studies) and Prof. David Rozotto (Spanish and Latin American Studies)

Are you speaking the same language? Language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are important for communicating with others, but effective communication requires more than just speaking the same language, it requires a fifth skill – cultural understanding.

Join us for some fun language games and activities!  Fun includes: Trivia Balloon Pop, Match the Map Geography Challenge, Memorizing Phrases Challenge, International Tongue Twisters, International Common Phrase + Food!

In celebration of International Education Week, Dr. Marianne Larsen will be joining the University of Waterloo community to discuss the opportunities, challenges and barriers of internationalization and academic mobility.

Exchange Art Gallery and Photo Contest

Each year hundreds of students visit Waterloo on exchange, or go abroad to study at host schools around the world. The Student Success Office will be hosting an exhibit showcasing photos that were submitted by past Exchange Photo Contest participants.

In addition to the exhibit, the Fall 2019 contest will be hosted by the SSO's @uwaterloolife account during November 18-22.