News for Faculty

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Outbound Delegation to India Shares Waterloo’s Vision for Internationalization

Douglas Peers, Professor of History and Ishari Waduwara-Jayabahu, International Relations Manager

An outbound delegation from the University of Waterloo, comprising Douglas Peers, Professor of History and former Dean at the Faculty of Arts, and Ishari Waduwara-Jayabahu, International Relations Manager, with responsibility for India, is in Delhi. They attended a two-day Vice Chancellor’s summit “Dynamics of Higher Education in India and Canada: Envisaging Greater Collaborations: Opportunities to Network” organized by the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, aimed at providing key opportunities to create institutional linkages.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Outgoing delegation meets with Soochow University

Associate Vice-President- International with Vice President of Soochow University, LIU Biao

A Waterloo International delegation, led by Ian Rowlands, Associate Vice-President, International, is in China and met with Vice-President of Soochow University, Liu Biao and representatives from their international office. Both groups shared their vision on internationalization and providing global experiences and experiential learning to students, in a highly globalized world.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Visit of the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Toronto

On Thursday, November 21, 2019, Waterloo International was pleased to host Thomas E. Schultze, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Toronto and Lara Brödenfeld, Vice Consul; Cultural, Press and Economic Affairs; German Consulate General Toronto. The Consul General and Vice Consul were here to familiarize themselves with Waterloo’s extensive campus, our programs and faculties, to promote German language, and to deliver welcome remarks during the International Education Week (IEW) keynote by Alexandre Trudeau.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

High School Students among Attendees at IEW2019 Keynote with Alexandre Trudeau

Hundreds of high school students attended the International Education Week Keynote presented by Alexandre Trudeau, who addressed the value of multilingualism and intercultural understanding in our globalized world today. Students and other attendees enjoyed Mr. Trudeau’s talk and engaged in the panel discussion, featuring the many different perspectives that followed.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Trade Mission from Taiwan

A delegation of ICT companies, led by the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei, visited the University of Waterloo on Thursday, November 14. Talks focused on industry-university research collaborations, in particular, identifying challenges industries face, that can be solved or identified by university engagement, in cost effective and efficient ways. Participants from Waterloo included representatives from Waterloo International, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, the Faculty of Engineering, Global Entrepreneurship and Disruptive Innovation (GEDI) and the Office of Research.