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International Relations Manager, Ishari Waduwara-Jayabahu recently visited the High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and the Maldives and met with the High Commissioner, David McKinnon and other officials. Discussions focused on exploring new partnerships with academic institutions and industries in the region. Sharing open resources, co-op placements with companies in Sri Lanka and creating programs to empower women, were among several topics raised during the meeting.

An outbound delegation, led by Ian Rowlands, Associate Vice-President, International, visited Xiamen University in China and met with the Vice-President, Yun-bao Jiang.

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.

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.

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.

Suping Zhao, International Relations Manager and Special Advisor-China, on an outbound delegation visit to China, met with representatives from several universities, which have active academic agreements or partnerships with the University of Waterloo. These institutions include: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, East China University of Science and Technology, and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Talks focused on reviewing existing collaborations and strategies for advancing shared goals for internationalization.

A representative from the National University of Singapore met with Waterloo International and the Student Success Office to discuss supporting existing collaborations on student exchanges between both institutions. Waterloo remains committed to educating students to succeed in a global economy.

Associate Provost, Institutional Data, Analysis, and Planning Allan Starr, and his team welcomed representatives from Japan's University of Tsukuba, to explore future collaborations on experience-rich education, co-op programmes and supporting student start-ups.

Representatives from each of our six faculties, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and Renison College, recently met with the Executive Director of CALDO consortium, Rodrigo Delgado, to share goals, common strategic priorities, achievements, expectations, and future plans. For many Latin American students, CALDO acts as a gateway to connect with Canadian universities. We look forward to continued collaborations with this organization.

University of Waterloo President Feridun Hamdullahpur, recently met with a delegation from the University of Essex, led by Vice-Chancellor and President Anthony Forster. Discussions focused on addressing global challenges for the benefit of individuals and communities, by bringing the brightest minds together to create viable solutions for the future. Advancing research projects and expanding on joint programming related to graduate studies were top of mind, as both presidents discussed the use of theme-based partnerships, as an ideal vehicle for potential collaborations.