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Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) hosted SEED’s Master of Development Practice (MDP) students for a day of learning and sharing around MEDA’s international development projects. 

The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development's Master of Development Practice (MDP) program, which launched this past Fall, is already organizing its first international conference. Bruce Frayne, Director of the MDP program here at Waterloo, is excited about the opportunity to start contributing to the development practice field so soon after launching.

Each year, the Master of Environment and Business (MEB) Awards recognize the program's top three students in each cohort, based on their cumulative grades. These students not only earn a place in the spotlight, they also receive $2,000 towards their tuition. 

The Faculty of Environment would like to congratulate alumni Sarah Brown and Aaron Stauch for being chosen as part of the Waterloo Region Record's 40 under 40.

The list recognizes 40 local residents under the age of 40 who are making an impact on the community.

Tas, a student in the Environment and Business 2 plus 2 program, affiliated with the University of Waterloo and Nanjing University of Fiannce and Economices (NUFE) speaks of his once in a life time opportunity with the UN.

Shane Hedderson, a recent Environment and Business graduate landed his first job out of university at CleanFARMS in Etobicoke. He speaks of how his experiences in the classroom and through co-op have helped secure a job directly relating to his studies in undergrad. For more on Shane's experiences, read the interview below.

The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development's International Development program has partnered with St. Paul's College and WUSC’s Students Without Borders® to provide students with a unique learning experience through their undergraduate program.

Students in the program work with WUSC’s overseas partners for 8 months during their fourth year of studies to gain comprehensive, international development experience while contributing to sustainable development.

Nafis Karim, an International Development student in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development highlights his research on the zero-waste agricultural model that is being implemented in Ba Vi, and Ha Noi in Vietnam.

This research is part of an initiative called the Sustainable Product Implementation Project (SPIN), which has received significant funding to explore the feasibility of sustainable products in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Did you know our program director and field placement coordinator are on twitter? You can follow both Larry Swatuk and Grainne Ryder as they travel the world, interact with students and comment on the latest news and issues in global development, all in 140 characters or less!