2020 International News
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Diversity in Diplomacy - Indigeneity and Diplomacy: Representing Canada Across the Globe as an Indigenous Woman
The third installment of the Diversity in Diplomacy series featured former Canadian Ambassador Deborah Chatsis.
Carrie Malloy honored for her work in Global Education
Celebrating Carrie Malloy, a campus champion of global citizenship and understanding and 2020 Annual Support Staff Recognition Award Recipient
Renewing a Global Energy Research Partnership
On November 25, 2020, the University of Alberta in Canada and Tsinghua University in China, both world-leaders in energy and environmental research, hosted a virtual ceremony to renew the Joint Centre for Future Energy and Environment.
Congratulations CIL grads!
UAlberta International congratulates the Certificate in International Learning graduates of fall 2020!
A Beacon of Hope: IIE’s First 100 Years of Scholar Rescue
A Beacon of Hope: IIE’s First 100 Years of Scholar Rescue celebrates the dedication, resilience, and work of the scholars IIE has assisted since 1920, and it honors many partners across the globe who have made this possible. UAlberta is featured.
International learning in the time of COVID-19
" I became more aware of my own global context and the differences between cultures," says CIL graduate Aislinn Makowski.
Finding the silver linings in the age of COVID-19
"There are always silver linings when you look for them. This year didn't go as expected, but no experience is wasted."
Call for Concept Note announced: Fund for Innovation and Transformation
Testing Innovative Solutions to Advance Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls
Call for Expressions of Interest Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship - 2020 Advanced Scholars - West Africa Competition
Universities Canada has launched a new round of funding through the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships - Advanced Scholars (QES-AS) Program.
Diplomacy and Race: A Black Canadian Diplomat in the Southern U.S.
Second University of Alberta Diversity in Diplomacy webinar addresses key issue of race.
Closing the Gaps
Find out how Martha Ruiz succeeded to win the 2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the University of Alberta.
My Transition to the Online World
UAlberta international student Gurbani Baweja shares her top tips for succeeding in the transition to online learning.
Have you met Nicole Dewart?
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Have you met Shawn Heinz?
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Have you met Emilia Monkiewicz?
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Have you met Khadija Jetha?
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Have you met Wendy Yu?
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Have you met Emerson Flores?
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University partnership with Mexico drives COVID-19 research forward
"Their passion to serve a community in need is driving them to work hard to research and develop solutions."
RWTH Involved in Transatlantic Student Exchange
In the coronavirus-plagued year of 2020, 25 students from North America are now remotely active in 13 RWTH institutes and departments from seven different faculties. Their home universities include the University of Alberta, the University of British Columbia, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University.
New agreements open doors for Canada-India academic collaboration
"These programs create new opportunities to equip doctoral students with perspectives and skills that will benefit a global society," says President David Turpin.
Have you met Markus Vuorensola?
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Have you met Lubna Ahmad?
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Have you met Peter Carter?
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Have you met John Soltice?
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Have you met Carrie Malloy?
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Congratulations CIL grads!
UAlberta International congratulates the Certificate in International Learning graduates of 2020!
The Right Time
"Thanks to UAlberta, I've worked on projects with people from different backgrounds with all kinds of perspectives and ideas," says convocating graduate student David Moises Baca Lopez.
Tackling an epidemic in the midst of a pandemic: UAlberta students propose a solution to combat the opioid crisis.
In hopes of reducing fentanyl-related deaths, UAlberta Students have proposed a much-needed technology to test fentanyl at the street level.
UAlberta International hosts Humboldt Foundation Information Session
On May 20th 2020 an online information session on the Humboldt research fellowships was organized by the Humboldt Foundation Liaison Office in Canada (HFLOC) and hosted by University of Alberta International. HFLOC is a joint initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany and the University of Alberta and it serves as a coordinating centre for the promotion of the Foundation's programs in Canada.
Inaugural Diversity in Diplomacy Webinar
US Consul General in Calgary Lucia C. Piazza spoke about her experiences as an LGBT+ member of the US Foreign Service.
What It Was Like to Be a Student Abroad When COVID-19 Was Declared a Pandemic
"I was so shocked. Seeing that WHO had declared a pandemic was mind-blowing."
University of Alberta hosts Energy Policy Webinar with Partners from USA and Mexico
The University of Alberta, through a collaboration between the Energy Systems Signature Area and University of Alberta International, was proud to co-host "North American Energy Policy post COVID-19: Perspectives from Canada, the United States and Mexico."
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Important information for the UAlberta community
Please visit the UAlberta COVID-10 (novel coronavirus) page for the latest information.
Consul General of Portugal Visits UAlberta
The Consul General of Portugal in Vancouver, Ms. Marta Cowling, and the Honorary Consul of Portugal in Edmonton, Mr. Aurelio Fernandes, recently visited the University of Alberta.
Ghanaian youth discover art's value thanks to UAlberta student
"I want these youths to understand that they can contribute to their communities and make a difference in their lives."
U of A deeply mourns following plane crash in Iran - President Turpin's Message
"It is with profound sadness that we have learned that several members of our University of Alberta community died in last night's tragic airplane crash of Flight PS752 in Iran."