Join us at International Week 2019!
UAlberta's annual International Week is a chance for you to hear various perspectives from around the world, and to engage in deep conversations about global issues. Each year International Week has a theme that all of I-Week’s speakers, talks and events focus on – this year we address the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
This year's keynotes include:
The exciting new program also includes the Global Goals Talks. In 17 minutes, dynamic speakers shed light on what people in our communities are doing to achieve the Global Goals. Hear from a community of global and local thinkers who will inspire you on what actions we can take to help us achieve these 17 goals by 2030!
All International Week events are FREE!
February 4 - 8
Students' Union Atrium and Myer Horowitz Theatre
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“Is the War on Muslims a War on Rights?” with Professor Lila Abu-Lughod
Monday, February 4, 2019
7:00 PM
Myer Horowitz Theatre, University of Alberta
The University of Alberta Visiting Lectureship in Human Rights (VLHR) invites individuals or organizations that have made an outstanding contribution in the field of human rights and human rights protection to deliver a major public lecture in Edmonton.
Lila Abu-Lughod is the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University where she teaches anthropology and gender studies. A leading voice in the debates about culture, gender, Islam, and global feminist politics, her award-winning books and articles have been translated into 14 languages.
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Click to watch the GALD cohort perform their song for UAlberta.
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A Song for UAlberta
The latest cohort of the Global Academic Leadership Program has composed and performed a song celebrating their time at the University of Alberta and cultural links between Canada and China.
If we listen carefully, we can hear a bit of the Canadian national anthem, the Chinese national anthem and the Canadian/Albertan folk song, Four Strong Winds.
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From Maastricht to Edmonton: Worldwide Universities Network Cultivates International Research Connections
It was during Dr. Stijn Michielse’s time studying for his Bachelor of Science degree back in 2009 that he first came to Edmonton. Through an international internship program, the Dutch student was able to work with Dr. Nikolai Malykhin and discover his passion for research that he still carries to this day. In 2018, Michielse completed his PhD at the Netherlands’ Maastricht University, focused on looking at the white matter in the brains of people living with a psychotic disorder and comparing them with the brains of healthy control individuals.
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Connect with Canadian researchers through the Nextgen Database!
Funded by Global Affairs Canada and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the NextGen Database is a fully-searchable, bilingual, online, public database that includes Canadian researchers from universities, colleges, institutes, think-tanks and civil society organizations working on international development and humanitarian assistance.
If you choose to register on the NextGen Database, please contact Krista Aune in UAIberta International's International Capacity Development Projects & Programs unit at krista.aune@ualberta.ca, so that we may share relevant international opportunities with you when they arise.
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Open for applications: Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships for Master's students
Deadline: February 6, 2019
17 Master’s awards are being offered in 11 countries, including: Bangladesh, Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Mauritius, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the West Indies (Jamaica, Barbados or Trinidad).
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Call for applications: Lee Global Education Awards
Deadline: February 26, 2019 at 11:59 PM
The Lee Global Education Awards create and support opportunities for young, Edmonton-area Albertans to learn about the challenges and issues facing countries of the Global South (particularly those related to socio-economic development, environment, human rights, civil society, peace and security and social justice) and to consider the role that Canada can play in helping to address these challenges. Awards are open to individuals or organizations and can be used for educational activities locally.
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Call for applications: Internationalization in Science (i@Home)
Deadline: February 26, 2019
The i@Home program will provide grants of $6,500 each to science professors and instructors at Campus Alberta institutions to develop and pilot new approaches to internationalizing Alberta classrooms, students, and science curriculum.
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Driven by the University of Alberta's vision to connect with the world, University of Alberta International (UAI) works to support the creation of an internationally vibrant learning and research environment.
Did you know that UAlberta International can find opportunities worldwide to connect our campus experts with global clients to increase their capacity? Join us at our next International Update session during I-Week to learn more!
Building Global Capacity for Sustainable Development: An Introduction International Capacity Development Projects & Programs (ICDPP)
Friday, February 8, 2019
12 noon - 1:00 PM
Telus 134, University of Alberta
RSVP online
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