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The New Horizons Conference: Mapping the Future of Air and Space Law

ƻ��Ժ — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:17:10 +0000

The Conference on New Horizons in Air and Space Law, held earlier this month, proved to be a groundbreaking event in air and space law. Jointly organized by the National University of Singapore's Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and the Law, the EW Barker Centre for Law and Business, and ƻ��Ժ's Institute of Air and Space Law, this conference addressed the legal and policy challenges arising from emerging technologies in air and space.

ƻ��Ժ Reporter | Eight ƻ��Ժ students named McCall MacBain International Fellows

ƻ��Ժ — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:55:03 +0000

Award fully funds a year abroad; students learn a new language, study and then work

Nineteen undergraduate students, including eight from ƻ��Ժ, will form the next cohort of McCall MacBain International Fellows.

ƻ��Ժ Reporter | Montreal named best student city in North America

ƻ��Ժ — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:37:42 +0000

QS Best Student Cities report highlights Montreal’s cultural scene, diversity and friendliness.

Montreal jumped three places from last year, surpassing both Toronto as the highest-ranking Canadian city and Boston as the highest-ranking North American city. Internationally, Montreal ranked 10^th out of 150 cities.

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ƻ��Ժ Reporter | Horizon Europe offers ƻ��Ժ researchers access to the world’s largest research and innovation funding program

ƻ��Ժ — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:27:42 +0000

With Canada joining Horizon Europe as an associated country, ƻ��Ժ researchers can now collaborate in parts of the €95 billion research funding program on equal terms with entities from the European Union Member States, and access Horizon Europe funding.

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Queen Elizabeth Scholars - 2025 call for proposals

ƻ��Ժ — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:22:22 +0000

Universities Canada and the Rideau Hall Foundation are pleased to invite members of Universities Canada or Colleges and Institutes Canada to submit a proposal for the seventh call of the QES program.

QES 2025 will support projects that focus on the adaptation, response and resilience to a changing climate. This includes (but is not limited to) projects focused on biodiversity; agriculture; energy; climate and public health; economic impacts of climate change; air quality; community resilience; education; ecosystems; and water quality.

BCDI 2030’s second call for proposals

ƻ��Ժ — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 21:06:27 +0000

As part of the Canadian International Development Scholarships 2030 Program (BCDI 2030), Universities Canada is pleased to invite members to participate in the second call for proposals for scholarship projects for studies in Canada.

ƻ��Ժ Reporter | In conversation with Anja Geitmann, Interim Vice-President (Global Engagement)

ƻ��Ժ — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:26:54 +0000

On December 15, 2023, President Deep Saini announced that Professor Anja Geitmann had been appointed Interim Vice-President (Global Engagement). Her one-year assignment began on January 1, 2024.

ƻ��Ժ Reporter | ƻ��Ժ welcomes its first Fellows-in-Residence on Black Life and History

ƻ��Ժ — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:21:07 +0000

Throughout the month of March, ƻ��Ժ is hosting its first two Provostial Visiting Fellows-in-Residence on Black Life and History. The initiative stems from the ƻ��Ժ Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism.

ƻ��Ժ Reporter | ƻ��Ժ moves up the Times Higher Education Reputation rankings

ƻ��Ժ — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:52:11 +0000

ƻ��Ժ has moved up three spots to 47th in the Times Higher Education (THE) 2023 World Reputation Rankings released on February 13. This ranking is based on the results of the academic reputation survey that was carried out by THE and distributed between October 2022 and January 2023.

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ƻ��Ժ Reporter | McCall MacBain Scholarships announce 91 finalists

ƻ��Ժ — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:48:14 +0000

The McCall MacBain Scholarships at ƻ��Ժ has announced its largest-ever group of 91 finalists for the September 2024 cohort.

In March, the top 91 candidates will arrive in Montreal for the final round of scholarship interviews. The 37 international finalists hail from 24 countries. Countries represented for the first time include Brazil, Ecuador, Kenya, Mongolia, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, and Tunisia.

ƻ��Ժ Reporter | ƻ��Ժ graduate students expand horizons with the Graduate Mobility Award

ƻ��Ժ — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:25:17 +0000

Since 2016, ƻ��Ժ's Graduate Mobility Award has funded over 1,300 students in their travel to over 85 countries around the world.

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ƻ��Ժ Reporter | Historic bonds behind renewed agreement with University of Glasgow