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| International Education offers a variety of programs and services aimed at fostering interculturalism and global perspectives at Vanier College. |
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 Contact us for information regarding programs and how to get involved! |
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| PROGRAMS & PROJECTS |
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Nicaragua Study trip
A fieldtrip is being organized to Nicaragua, Central America in January 2011. The focus of this trip is to gain first hand experience with issues pertaining to gender, development, the environment and social justice. Only open to International Studies Major students.
If you are interested, please click here to read more.
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Staff & Faculty Mobility Projects
The International Office would like to inform the Vanier community about Staff & Faculty Mobility projects funded by Cégep International. If you are interested in developing your expertise abroad or recruitment activities, please see Jennifer Joseph in office B-230.
Upcoming deadlines:
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Vanier's Business Administration Program
Vanier's Business Administration program provides students with a hands-on forward looking educational experience. One of the strengths and highlights is the International Mobility aspect
that characterizes Vanier's Business Administration program. Click here to learn more
about Business administration international exchanges.
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| NEWS & EVENTS |
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Education for All Essay Competition
The International Education Office welcomes you to participate in the Education for All Essay Competition. Get involved and get thinking! For more details on the competition, click here. DEADLINE: March 12th 2010.
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Bridges that Unite: Exploring Canada's Global Leadership Role
The International Education Office encourages you to visit this exhibition hosted by the Aga Khan Foundation on March 7th - March 26th, 2010 at Concordia University, McConnell Library Atrium, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd.
Through the creative interplay of audio, video, text panels, bold graphics and interactive components, BridgesThatUnite challenges visitors to confront typical assumptions about what international development is and what it can achieve.
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WUSC & International Development Week Success!
During the week of February 8th-12th the Vanier College WUSC Committee, in collaboration with the International Education Office and the Vanier Social Justice Committee organized a series of events and activities at the college as part of "International Development Week 2010". Their goal was to raise awareness on various issues of social justice and to take informed action.
Click here for to read the report.
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Studying Abroad
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Congratulations to Ming-Ju Lin from Computer Science technology. He has been co-funded by Cégep international for a six month study trip in France. |
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Scholarship Recipients
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Etsuko Chida, Tatyana Li, Bertha Del Milagro Zapata, Vuong Thi Hong Hoa and Theara Ly received bursaries to come study at Vanier. Special thanks to Cégep international. Congratulations! |
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Collaborative Project with UNAM
Congratulations to the French department's Philippe Gagné and Humanities department's Sophie Jacmin who were selected to take part in a collaborative two-year project involving Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Vanier College. This project will focus on the promotion and development of information technology in teaching and learning in the two institutions.
In October 2009, Philippe and Sophie (Read her report here: English / French) travelled with Marielle Beauchemin from Vanier's Micropublishing and Hypermedia department to Mexico City and shared their expertise in information technology as part of the 25th edition of the International Symposium on Information Technology in the Classroom.
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Radio Canada: Project Takes Students to Africa
On October 20th, Radio Canada International aired the Vanier students that went to Malawi this summer as part of the CIDA funded Education for All Project. Click here to hear the podcast.
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International Education Newsletter
Download a copy of our International Education Newsletter which highlights all the exciting projects staff, faculty and students at Vanier College have been involved in this past year. Get your copy here.
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International Conference on Agriculture & Development
Vanier College's Director General, Gilbert Héroux, attended an international conference in Romania. Read his report here.
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| CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDED PROJECTS * |
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Vanier AIDS Action in Africa
This 2-year CIDA-sponsored initiative (April 2007 to 2009) aims to empower students to be aware of, and involved in, the developmental issues Canada supports and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Specifically, it focuses on the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and its effect on women.
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Vanier Education for All
Vanier's second 2-year CIDA sponsored project (April 2009 - 2011) focuses on the need for universal primary education in sub-Saharan Africa with particular emphasis on the inaccessibility of education for girls. Students will comprehend the need to reinforce and offer sustained support for Canada’s role in attaining this MDG.
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