The theme of the just concluded 65th session of the Commission on the Status on Women (CSW65) was on Women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence. The event, which took place from 15 to 26 March 2021, was aimed at... read more →
Apr
23
Jan
20
Written by: Dr. Sonja Knutson The responsibility of Canadian universities to support academic freedom has perhaps never been more keenly felt than at this time of the Covid19 pandemic. The new remote learning environment has moved our pedagogy out of the relative privacy of in-Canada classrooms, into makeshift office spaces... read more →
Jul
17
Sierra Leone, a small country in West Africa with approximately 7 million people, recorded its first COVID-19 case on March 31. COVID-19 is the most recent in a series of natural and artificial disasters Sierra Leone has faced in in recent years - a civil conflict (1991-2002), cholera in 2012,... read more →
Apr
29
Twenty-nine African Leaders of Tomorrow scholars from across Canada met virtually this week to share the results of their research and studies in public administration, public policy and public finance and to prepare for their return to Africa (once travel restrictions are lifted). They arrived in Canada, as citizens of... read more →
Nov
12
The most recent edition in CBIE’s international collaboration mission series, a visit to Colombia, recently wrapped up and represented a milestone event in CBIE’s busy year. As leader of the delegation, comprised of representatives from Carleton University, Thompson Rivers University, Royal Roads University, MacEwan University and Algonquin College, I... read more →
Sep
06
The 71st IPAC Annual Conference, held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from August 18 to 21, 2019, featured three days of talks from renowned professionals centered around the streams of Public Sector Transformation, Innovation and Disruption, Reconciliation in Action, and Digital Government. The Next Decade of Public Sector Disruption In her keynote... read more →
Aug
20
I recently interned at the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council (HQC), the agency responsible for the quality of healthcare in the province of Saskatchewan, to get a better sense of health services in the province and Canada in general. I worked with different areas of the organization and took... read more →
Jul
18
Graduating with a degree in public administration, public policy or public finance from a Canadian university may seem like an uphill climb for African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) scholars but it is only the first step towards the ultimate goal of the ALT Scholarship Program – strengthened economic and... read more →
Jul
08
Global Expansion of the SDS Consultation Institutions across Canada were invited to contribute their thoughts on the current Student Direct Stream (SDS) program and the possible changes in a global expansion. The following is a summary of these responses to the four questions posed. Read the Feedback Submission Here IRCC... read more →
May
29
The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) is pleased to welcome Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette as its patron. Invested as Canada’s 29th governor general in October 2017, Ms. Payette is an astronaut, scientist, linguist, pianist and choral singer. “Her Excellency’s diverse interests and... read more →
