Mar
21
I’m writing this on International Women Day: thanks to my field of work I have never felt more connected to the global movement for women’s empowerment. For the past year I have had the pleasure of managing the Launching Economic Achievement Program (LEAP) for Women in Jordan funded by Global...
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Feb
26
A group of African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) scholars attended the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) 2018 National Leadership conference earlier this month in Toronto. During the conference the scholars networked and learned about Canadian Public Service systems from top experts in the field. With the fitting theme...
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Jan
31
We asked ALT Scholar Elmond Bandauko to share some of the academic and professional highlights of the past year in Canada. What major lesson about public policy/public administration do you have to share with fellow students and professionals in your field? Studying in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) at...
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Jan
16
After a two-year hiatus we are proudly announcing the return of the CBIE International Student Survey: Our sector’s national, comprehensive project to measure and advance the international student experience across Canadian post-secondary campuses. The call to sign-on your institution is now open. Here are eight reasons your institution won’t want...
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Dec
12
Year end is a time to look back over the past 12 months and take pride in our achievements. Here are some of the highlights of 2017: Learning Beyond Borders: A National Conversation on Learning Abroad On February 23 we launched our signature initiative Learning Beyond Borders with the support...
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Sep
28
From August 20 to 23, eight African Leaders of Tomorrow (ALT) scholars participated in the Annual Conference of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), an ALT program partner. The conference provided opportunities to network, form new connections, grow knowledge about the Canadian public service and learn about...
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Sep
12
My opportunity to make a difference My ALT internship as a Sustainability Scholar was with the Energy and Sustainability unit of BC Fraser Health Authority, evaluating and improving the environmental performance of pharmacy operations within a hospital setting. I was able to champion the project - ‘Greening Pharmacy and Medical...
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Aug
28
Mentorship within the African Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Program After reading about the mentorship component of the ALT scholarship, I did not completely know what to expect but was hopeful that it was going to be rewarding personally and professionally. I imagined that it would be a highly...
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Aug
08
Opportunity of a lifetime I was so glad when the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University invited me to apply for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. In addition to being a great program as alluded to by the professors, employers, the public, and alumni, the Dal...
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Aug
02
Embarking on a Learning Abroad experience can be exhilarating, challenging and exciting, among other adjectives. Considerable resources are poured into ensuring students are well prepared for their overseas sojourn. However, institutions, groups and organizations don’t place much emphasis on engaging Learning Abroad Alumni (students and graduates who have gone abroad...
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