Canada-Baltics Education in Defence Partnership Mission

Overview

In collaboration with the Trade Commissioner Service at the Embassies of Canada to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, CBIE will be leading a Canada-Baltics Education in Defence Partnership Mission focused on strengthening collaboration in defence-related research, training, and dual-use technologies, most notably in the following sectors:

• Engineering (aerospace, robotics, logistics);
• ICT (AI, cybersecurity, digital systems/digital defence);
• Physical sciences (lasers, photonics, materials);
• Life sciences (biomedicine, health-tech); and
• Defence tech (Drone, UGVs, C-UAV).

Aligned with the Government of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy, this initiative is designed to advance institutional partnerships during a one-week trade mission through in-market insight events and B2B networking with educational institutions and key local stakeholders in each of the three countries.

The Mission will provide CBIE’s member institutions with a platform to explore opportunities for research, including applied research collaborations, training programs and joint and dual programs specific to defence and dual-use technologies.

Eligibility

Participation is open to senior representatives from CBIE member institutions, such as Vice-Presidents, Deans, Directors, and other institutional leaders who are able to advance strategic collaborations on behalf of their institutions.

Funding Support

Participants are responsible for securing and paying their own travel and accommodation costs. To help offset travel costs, partial funding is available through the CanExport Associations Program for one representative per institution.

Draft Itinerary

*Subject to change

SUNDAY, June 7 | Vilnius, Lithuania

• Arrival in Vilnius and group welcome dinner

MONDAY, June 8 | Vilnius, Lithuania

• Briefings, and discussions with government and education stakeholders
• Institutional site visits
• Networking between Canadian and Lithuanian institutions

TUESDAY, June 9 | Kaunas, Lithuania

• Travel
• Briefings, and discussions with government and education stakeholders
• Networking between Canadian and Lithuanian institutions

WEDNESDAY, June 10, Riga, Latvia

• Briefings, and discussions with government and education stakeholders
• Institutional site visits
• Networking between Canadian and Lithuanian institutions

THURSDAY, June 11 | Tallin, Estonia

• Travel
• Briefings, and discussions with government and education stakeholders
• Networking between Canadian and Lithuanian institutions

FRIDAY, June 12 | Tartu, Estonia

• Travel
• Briefings and discussions with government and education stakeholders
• Networking between Canadian and Lithuanian institutions

For questions, please contact the partnerships team at Partnerships-Partenariats@cbie.ca.