The Globalink Research Award (GRA) thematic call is now officially open!

The themes for this year’s thematic call are: 

1. Digital and Emerging technology (e.g. AI, Advanced Computing, Cybersecurity, Semiconductors) 

1. Sustainability and Net Zero (e.g. Electric Vehicles, Critical Minerals, Hydrogen, Energy Transition, Oceans, Clean Technology) 

1. Life Sciences (e.g. Biomanufacturing, Bioeconomy, Agri-Food, Agri-Tech, Health Sciences) 

1. Humanities and Social Innovation (open category) 

Mitacs participating international partners are the following, please note they each have their own eligibility requirements: 

• Australia: Universities Australia 

• Brazil: Fundação Araucária Foundation   

• Chile: Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas (CRUCH-FUDEA)   

• France: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)   

• France: French Embassy in Canada    

• France: Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (Inria)    

• France: Université de Lorraine   

• France: Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM)   

• Germany: Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association)   

• Germany: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)   

• Germany/USA/Luxembourg/Italy/The Netherlands: Max Planck Society    

• Korea: National Research Foundation (NRF) Korea   

• South Africa: National Research Council of South Africa (NRF SA)   

• Taiwan: National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) - NARLabs   

• United Kingdom: British High Commission of Ottawa   

The deadline to apply is November 20, 2024.” 

See more information here.

Interested participants should be in touch first with the Mitacs local advisor, Reid Sutherland rsutherland@mitacs.ca, to assess eligibility and discuss next steps. The link to the application portal will be shared following this discussion.  

For general inquiries, please contact the SMU Global Learning Office Global@smu.ca.

Virtual Exchange in Brazil - Fall 2021

Virtual Fall Semester Exchange Opportunity

Host institution: PUC-Rio, Brazil

Website: http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/

Program: Virtual Fall Semester Exchange http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/study_english_puc.html

Dates: August-December 2021

Credits: contact your academic advisor to find out how many credit hours you can earn from the program and to learn how to complete the Letter of Permission Request Form.

Costs:

SMU students pay their regular tuition to SMU for the transfer credit hours.

There may be other program/ancillary fees charged by the host institution.

Funding: Apply for the Virtual Global Learning Awards at: https://studio.smu.ca/intl-funding.

If you are interested, please email global@smu.ca or contact us virtually to ask questions about the program and/or to apply.

Virtual Exchange in Brazil, Winter 2021

Take Portuguese classes online from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro this winter!

Dates: Pre-term Intensive Portuguese Couse, 13 January – 10 February 2021 (classes are from 2pm-5pm Brazilian Time). 90 classes (50min ea).

Course offerings: Portuguese as a Foreign Language, 4 proficiency levels (http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/portuguese.html).

Delivery: synchronous classes on Zoom (60 classes) and asynchronous classes on Moodle (30 classes).

Tuition: Tuition is payable to the host university. R$4.023.00 (approx. CAD$946)

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca by October 26 to express interests in the program.

Upcoming Panel Discussions about Brazilian Society

PUC-Rio`s Central Coordination for International Cooperation would like to invite you to join University experts from different areas to discuss relevant topics related to the current Brazilian scenario.

There will be four panels on different topics about Brazilian Issues. Experts from different areas, such as Law, Sociology, Geography, Engineering, International Relations, Architecture, Communication and Political Science, will be together to discuss relevant topics to the current Brazilian scenario.

The first round of discussions will involve current themes being debated by PUC-Rio professors from different Departments. Sessions will be conducted in English and each panel will take approximately 50 minutes. The session will be a live one, allowing the interaction between panelists and audience previously enrolled.

Date: Live sessions every Thursday, (September 29, October 29, November 11), 3pm Rio de Janeiro time.

Register for the events here: http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/brazilian_debates.html

Virtual Exchange in Brazil, Fall 2020

Take Portuguese classes online from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro this fall!

Dates: August 25-December 11 2020

Courses offerings: Portuguese as a Foreign Language

Delivery: Zoom and Moodle platforms

Tuition: Tuition is payable to the host university. Portuguese Level I, II, and III (90 hours, R$ 9,816 or approx. CAD$2,472); Portuguese Level IV and V (60 hours, R$6,432 or approx. CAD$1,620)

Credits: Credits are transferrable as applicable to the student’s program requirements. Contact the academic advising office and ask about how to obtain approval via the Letter of Permission.

Application: Email Global@smu.ca by July 15 2020 to express interests in the program.