Iwate University is hosting students for 1 week of Intermediate or Advance Japanese Language training. Learn more below:
Program Guideline: https://www.iwate-u.ac.jp/iuic/info/event/2022/07/004760.html
Application Form: https://forms.office.com/r/pXwHYvQ97D
Program dates: August 22 - August 30, 2022 (7 days except Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: July 18, 2022 (Japan Time).
This is a funding opportunity from CREation.
Are you a youth collective or group with a project idea looking to make an impact in your community? CREation is a multi-level funding program that supports strengths-based, community-focused and youth-led projects taking place in communities across Canada. Grassroot youth groups/collectives (comprised of Indigenous youth ages 15-29) are eligible to apply for funding to support community programs and projects while receiving innovative mentorship, training and capacity-building opportunities. Check out their upcoming funding streams for 2022!
Tatamagouche Centre will host the two events blow.
Join the Tatamagouche Centre on Thursday, August 4, 2022, from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM at their Peace and Friendship gathering. This event is focused on building a longhouse through longhouse teachings with Wabanaki Elders. The weekend will include a ceremony, a sacred circle and widening the circle of Indigenous and settler youth engagement in Indigenous rights and in living as treaty people. Acknowledging the land, and value the gifts and teachings which come to us through our relations with different ages, ancestry, colour, belief, place of origin, and races. The teachings of respect, relationships, responsibility, and reverence will be offered so that the younger generation may continue and strengthen the circle of understanding and caring. Register now!
On August 27, join the Tatamagouche Centre from 5 PM until 7:30 PM for an evening of delicious local food with local musicians and drinks! Megan Miller, Hospitality and Local Relations, is leading this event. Tickets are $30 (true cost), however, we have pay-what-you-can tickets for those who might face financial barriers. There is also an option for generous ticket purchasing of $40 to support others to attend. Register now!
Oxfam Canada has the funding to raise awareness in Canada about sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
Call for applications now open for Oxfam Canada’s Her Future Her Choice sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) community funding initiative! If you are between the ages of 18-29 years old, you can receive up to $5,000 in funding for your public engagement initiative to draw attention to the SRHR issues that are important to you and your community. We welcome applications on a range of SRHR issues, with special consideration being given to applications focused on: abortion or abortion access; SRHR initiatives led by and for BIPOC communities; SRHR initiatives led by and for trans and non-binary communities; and sex worker rights led by sex workers. Application deadline is July 22, 2022!
Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) has shared the resources about anti-racism below.
As part of our #Tuesdays4Justice campaign, we share resources that can be accessed and used to spark discussions and thought on how to be better allies, and move towards anti-racism in development work locally and globally. In the month of May, we featured these resources: Population Works Africa, How to be Anti-Racist in Aid and an article on Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Canada. Follow us on our social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) to stay engaged with the campaign. Have a resource you'd like us to share, or want to highlight work being done? Send it to us at communications@acic-caci.org.
Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) will host the event below.
Save The Date for ACIC's Symposium 2022! At the Symposium, we will examine the ways justice, equity and institutions are at the core of sustainable development and can both support and hinder peace-building efforts around the world. Understanding the importance of Sustainable Development Goal #16 in helping to safeguard peace, we will explore the concept of peace from a multitude of perspectives and consider the intersection of peace with sustainable global development both locally and globally. Stay tuned and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn for more information.
Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) has this opportunity below.
Gain professional experience in the international development sector! Work virtually with international organizations in Kenya, Guyana or Cambodia and build skills for your resume. Learn about global issues and the Sustainable Development Goals while connecting with a youth network across Canada.
The program will take place part-time during the Fall/Winter (16 weeks, part-time). Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. This program is for Indigenous youth (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) ages 18-35.
Mitacs is offerings up to $6,000 to graduate students to conduct a research project in India via their Globalink Research Award (GRA) program. The details are as follows:
Shastri Indo Canadian Institute (SICI) (India — travel to Canada and/or travel from Canada)
Deadline: Open all year
Intern level: Full-time master's and PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows
Themes: All disciplines
Eligible institutions: Full list of eligible Indian institutions available here. Full list of Canadian eligible universities available here.
Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
Award amount: $6,000
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
Note: Projects may include interns travelling to Canada and from Canada and up to 5 interns.
Learn more and apply online at: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink/globalink-research-award
The Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute brings to you Dr. Darrin Richeson and Dr. Gyaneshwar Kumar Rao, both Shastri Institutional Collaborative Research Grant (SICRG) 2016-17 awardees, who will share their academic and research journey, including experience they earned as SICI fellows over the years.
Date/Time – July 22, 2022 | 7:30 PM (IST)
Iwate University is offering a two week certificate in Japanese Language and Culture from August 18 to 31 2022. To express interest, please email global@smu.ca by June 26.
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) program has the following updates and call for proposals with new partners:
Current opportunities and new opportunities — call for proposals:
Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ Helmholtz Association) (Germany — travel to Canada and travel from Canada)
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Intern level: Full-time PhD students or postdoctoral fellows
Themes: All disciplines, but focus on information, energy, and bioeconomy
Eligible institutions: Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons (ER-C), Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS), Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC), Institute of Bio- and Geosciences (IBG), Institute of Biological Information Processing (IBI), Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK), Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM), Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), Nuclear Physics Institute (IKP), Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI) Central Institute for Engineering, Electronics and Analytics (ZEA)
Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
Award amount: $6,000
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Application process and submission: Submit to Jülich (Gabriele Weiland, g.weiland@fz-juelich.de)
Note: This call for proposals has a focus on interns travelling to Canada, but projects may include interns travelling to Canada and from Canada.
Université Côte d’Azur (France – travel to Canada and travel from Canada)
Deadline: May 2 to June 17, 2022
Intern level: Master’s or PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows. Full-time senior undergraduate are accepted only for travel from Canada.
Themes: All disciplines
Eligible institutions: Université Côté D’Azur (UCA)
Co-funding: No financial contribution is required from the Canadian institution
Award amount: $6,000
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
New opportunities — open all year:
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) (Japan — travel from Canada)
Deadline: Open all year
Intern level: Full-time senior undergraduates, master’s and PhD students, or postdoctoral fellows
Themes: All disciplines, but focus on: Advanced Networking and Cyberinfrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Continuum Computing, Cyberphysical System, Cybersecurity, Human Centered Mobility, Human Informatics and Interactions, Immersive Visualization and Analytics, Robotics
Eligible institutions: Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, Cyber Physical Security Research Center, Human Augmentation Research Center, Human-Centered Mobility Research Center, Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems Research Center, Digital Architecture Research Center
Award amount: $3,000 + Airfare + Accommodations
Duration: 12-24 weeks
Application process and submission: Submit to Mitacs through the local Mitacs representative
Note: for more information on this partner, see document attached.
For general questions about the program, please contact the Programs team: international@mitacs.ca.
For the second year, Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania) is inviting doctoral students and young researchers in social sciences and humanities to an online research internship that will take place on 16-20 May 2022. During the intensive week, you will find out about digital tools for literature search and reference management, practice your academic writing in English, get useful tips on how to successfully publish research results, develop a project proposal, communicate about your research and build your personal brand and network. Besides, you will have individual consultations on your dissertation topic with the internship supervisor, free online access to MRU Library databases.
Upon successful completion, you will be awarded an internship certificate.
The working language of the internship will be English.
Application fee: 300 Euros.
If you are a doctoral student or young researcher from one of our partner universities, you are entitled to a 30% discount on the application fee.
More information: http://bit.ly/mru-research-internship.
Any questions? Please contact us at phd@mruni.eu.
To apply please email the global@smu.ca by May 5th, 2022.
University of Jyväskylä, is offering its 31st Summer School https://www.jyu.fi/en/research/summer-and-winter-schools/jssfor advanced Master's students, PhD, and post-docs from the field of Mathematics and Science and Information Technology. The program offers participants the chance to boost their STEM knowledge, while creating scientific networks and memories. It is also a great opportunity to spend time in an international science community.
The courses are taught from Aug 8-12 and Aug 15-19, and are divided in the following three themes:
Science in Society
Basic Natural Phenomena
Scientific Imaging and Modelling
Please feel free to let your graduate students know. Interested students can contact the Global Learning Office (miyuki.arai@smu.ca) so we can assist them with the program/funding applications.
The program application is due on April 30.
Jyväskylä Summer School of 2022 will be arranged in hybrid mode (in person and/or online). More detailed information regarding the study mode of each course is specified in the course descriptions
Summer School 2022 Course Programme
Week 1 (8. - 12.8.2022)
· CH1: Food Science Lab Course (Forthem short term mobility)
· CH3: Target Oriented Synthesis TOS
· PH1/NANO1: Emergent Quantum Matter in Artificial Two-dimensional Materials
· PH2: Axion: Cosmology and Astrophysics
· MA1: The Boundary Control Method and Inverse Problems for the Wave Equation
· MA2: Introduction to the Mathematics of X-ray Imaging: X-ray Transforms
· MA3: Stochastic Modelling and Numerical Tools around the Physics of Complex Flows
· COG1: Emerging Technologies and Standards for Inclusive and Accessible Design
· SSA1: The Landscape of Hybrid Threats: Culture and Changing Nature of War
· IS1: Topical Course on Digital Services (NB! Course lasts through both weeks)
Week 2 (15. - 19.8.2022)
· BIO3: Joint Species Distribution Modelling with Hierarchical Modelling of Species Communities (HMSC)
· CH4: Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents (COSMO-RS)
· STAT1: Applied Compositional Data Analysis: Multivariate and Functional Approaches
· NANO2: Spectroscopy in Nanoscale
· COM1: Interactive Multiobjective Optimization: Applications and Tools to Support Decision Making
· COG2: Accessible Visualizations: Conveying Information Across Sensory Modalities
· IS1: Topical Course on Digital Services (NB! Course lasts through both weeks)
PUC-Rio is offering their Summer 2022 Brazilian Seminars in-person and virtually in July with options to study Portuguese before and/or after the program. Learn about Brazil and earn academic credit towards your degree.
Topic areas include:
Brazilian arts, culture & music
Brazilian history: from Brasilia`s foundation to the current years
Doing business in Brazil, entrepreneurship & start-ups
Education: policies and challenges
Favelas in Rio
Environmental issues and renewable energy
Media and democracy in Brazil and Latin America
Social inclusion and social movements
Race relations, migration flows and the formation of the Brazilian people
Trending topics in Brazilian politics, BRICS and international relations
The Brazilian agenda of economic development
Urban planning, mobility and integration
Learn more about the program at: https://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/brazilian_seminars.html
SMU students pay tuition at the hos university at a discounted rate. Please visit your academic advisor to learn about the Letter of Permission Process.
Interested students should contact Global@smu.ca to express interest before May 15.
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences will be organizing the AUAS Summer School on campus in Amsterdam from 4-15 July 2022. They provide students with the summer of a lifetime with our new offer of academically challenging summer courses. With the city of Amsterdam as their personal laboratory, we can guarantee that students will gain new knowledge and skills.
Click here to learn more about HvA’s summer program, or visit their website at: https://www.amsterdamuas.com/summerschool.
Courses taught include: Summer courses 2022We are currently completing the programme of the AUAS Summer School 2022. We are glad to let you know that 9 academically challenging courses have already been confirmed and are now open for registration. All courses will start on 4 July 2022:
• Applied Quantum Computing
• Researching the city
• European Business skills
• Learning Python through coding music
• Supply Chain Management
• Tour of understanding below sea level
• Transformation Design Experience
• Virtual Fashion Design: the new real
• Virtual Reality
SMU students pay tuition to HvA with a 50 euro discount. Please visit your academic advisor to learn about the Letter of Permission process. To express interest, please email global@smu.ca before May 15.
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University is excited to offer the following virtual courses the Summer.
Learn more about their program here.
The application deadline is April 11, 2022.
SMU Students will pay tuition to Saint Mary’s for courses they transfer back to their SMU degree. Please visit you academic advisor to learn about the Letter of Permission Process.
HKBU is excited to offer their Virtual Summer Program again in July 2022. The slogan of the Virtual Summer Programme is "Spice Up Your Summer". They are offering a selection of inspiring courses across disciplines to ignite your students' intellectual curiosity. In addition, we are planning a series of interactive events for your students to explore bustling Hong Kong LIVE:
Kowloon City - Hong Kong's Buoyant Multicultural Hotspot
Safer Than Steel - Bamboo Scaffolding
Center Yourself with Tai Chi - Getting Healthy the Chinese Way
#HongKongLifeStyle - A New Perspective through Iconic Skyscrapers
Courses offers can be found at: https://intl.hkbu.edu.hk/summer-programmes/hkbu-summer-programme/apply-for-summer-exchange-at-hkbu/course-offerings
Learn more about the program at https://intl.hkbu.edu.hk/summer-programmes/hkbu-summer-programme .
SMU students will pay tuition at Saint Mary’s for credits transferred back a Saint Mary’s transcript. Interested students should contact their academic advisor to learn about the Letter of Permission Process.
Contact the Global Learning Office to express interest in participating in this Summer exchange.
The University of Seoul is looking forward to welcoming two SMU exchange students to their Summer School program from June 26th to July 23.
Seoul International Summer School (SISS) program at the University of Seoul (UOS) was first established in 2000, and it has provided international students with a great opportunity to learn about Korean culture and tradition
Learn more about their program at: https://global.uos.ac.kr/iice/study/shProgram.do?epTicket=LOG
Course topics include Economics, International Relations, Urban Science, Sports Science, and Korean Culture. See course listings here: https://global.uos.ac.kr/iice/study/shList.do?epTicket=LOG
SMU students will pay tuition at Saint Mary’s for credits transferred back a Saint Mary’s transcript. Interested students should contact their academic advisor to learn about the Letter of Permission Process.
Contact the Global Learning Office to express interest in participating in this Summer exchange.
ESSCA is offering a variety of courses for exchange students this summer. Students will be invited to select one of the undergraduate or graduate programs according to their current level of study, either from:
2 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
ANGERS SUMMER PROGRAM, from 8th June to 8th July 2022
European Union Studies:
EU Politics,
EU Economics,
Brussels Field Seminar & Report
Culture Communication:
Intercultural communication
French culture
Including a field trips to Brussels and Paris
PARIS SUMMER PROGRAM, from 13th June to 8 July 2022
PAIRING 1 : International Luxury Brand Marketing & International Business Management,
PAIRING 2 : Business Intelligence and Strategy & Digital Culture, Innovation and New Market,
PAIRING 3 : Theory and Research in Organisation Communication & Cross-cultural Communication and French Awareness
1 GRADUATE PROGRAM
BUDAPEST SUMMER PROGRAM, from 20th June to 15th July 2022
PAIRING 1 : Human Centered Management and Leadership & Economic and Business Opportunities between Europe and Asia
PAIRING 2 : International Marketing and Logistics & Self Leadership and Self Branding
Including company visits
SMU students should refer to the rate for “Partner students” and note that students pay tuition at SMU for the transfer credit hours as approved via Letter of Permission. Student should speak with their academic advisor regarding the Letter of Permission process. To express interest please contact the Global Learning Office.
Over the last 5 years France has organized no fewer than 12 world championships and 13 European championships, including the UEFA EURO 2016, the Ryder's Cup in 2018 and the Woman's Football World Cup in 2019. This impressive achievement continues with the Rugby World Cup in 2023 and the largest mega sporting event in the world: the Olympic Games in 2024.
With major sporting partners, NEOMA Business School has created the Sport Federations and Major Events Management programme, giving participants a solid insight into the French success story of event management and the European sport industry.
The Summer short programme will be a great opportunity for students interested in a career in sport management or for students wishing simply to know more about this global and dynamic industry.
Included in the Sport Federations and Major Events Management programme :
➜ Lectures by NEOMA BS faculty and guest faculty members
➜ 2 Guest speakers from industry and Federations
➜ Visits and extra curricular activities
Courses taught in the Programme :
➜ Sport Management – The French Model, Strengths and Future Challenges
➜ Managing Major Sporting Events – Sports Event to Softpower Influence
➜ Sports Sponsorship and Marketing – Strategies for Federations and Clubs
➜ Business Game Football Club CEO – Club Management and Finance
Learn more at: https://neoma-bs.com/programmes/sport-federations-and-major-events-management-2022-summer-programme/
SMU students pay tuition at Saint Mary’s for the transfer credits. There is the €1,100 administrative fee payable at the host university which does not include lodging. Student should speak with their academic advisor regarding the Letter of Permission process. To express interest please contact the Global Learning Office before May 10.
