Diversity

2023 Oxfam Canada x Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity Youth Summit

Applications are now open to join the 2023 Oxfam Canada x Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity Youth Summit – a multi-day in-person interactive and intensive training for activists, community leaders and passionate individuals from across Canada packed full of workshops, inspiring speakers, and breakout sessions. The event will take place February 24-26 2023 in Ottawa, with all expenses paid for travel and accommodation. The Youth Summit will focus on building skills and knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and rights and comprehensive sexuality education, including how to advocate to politicians, anti-racist and decolonial approaches to this work, art for activism, and international perspectives on these topics. Application deadline is November 28, 2022.

Call for Proposals: BCIEW 2023

Submit a Proposal for BCIEW 2023!


BC International Education Week (BCIEW) provides an essential platform for the growth of BC’s international education sector. Do you have knowledge or new ideas to share about international education? Submit a proposal to speak at BCIEW 2023 in Victoria, BC!

This year, we are opening the call for two types of proposals.

Workshops: The workshop duration is a total of three hours. There will be an additional pre-scheduled 30-minute break halfway through the workshop. 

Concurrent Sessions: The presentation duration is 60 minutes (45 minutes plus 15 minutes for Q&A).

Session and Workshop Streams:

  • Transformation, Technology, and the Evolution of International Education

  • Mobility, Partnerships, and Collaboration in a Multi-Polar World

  • Indigenous, Intercultural, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in International Education

  • The Student Experience, Internationalization at Home, and Newcomer Communities in International Education

  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Climate Action, and Ethical Internationalization

Please indicate the proposal type in your submission form. Deadline to submit a proposal is January 30, 2023.

For more information on becoming a session presenter, please email conference@bccie.bc.ca