Become an EAL Volunteer Tutor

Are you interested in volunteering with us to help newcomers settle in Nova Scotia? Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) is looking for volunteer EAL tutors! We match EAL tutors with our clients who want to improve their spoken and written English and prepare for English language proficiency/professional exams, Canadian Citizenship Tests, etc.

Depending on your preference and availability, these one-on-one tutoring sessions can be delivered in person or online. No tutoring experience is necessary. Find out more here, or email us at volunteer@isans.ca.

ACIC Symposium: Celebrate International Day of Peace

Celebrate International Day of Peace with ACIC!
ACIC invites you to register for ACIC Symposium 2022: Peace Through The Looking Glass: Reflections on Justice, Equity and Strong Institutions.

ACIC’s Symposium 2022 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. Join us on October 28 and 29, in person in Halifax, or online, as we explore the intersections of peace, environment, education, consumerism and human rights. 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.

The Symposium will bring together international cooperation practitioners, environmentalists, youth, Indigenous leaders, human-rights activists, feminists, local governments, civil society leaders, issue-specific experts, advocates and academics to encourage dialogue across sectors and cultures. The Symposium is rooted in fostering a learning environment through a combination of keynote sessions, panel discussions, workshops and opportunities for connection, that will strengthen individual and collective capacity to engage Atlantic Canadians and provide them with the tools to recentre peace as a critical value at a time when global solidarity is challenged at every turn.

To ensure financial barriers are not a deterrent to your participation, we have bursaries available for those who might need them. If there are accessibility concerns you’d like to let ACIC know, please write to ACIC at membership@acic-caci.org.  

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The Youth Stream provides an opportunity for participants aged 18-29 years, to connect with their peers and professionals working in the field of International Cooperation, as they attend the ACIC Symposium. Pariticipants will engage in mentorship and networking opportunities, learn about topics related to the symposium theme of justice, equity, and strong institutions, all the while reflecting on how this work impacts communities at the local and global levels. Learn more about the application criteria and apply here. Deadline: Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

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Stories are powerful: they weave people and experiences together and shape how we see the world. Knowing the impact and value of a well-told story, ACIC’s PhotoVoices Program empowers youth to share the narratives they want to tell through photos. Through the program, Atlantic Canadian youth and youth from the Global South use photos to share their stories, build skills, explore various topics related to social justice, learn from experts in the field, and so much more. Why get involved?

• Share, network, and collaborate with like-minded youth living in Atlantic Canada and the Global South.

• Develop skills in photography, communication, social justice action, storytelling, and more! 

• Opportunity to learn how to address community needs, concerns, planning, and other lived realities

Upon completion of the program youth will receive a certificate of completion and a $250 honorarium for the time and commitment.

JFToronto Digital Library: Social Media

Borrow Japan-related ebooks, audiobooks and streaming videos from Japan Foundation Toronto’s digital library, JFT OverDrive. Visit https://jftor.overdrive.com or download the Libby app and sign in with your library card. To get a new library card or to renew your existing card, please follow the instructions at https://jftor.org/library/collection-and-services/.

#JFTDigitalLibrary #JFTOverDrive #StayHomeWithJF #JFTLibrary

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COLLECTION AND SERVICES https://jftor.org/library/collection-and-services/

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Spur Change Event

The Spur Change Program reflected on ways to bring an equity-lens into a Design Thinking approach. 

This learning opportunity is meant to expose you to the different areas of Equity-based Design and how it can play a vital role in your current practices as a content creator - whether you are a teacher, project coordinator, government official, or anyone - with the power and agency to make decisions that will have an impact on the people and places you currently work in.

If you are interested in learning more, please register with the link below for the Chats and Snacks Event.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Nicolas Peña, host and coordinator for this event at nicolas.pena@acgc.ca. 

University of Waterloo's conference “Water as a Foundation for Healthy Communities and Sustainable Livelihoods”

This three-day international conference (7am to 10am EST daily) will explore progress against the UN’s SDGs at the intersection of water, health, food and gender through the work of international experts and early career scholars from Canada, Africa and Asia who will share research experiences and lessons learned from a variety of multi-sectoral projects led by academic and local partners.

The program is filled with lively panel discussions among QES scholars, partner institutes and research placement partners. On each day they have invited a high-profile keynote speaker who addresses the main theme(s) of the day. The conference targets academics, practitioners and policymakers.

ACIC's Public Engagement Funds

Atlantic Council for International Cooperation is launching a call for applications for the Individual Member’s and Member Organization’s Public Engagement Funds. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and all public engagement activities must be completed before March 2023.

• ACIC Individual members can apply for funding to support their involvement in training activities or conferences as they relate to gender equality and the SDGs. More info can be found here: https://www.acic-caci.org/individual-members-pe-fund

• For organization members, we are hoping to support your energy, your ideas, and your creativity in more deeply engaging Atlantic Canadians towards personal action and are looking for applications that focus on gender equality, FIAP action areas and/ or other SDGs and innovation, testing and trying new ways to reach an audience. To learn more and to apply, visit https://www.acic-caci.org/members-pe-fund

Peace and Friendship Longhouse Build & Teachings / Farm to Table: A Delightful Meal with Musical Entertainment

Tatamagouche Centre will host the two events blow.

Peace and Friendship Longhouse Build & Teachings

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!

Farm to Table: A Delightful Meal with Musical Entertainment

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!

Anti-Racism Resource Bank

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.

ACIC Symposium 2022

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.

Join the Next cohort of Foundations of Intercultural Development with CBIE

Join the next cohort of Foundations of Intercultural Development this fall!

Course Dates:

October 4 - November 27

This eight-week, asynchronous, online course increases awareness of how cultural influences affect intercultural interactions.  This program weaves in elements of truth and reconciliation that provide participants with a better understanding of some of the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and cultures in Canada.

To learn more and register go to: https://cbie.ca/event/foundations-of-intercultural-development/

SMU students, faculty, and staff receive the Member rates for all CBIE events, trainings, and workshops.

Online Chinese Summer Program - Taiwan

Virtual Summer Abroad Opportunity

Host institution: National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Website: https://www.clcnsysu.tw/index.php

Program: Online Chinese Summer Program

Dates: Various dates from June-August 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 tuition at the host institution – no additional fees are assessed by SMU for the transfer credit hours (15% discount for international exchange students).

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.

Opportunity to submit a proposal to a virtual conference in Germany

Opportunity to submit a proposal to a virtual conference in Germany

Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, a German partner university of Saint Mary’s, is hosting an international conference, “Universities of Tomorrow: Global, Interdisciplinary, Digitized, Sustainable” (UNITO)”, on November 4 2021. They are accepting a proposal from researchers and teaching staff from all academic disciplines as well as practitioners and International Office members on innovative ideas around interdisciplinarity, digitalization and sustainability. If you plan to submit a proposal or if you have any questions, please contact the Global Learning and Intercultural Support Office at global@smu.ca. Proposal submission deadline is August 31 2021.

Virtual Exchange in Lebanon, Fall 2020/Winter 2021

Study Arabic Online at the Arabic Language and Culture Program of Lebanese American University this fall or winter!

SINARC, the Arabic language and culture program at the Lebanese American University (LAU), offers intensive courses in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and the Levantine dialect at all levels. The program’s unique success is underpinned by academic rigor, cultural immersion and personalized attention.

Study Arabic Online is a new SINARC program that simulates a classroom setting using all the latest tools for effective virtual language acquisition. The program provides a number of credit-based and non-credit based course options on various levels for students interested in Arabic as a second language only and not toward earning a degree at LAU. All courses are organized and divided according to ACTFL standards and are delivered using various online learning platforms.

Cultural immersion experiences include virtual excursions, tours and films about:

• Jeita Grotto

• Arab and Roman ruins in Baalbek

• Cedars of Lebanon

• Historical palaces in Beiteddine and Deir al-Qamar

• Sidon/Tyre

• Beirut city tour

• Byblos: the oldest inhabited city in the world (UNESCO World Heritage site)

• Cedars of God and Becharre: Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum

• Beirut National Museum

• Qadisha Valley

• Sursock Museum

• Banque du Liban Museum

• Old city of Tripoli

Dates: 5 Oct – 27 Nov 2020, 30 November 2020 – 29 January 2021, 1 February – 29 March 2021

Course offerings:

• Elementary I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Elementary II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Intermediate I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Intermediate II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Advanced I Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Advanced II Modern Standard Arabic (2 levels)

• Media Arabic

• Lebanese Dialect Beginner

• Lebanese Dialect Intermediate

Please refer to https://sinarc.lau.edu.lb/online/index.php for more detail.  

Delivery:

Non-Credit Courses: 30 Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:00 p.m.-12 midnight Beirut time (GMT +3)

Credit Courses: 45 Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays: 10:00 p.m.-12 midnight Beirut time (GMT +3)

Tuition: Tuition is payable at Lebanese American University:

US$600 per non-credit course

US$1,200 per credit course         

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 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

MEXT Scholarships, Government of Japan

1. 2021 Undergraduate Students Scholarship

Application due: July 10 2020

2. 2021 Research Students Scholarship

Application due: July 17 2020

The Government of Japan offers scholarships to foreign students who are interested in studying at a Japanese university. For more information, documents and eligibility criteria, please visit the website of the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal http://www.montreal.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/scholarships.html.