See the brochure for more information. If interested, please email global@smu.ca
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.
Hong Kong Baptist University - Exchange Info Session
Join Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) for an info session about their upcoming exchange opportunities!
Date: 9 September 2021 (Thursday)
Time: 9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. HKT (1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. GMT)
Registration: via this form (by 2 September 2021, Thursday)
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Faculty: Partner with the Universidad La Salle This Year!
Youth Challenge International: Internship
Get global experience with Youth Challenge International's Innovate ME international youth internship program
Our Innovate ME program provides Canadian youth, aged 19-30, the opportunity to work virtually with global partners while gaining experience, knowledge and skills that will prepare you for a future you’ll love.
Check out these unique 4-month paid internship opportunities starting August 16:
· Research & Grant Writing Intern
· Communications & Digital Media Intern
· Regional Programs Impact Intern
· Monitoring & Evaluation Intern
· Marketing & Digital Media Intern
· Career Development Program Intern
· Gender Equality & Education Intern
· Digital Media & Research Intern
Deadline to apply is July 22 but don't delay, these positions will fill quickly!
Virtual Exchange with University of the Arctic
Virtual Fall Semester Exchange Opportunity
Host institution: University of Arctic
Website: https://education.uarctic.org/studies/circumpolar-studies/
Program: Circumpolar Studies Online Program
CS 100* – Introduction to the Circumpolar World
CS 311--Land and Environment of the Circumpolar World I
CS 321 -- Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
CS 331 – Contemporary Issues of the Circumpolar World I
ARCTIC 200 - Arctic Indigenous Internationalism
ARCTIC301 – Inukitut Inuit Language (limited enrollment and with permission by instructor)
*CS 100 is the prerequisite for CS 311, 321, 322, 331, and 332
Dates: September-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.
ACIC: Our Communities, Our Voices Call for Applicants
ACIC presents: Our Communities, Our Voices Call for Applicants
AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND TWO SPIRIT YOUTH
The 'Our Communities, Our Voices' program aims to engage 24 young Indigenous leaders to share stories, knowledge, and perspectives from their own Communities. In recent years we have seen an explosion of peer-to-peer learning and online activism using social media platforms. Program participants will gain skills, knowledge, and support-systems to be advocates for their communities at a global level and have an impact on issues that matter to them.
THE DETAILS
Through a series of virtual and in-person workshops participants will learn how to harness the power of social media to create meaningful change. They will learn social media and marketing techniques from experts in the field and hear from community advocates and public figures on how to take advantage of these platforms. They will also build relationships with their local and global communities, as they work together to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By the end of the program, participants will launch social media campaigns to engage Indigenous communities in the SDGs and to create awareness of the powerful social movements happening in Indigenous communities!
APPLICATION CRITERIA
Be of Indigenous Ancestry (Inuit, Métis or First Nation).
Identify as a woman, non-binary or two-spirit person.
Be between the ages of 18 – 29 (at the time of application).
Reside in Atlantic Canada (NS, NB, NFLD or PEI).
Have an interest in community engagement and developing leadership skills.
Be able to commit to participation between Sept 2021 – March 2022.
Be willing to contribute 8-12 hrs/month to program (including attending bi-weekly virtual workshops and contributing to the creation of a social media campaign).
Participants will receive a $300 honorarium following the completion of the program, including the conclusion of their social media campaign.
Applications close on July 31, 2021 (11:59pm ATL)
Virtual Exchange in Japan
Virtual Fall Semester Exchange Opportunity
Host institution: Kansai Gaidai University, Japan
Website: https://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/
Program: Asian Studies Program for Fall 2021 Semester (Home-Based)
Dates: August 30-December 21 2021
Credits: contact your academic advisor https://www.smu.ca/academics/academic-advising.html 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 https://www.smu.ca/academics/ar-service-centre-forms.html.
Costs:
SMU students pay their regular tuition to SMU for the transfer credit hours.
Registration Fee of JPY10,000 (Approx. USD95) / person (Non-refundable). 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 Summer Abroad Opportunity - Brazil
Virtual Summer Abroad Opportunity
Host institution: PUC-Rio, Brazil
Website: http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/brazilian_seminars.html
Program: Brazilian Seminars
Module 1 - Environmental issues and energy
Module 2 - Business and Entrepreneurship
Dates:
Brazilian Seminars course dates: July 12–23, 2021
Portuguese language intensive course - Part I "Survival" (20h): July 05-09, 2021
Portuguese language intensive course - Part II (20h): July 26-30, 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.
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 Colombia - Fall 2021
Virtual Fall Semester Exchange Opportunity
Host institution: Universidad de La Sabana
Website: https://www.unisabana.edu.co/sabanavirtualexchange/
Program: Virtual Exchange Program
Choose 1-2 courses from 250+ available courses in Economic & Administrative Sciences, Communication, Law & Political Science, Psychology, Engineering and Education
Dates: July-November 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 - 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 Hong Kong - Fall 2021
Virtual Fall Semester Exchange Opportunity
Host institution: Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
Website: https://intl.hkbu.edu.hk/student-exchange/hkbu-virtual-exchange-programme
Program: Virtual Exchange @ Hong Kong Baptist University
Over 40 courses are offered in business, social sciences, natural sciences, and languages
Dates: September-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 Germany
Virtual Summer Abroad Opportunity
Host institution: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Website: https://summerschool.uni-frankfurt.de/
Program: Frankfurt Digital Summer School 2021
24 different academic modules in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Natural Sciences as well as additional options in German language classes and a virtual social and cultural programme.
Dates: Aug 2-27, 2021 (2-4 weeks)
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.
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.
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.
Virtual Summer Abroad - PUC-Rio, Brazil
Virtual Summer Abroad Opportunity
Host institution: PUC-Rio, Brazil
Website: http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/brazilian_seminars.html
Program: Brazilian Seminars
Dates:
Brazilian Seminars: July 12-23rd, 2021
Portuguese language intensive course - Part I "Survival" (20h): July 05-09th, 2021
Portuguese language intensive course - Part II (20h): July 26th-30th, 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.
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.
ANDIFES International Virtual Program Destino: Brasil
Virtual Summer Abroad Opportunity
Host institution: Consortium of 42 Federal Brazilian Higher Education Institutions
Program: Andifes International Virtual Mobility Program, “Destination Brazil”
Are you interested in Brazilian art, music, theatre, literature, cultural perspective, history, biodiversity, foreign policy, digital culture, indigenous communities, sustainability, or in political economy of environment and development in the Amazonian context? Here is your chance to learn virtually from professors who are experts in respective areas.
Courses are open to students, faculty and staff and are free of charge unless you are a student seeking transfer credits.
Choose from over 100 courses taught in English, Spanish, French, or Portuguese in the following subject areas:
Arts, Culture, Literature and Society
Business, Economics and Management
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
Health Science
Social Science, Politics and Anthropology
Ecology, Environment and Biodiversity
Education
Engineering
Linguistic Studies
Portuguese as a Foreign or Additional Language
Sustainability
Multidisciplinary
Class hours vary from 2-60 hours depending on the course. See the course catalogue for more detail.
Dates: various dates from July to August 2021
Credits: If you are a student and want to take a course for credit, please 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. If you would like to take a course for your personal interest, no permission is required.
Costs:
SMU students pay their regular tuition to SMU for the transfer credit hours.
The course is otherwise free of charge for students, faculty and staff who are not seeking credits.
Funding: Saint Mary’s students can apply for the Virtual Global Learning Awards at: https://studio.smu.ca/intl-funding.
Contact and registration: If you are interested, please email global@smu.ca or contact us virtually to ask questions about the program and/or to apply. The deadline to apply is June 30 2021. Registration will close when courses become full.
Globalink Research Internship
Globalink Research Internship (GRI) is now accepting faculty project submissions for Summer 2022.
Deadline to submit projects is June 9, 2021 at 1 p.m. PT. Submit projects here.
Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is a competitive initiative for international undergraduates from the following countries and regions: Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States. From May to October of each year, top-ranked applicants participate in a 12-week research internship under the supervision of Canadian university faculty members in a variety of academic disciplines, from science, engineering and mathematics to the humanities and social sciences.
Mitacs Globalink Research Internships are currently available at over 70 universities across Canada. For more information, please see our list of academic partners.
Globalink Research Internship alumni interested in returning to Canada for graduate studies are eligible for the Globalink Graduate Fellowship.
Mohn Prize 2022 – Call for nominations
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Academia Borealis - The Academy of Sciences and Letters of Northern Norway, and Tromsø Research Foundation welcome nominations for The International Mohn Prize for Outstanding Research Related to the Arctic (The Mohn Prize).
The Mohn Prize, which carries a cash award of 2 million NOK (approximately 195 000 €), is awarded biennially.
The prize is awarded to an individual or to a research group who has published excellent research related to the Arctic, who holds a leading position internationally in his/her/their field of research, and who has brought to light groundbreaking new knowledge related to nature and/or culture in the Arctic.
Nominees for the prize will be evaluated by an international scientific committee.
The recipient of the Mohn Prize will be announced in October 2021, and the award ceremony will take place in Tromsø in early 2022.
We hereby invite you (or your society or institution) to nominate candidates for the Mohn Prize 2022.
Nominations should be submitted using the nomination form available at mohnprize.no.
The deadline for nominations is the 31st of July 2021.
Brazillian Debates 2021
PUC-Rio`s Central Coordination for International Cooperation would like to invite you once again to join University experts from different areas to discuss relevant topics related to the current Brazilian scenario.
Next Thursday, April 29th, we will start another series of debates.
Learn more at http://www.puc-rio.br/ensinopesq/ccci/incoming/brazilian_debates.html
