new global skills opportunity project to help canadian 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 gain career-boosting research experience in latin america
for immediate release: november 25, 2021
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世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , vancouver island university, carleton university, École de technologie supérieure (ets), and memorial university, as members of the canada and latin america research and exchange opportunities (calareo) consortium, will be gaining global skills through the newly launched calareo international research mobility experience (irme) project.
the government of canada’s global skills opportunity (gso) program is awarding the irme project a consortium grant worth $799,299 to support an estimated 138 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 for international research placements.
this research mobility opportunity will unlock 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ’ endless potential through life-changing global skills and experiences. this offering has been made possible by the government of canada’s new global skills opportunity program.
the calareo irme project will be administered by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and carleton university on behalf of the consortium. opportunities include 12-week research internships for canadian undergraduates in collaboration with mitacs, which is contributing up to $240,000 in additional funding.
the program will also offer short-term research internships and fund several faculty-led programs, with the contribution of $40,000 from calareo.
partners in latin america include six universities in the state of querétaro, méxico, and colombia challenge your knowledge (ccyk), a 31-university consortium in colombia, which will work with calareo members in canada to strengthen systems and supports for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and offer research placements.
“the calareo international research mobility experience will be a transformative project that will allow 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from our member institutions to experience life-changing international research opportunities,” said dr. andrew p. dean, lakehead’s vice-president, research and innovation, and chair of the calareo consortium.
“we thank the government of canada and mitacs for financial support for this program. international research collaborations are extremely important to tackling the large challenges for society today. through this program we will be able to start those collaborations and opportunities for our undergraduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ,” he added.
global skills opportunity is a national outbound student mobility program that is expected to enable more than 16,000 canadian college and undergraduate-level university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from across the country to acquire the global skills that employers want and the canadian economy needs.
a key component of the government of canada’s international education strategy, global skills opportunity is funded by employment and social development canada and administered jointly by colleges and institutes canada and universities canada.
while open to all canadian post-secondary 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , the national program targets groups for whom international experiences have traditionally been less accessible — specifically indigenous 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from low-income backgrounds, and those with disabilities. it also aims to diversify destination countries where canadian 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 pursue international learning.
compared to similar countries, fewer canadian 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 – only about 11 per cent of university undergraduates and three per cent of college 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 – participate in work or study abroad experiences during their studies.
this new program just might change that. by empowering post-secondary institutions to implement innovative solutions to barriers to participation, global skills opportunity will expand the horizons of canadian 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from coast to coast, and improve canada’s competitiveness on the world stage.
“global skills opportunity is breaking down financial, social and logistical barriers that have prevented too many underrepresented 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from participating in global study and work opportunities,” said paul davidson, president, universities canada.
through this ambitious and groundbreaking program, thousands of young canadians will have transformational experiences abroad. their newfound global perspective and skills will inform the way they live and work for decades to come,” davidson added.
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