Category Archives: International
Workshop: Learn about getting Canadian residency through the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program – Jan 15
Interested in applying for Canadian permanent residency? Government officers from the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will speak about current government regulations and application procedures. Learn about the various pathways to immigration through the … Continue reading
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Tagged info session, international, permanent residency
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Workshop: The Building Blocks of Working in Canada – Jan 21 & 22, 2014
***This is a great workshop for any LFS student with an international background*** Looking for work on campus this summer through the Work Learn Program? With Work Learn, you’ll be able to apply your knowledge in a practical setting, develop your professional … Continue reading
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Tagged career, job search, work experience, work learn
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Info session on International Reading Week opportunties
Looking for a way to apply your academic knowledge in a community-based setting? There are a number of Reading Week (Feb. 2014) opportunities that can help you do just that! Sustainability & Solidarity is an International Service Learning opportunity that … Continue reading
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Tagged opportunity, reading week, service
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GIVE’s Food Security and Nutrition Team – recruitment for Kenya, Summer 2014 (application deadline Nov 8)
GIVE (Global Initiative for Village Empowerment), a group formed by UBC students in 2005, is recruiting for a trip to Kenya in Summer 2014. Interested? Here is how to apply: Please email the following to nutrition.givesociety@gmail.com: Why you would like to … Continue reading
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Tagged fnh, GIVE, international nutrition, kenya, volunteer
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Developing World Connections – India, May 2014
Developing World Connections, a non-profit Canadian charity based out of Kamloops, BC, is a grassroots, registered non-profit, and Canadian Charitable Organization with no professional, political, or religious affiliation. Developing World Connections runs 2-4 week long trips to nine different developing countries where they partner … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, developing world connections, india, volunteer
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Go Global Group Study Programs for LFS Students
Go Global is thrilled to be able to offer Group Study Programs applicable to LFS students. Applications are open for all programs now, so please see below for the following applicable programs. 1. Science, Systems and Sustainability: Iceland Field Course … Continue reading
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Tagged field school, global, go global, science, sustainability
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3 International Service Learning Reading Week Experiences February 2014 – Apply now!
***Programs run for entire duration of Reading Week: February 15 – 23 *** Sustainability & Conservation (Costa Rica) Location: Sea turtle conservation site on Caribbean coast of Costa Rica Partner: Asociación de Voluntarios para el Servicio en las Áreas Protegidas … Continue reading
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Tagged experience, reading week, service, volunteer
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Upcoming Symposium on International Development – FREE
Impact is the difference between what would happen with action and what would happen without it. In the end, this is what matters; it is what affects communities, students and institutions like UBC. This symposium will unpack the notion of … Continue reading
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Tagged africa, amnesty, AUCC, development, Essombe, free lunch, global, Jacky, service learning, students
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