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par LÉO CHARBONNEAU | 04 août 2009
Personal information is likely being used for marketing
networking site Facebook shut down more than a dozen fraudulent Canadian Facebook groups this past May that were trying to trick first-year students into signing up. However, within weeks other fake groups popped up to take their place.
For several years now, many high school students who are ent...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/fake-facebook-groups-targeting-students/
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par LÉO CHARBONNEAU | 08 février 2010
Reputable agents can be your best representative for attracting international students, say recruiters, but beware the shysters.
networking forums … devoted to achieving results and growing international student enrolments.”
The number of full-time international students at Canadian universities has been growing until recently and sits at around 77,000, according to AUCC. The number-one source country for international...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/education-agents/
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par ROSANNA TAMBURRI | 30 janvier 2013
The company’s engineering director likes to recruit people with broad experience – and if you’re an alumnus of the University of Waterloo, that certainly won’t hurt.
networking] plus a number of smaller individual research awards. … We're trying to spend time with startups. We're trying to make sure we are available to them to talk about ideas or offer our advice or quite honestly take their advice about our products as well and find ways in which we can work ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/a-conversation-with-steven-woods-google-canada/
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par SHARON ASCHAIEK | 08 janvier 2014
A new LinkedIn tool may help higher education institutions more effectively share achievements, attract students and promote their brand – but it has yet to pass the test with Canadian universities.
networking site’s 259 million members include more than 30 million recent graduates and students, who make up its fastest-growing demographic; so the demand for an easy way to research and compare universities is there, and growing. The site’s 23,000 universities, meanwhile, gain a huge audience...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/universities-weigh-in-on-new-linkedin-university-pages/
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par SHAWNA WAGMAN | 12 avril 2016
They warn scholars to “think twice” before sharing their work on the popular social network.
networking platforms a bad name.
Wolfgang Schwarz, a philosopher at the University of Edinburgh, penned a post in 2015 with a simple plea: “Please, don’t put your papers on Academia.edu.” He argues that the platform essentially bans access for academics who, for whatever reason, don’t hav...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/some-academics-remain-skeptical-of-academia-edu/
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par JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | 15 juin 2016
Thirteen of Canada’s 19 UNESCO Chairs are based in Quebec, with only two at universities outside of major cities.
networking efforts.”
Students stand to benefit the most from UQTR’s UNESCO Chair, which will largely serve to support training activities for graduate students. “Members from the various countries involved in the chair all have students working on projects dealing with screening, assessment...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/first-unesco-chair-uqtr/
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par JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | 18 décembre 2019
The Intersectoral Student Committee in Quebec findings reveal that postdocs face financial and professional instability, among other challenges.
networking,” explains Ms. Charest-Belzile.
The survey revealed that 89 percent of respondents felt moderately or not at all prepared to enter a non-university profession. They would like to receive more information on this type of career and also for the university environment to take a more pr...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/consultations-reveal-quebecs-postdocs-hope-for-improved-status/
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par UA/AU | 30 mai 2020
networking opportunities, and even virtual exhibitions. Registered participants will have the opportunity to watch sessions live and on-demand. Live sessions will be held throughout the day, such that participants across time zones will be able to attend them.”
The theme for this year’s confe...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-may-2020/
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par UA/AU | 30 novembre 2020
networking, mitigates the physical strain of virtual engagement, and allows for virtual socializing.”
Congress 2020, which was scheduled to take place at Western University, was cancelled outright this year due to the pandemic. The Federation had discussed with organizers and participating scho...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/covid-19-updates-for-november-2020/
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par TERRI COLES | 28 janvier 2021
At the event, teams of Manitoba postsecondary students developed solutions to an issue now familiar to all in Canada’s university sector: how to improve online learning.
networking app, like direct messaging and private chat rooms. The winning team’s solution brings together the features of a learning management system like Brightspace with those of social tool like Facebook or Zoom. “Basically, we want to create an online university,” Mr. Baldwin said.
“...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/virtual-hackathon-tackles-the-challenges-of-remote-learning/
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par JEAN-FRANÇOIS VENNE | 29 juillet 2021
Their Canadian experience, particularly in universities, is critical to their decision making process.
networking, or employment during their studies.”
Over half of the survey participants also considered applying for permanent resident status after graduation. They believed that permanent residency would provide them with access to scholarships and further education and employment opportunities...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go-the-international-student-dilemma/
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par SHARON ASCHAIEK | 13 octobre 2021
Particularly in the initial phase of the public health emergency, these unsung university staff did most of the heavy lifting to rework face-to-face courses.
networking opportunities and job leads. Last year, it added a workshop series called “Transition to Digital in Emergencies: What Lessons can be Learned?” to support people in the field through a demanding period.