Chinese - Press Releases | Language and Culture
Campus Health Centre offers naturopathic medicine
McMaster University | November 15, 2006
A new service at the Campus Health Centre provides an alternate approach to health care. Beginning Nov. 17, naturopathic medicine will be available for both students and employees of McMaster University....[continue]
More Americans than Canadians (almost half) find anti-terrorism laws intrusive – international surveillance survey finds
Queen's University | November 13, 2006
Almost half of Canadians and even more Americans say they find new laws aimed at protecting national security post 9/11 intrusive....[continue]
AUTHOR MADELEINE THIEN TO READ AT UNB SAINT JOHN
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | November 9, 2006
Author Madeleine Thien will read from her novel Certainty on Monday, November 20 at 7 pm at the Faculty-Staff Club, Ward Chipman Library Building as part of the Lorenzo Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick Saint John....[continue]
The faculty of science signs second sequential degree agreement with Chinese university
Wilfrid Laurier University | November 6, 2006
The Faculty of Science at Wilfrid Laurier University continues to forge new links with top Chinese universities. On September 19, 2006, the Faculty of Science signed its second Sequential Degree in just over 5 months with another top Engineering school in China: Jiangsu University in Zhenjjiang, Jiangsu Province....[continue]
2,500 Original Art Items Donated to CBU
University College of Cape Breton | November 3, 2006
$500K James Nearing and Florence Giovannetti-Nearing Dragon Lair’s Collection...[continue]
Inaugural CBU Fall Convocation Celebration This Saturday
University College of Cape Breton | October 24, 2006
Cape Breton University will celebrate its first Fall Convocation this Saturday, October 28. The celebration takes place at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre starting at 7:00 p.m. CBU Chancellor Annette Verschuren will confer the parchments. Approximately 250 students are eligible to graduate....[continue]
It Takes a Society: Fighting Childhood Obesity
McGill University | October 18, 2006
The undisputed pandemic of childhood obesity worldwide threatens to be the major public health problem of the new century. We have created a modern society in which the first generation of children of the new millennium could be the first since the rise of the industrial revolution to have a shorter lifespan than its predecessors....[continue]
The BU Women's Collective presents Women's History Month Lecture Series
Brandon University | October 18, 2006
October is Women's History Month, and in recognition, the Brandon University Women's Collective presents the Women's History Lecture Series...[continue]
Chinese delegation gets economic lowdown from SFU
Simon Fraser University | October 5, 2006
With Simon Fraser University political scientists as their personal tour guides, six high-level academicsandcivic officials from China are visiting B.C. October 9-13 to get a primer on BC’s economy....[continue]
Tibetan refugees face human rights abuses: Study
McMaster University | October 4, 2006
For 40 years, there has been a steady stream of Tibetans fleeing their homeland, seeking asylum in India and Nepal....[continue]
CBU’s ‘Community and Culture’ Celebration Now On
University College of Cape Breton | October 4, 2006
This fall, Cape Breton University is hosting a series of events to celebrate culture and community....[continue]
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS AND SENATOR TO RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREES
University of Manitoba | October 2, 2006
At this year’s Fall Convocation, honorary degrees will be awarded to: Clara Hughes, Cindy Klassen and Vivienne Poy....[continue]
Book Launch, Chinese Islanders: Making a Home in the New World, September 30
University of Prince Edward Island | September 25, 2006
The much anticipated book, Chinese Islanders: Making a Home in the New World, by Hung-Min Chiang will be launched on Saturday, September 30 at Memorial Hall in the Confederation Centre of the Arts, from 7 to 9 pm....[continue]
McMaster named one of world's top 100 universities
McMaster University | September 19, 2006
McMaster University has been named one of the Top 100 universities in the world--one of only four Canadian universities to make the list....[continue]
Shanghai Jiao Tong University rates global universities
University of Toronto | September 18, 2006
Administrators restate objections to single-measure rankings...[continue]
Greek on-line draws learners, worldwide
Simon Fraser University | September 12, 2006
Simon Fraser University now teaches Greek to more students than any other university in North America. Surprisingly, most are in China where student enrolment is skyrocketing in the university’s fledgling, online, Greek language learning program....[continue]
Brandon University researchers Dr. Alison Marshall and Dr. Gerald Dueck create online virtual Lingji ritual theatre
Brandon University | August 24, 2006
Brandon University researchers Dr. Alison Marshall (Department of Religion) and Dr. Gerald Dueck (Department of Computer Science) have announced the completion of a joint research project that saw them create an interactive, online virtual Lingji ritual theatre....[continue]
Dr. Richard Homburg, you’ve made a world of difference in our lives
St. Mary's University | August 23, 2006
Saint Mary’s University took the time today to thank Dr. Richard Homburg for establishing the Homburg International Mobility Awards....[continue]
TRU teaches in Chile
Thompson Rivers University | August 14, 2006
What does Chilean government policy have to do with a Canadian university?...[continue]
University of Ottawa Chancellor’s Scholarships – Continuing Success Stories and Experiences
University of Ottawa | August 1, 2006
The University of Ottawa is proud to announce the winners of the 2006-2007 Chancellor’s Scholarship....[continue]
The SMU-China Connection only grows stronger
St. Mary's University | July 28, 2006
"Saint Mary’s has a strong international focus, and we thrive on building partnerships with universities in countries around the world, such as China," says Dr. J. Colin Dodds, President of Saint Mary’s during an interview on campus....[continue]
Haskayne student chosen as junior ambassador to China
University of Calgary | July 25, 2006
Emil Dulguerov, Haskayne student and member of Junior Team Canada (JTC), will embark on an economic mission to Hong Kong and mainland China to explore business opportunities on behalf of Canadian corporations....[continue]
INTERNATIONAL UNBF CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS E-BUSINESS, E-COMMERCE
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton | July 18, 2006
Innovative solutions for the e-business and e-commerce trade will bring together top scientific researchers, hosted by the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton....[continue]
TRU grad selected for Asian trade mission
Thompson Rivers University | July 4, 2006
Sultan Sandur, who graduated with a BA in Canadian Studies with a minor in Sociology this past June, is the first-ever from Kamloops to be selected to join a 32-member Junior Team Canada trade mission, which heads to China and Hong Kong this August....[continue]
TRU grad selected for Asian trade mission
Thompson Rivers University | July 4, 2006
Sultan Sandur, who graduated with a BA in Canadian Studies with a minor in Sociology this past June, is the first-ever from Kamloops to be selected to join a 32-member Junior Team Canada trade mission, which heads to China and Hong Kong this August....[continue]
UTSC vice-president and principal accepts position as chair professor of philosophy at Chinese University of Hong Kong
University of Toronto | June 30, 2006
Professorship traditionally held by world-leading Confucian scholars...[continue]
Vivienne Poy reflects on three years as U of T Chancellor
University of Toronto | June 23, 2006
The fashion designer in Chancellor Vivienne Poy smiles when asked if she has ever considered redesigning the chancellor’s robes....[continue]
Arts, Social Sciences Get Federal Support
University of Guelph | June 15, 2006
Research in the arts, humanities and social sciences at the University of Guelph received a $900,000 boost today....[continue]
All the best to departing exchange Professor Xiren Qian!
Brandon University | June 9, 2006
Join Brandon University in wishing safe travels, and all the best in the future, to departing exchange professor Xiren Qian. Professor Qian came to BU in the fall of 2005 from Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, BU’s sister university in Nanjing, China....[continue]
Chinese television crew visits U of T
University of Toronto | June 6, 2006
University to be featured in an episode of World Famous Universities...[continue]
We did it!
St. Mary's University | May 23, 2006
This year’s Convocation was a resounding success!...[continue]
We did it!
St. Mary's University | May 23, 2006
This year’s Convocation was a resounding success!...[continue]
Laurier partners with Chinese institute to offer sequential degree
Wilfrid Laurier University | May 18, 2006
Wilfrid Laurier University is forging new links with one of China’s top software engineering schools by launching an initiative that will allow students from the Nanchang Institute of Aeronautical Technology (NIAT) to earn a Laurier science degree....[continue]
Welcome back Mary
St. Mary's University | May 17, 2006
The University hosted a special event for Dr. Mary Sun this afternoon in the Faculty Lounge....[continue]
Digging up History with Digitization
Simon Fraser University | May 17, 2006
Lynn Copeland hopes that a conference hosted by Simon Fraser University will increase public support for making Canada’s immigrant historical records accessible to anyone near a computer....[continue]
Hong Kong Philanthropist Pledges $4M for New UBC Residence, Cultural Centre
University of British Columbia | May 16, 2006
Hong Kong-based philanthropist Dr. Simon K.Y. Lee has pledged $4 million Cdn to build an international student residence and cultural centre at The University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus that will increase academic and research partnerships and bring together two of the top-rated universities in the world....[continue]
Trent University and Shanghai Normal University Partner to Discuss Joint Degree Program
Trent University | May 16, 2006
On Thursday, May 18 at 9:00 a.m. in the A.J. Smith Room of the Bata Library, five delegates from Shanghai Normal University will participate in a signing ceremony with representatives from Trent University to commit to developing stronger relationships between the two institutions....[continue]
Paradise Regained travels to NYC
Mount Allison University | May 12, 2006
Students from Sackville, NB and Brooklyn, NYC were onstage together once again for Paradise Regained: A Cross-Border Collaboration, performed in New York this spring....[continue]
Francis Pang Gives $100,000 to UNB’s Forging Our Futures Campaign
University of New Brunswick - Saint John | May 10, 2006
A leader in China’s growing post-secondary education system and a key partner in the University of New Brunswick’s international programs is making a donation to the Forging Our Futures Campaign to help students in New Brunswick....[continue]
University Set for Convocation
St. Mary's University | May 9, 2006
Six outstanding individuals, representing a wide field of endeavors, will be granted Honorary Degrees by Saint Mary’s University at its spring 2006 Convocation....[continue]
