Sudan - Press Releases | World Countries
Summerlee Named WUSC Chair
University of Guelph | November 14, 2006
University of Guelph President Alastair Summerlee has been named the new chair of the board of directors of World University Service of Canada (WUSC), one of the country’s leading international development agencies....[continue]
McMaster to host International Women's and Children's Health Symposium
McMaster University | September 26, 2006
Conference examines suffering and displacement of immigrants and refugees...[continue]
Letter from Tara Tavender
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
My name is Tara Tavender and I am the organizer for the upcoming September 17th ‘Rally for Darfur’ in Montreal, an event coinciding with the ‘Global Day for Darfur’ (www.dayfordarfur.org) and sister rallies around the world....[continue]
Senator Roméo Dallaire Partners With Concordia
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Concordia is proud to welcome Lieutenant-General the Honourable Romeo Dallaire, Senator, to his new role of Senior Fellow at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), a research centre based at the university’s Faculty of Arts & Science....[continue]
Sudan Media Study Summary
Concordia University | September 8, 2006
Mass Atrocity Crimes in Darfur and the Response of Government Sudan Broadcasters to International Pressure...[continue]
UBC Conference to Reveal Pine Beetle Infested Wood as Part of Biofuel Solution to World's Energy Crisis
University of British Columbia | August 25, 2006
The largest outbreak of the mountain pine beetle ever recorded in western Canada is creating an opportunity for British Columbia to be a leading producer, user and exporter of biofuels, says UBC Dean of Forestry Jack Saddler, who will kick off the International Energy Agency’s Bioenergy Workshop at UBC Sunday night....[continue]
U of C archaeologist to receive ‘Order of the Two Niles'
University of Calgary | June 23, 2006
Dr. Peter Shinnie, a University of Calgary professor emeritus and former department head, will receive Sudan’s ‘Order of the Two Niles’ in a presentation by the Sudanese ambassador to Canada on Saturday, June 24....[continue]
Africanist archaeologists meet at U of C
University of Calgary | June 13, 2006
The Society of Africanist Archaeologists will be holding an international conference on the University of Calgary campus next week....[continue]
Forced Migration Summer Course and Special Lecture
St. Mary's University | June 6, 2006
Dr. Epstein, who will teach this course, works professionally as an emergency room doctoraffiliated with the University of Toronto....[continue]
Convocation will celebrate 1,694 degrees, diplomas and certificates
University of Regina | June 1, 2006
The University of Regina will present 1,694 students with degrees, diplomas and certificates at its annual spring convocation June 5-7 at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina....[continue]
Conference on Children’s Rights and International Development set to take place at uOttawa
University of Ottawa | May 12, 2006
Nearly half of the two billion children in the world live in poverty. Poverty denies children their dignity, endangers their lives and limits their potential....[continue]
Incoming Dalhousie Dean of Management Calls on Progressive Companies to Prepare to Engage in Sudan
Dalhousie University | May 9, 2006
Dr David Wheeler, the incoming Dean of Management at Dalhousie University has called on US social activists to reconsider their policies of divestment in Sudan....[continue]
David Wheeler Appointed Faculty of Management Dean
Dalhousie University | April 19, 2006
Tom Traves, President and Vice Chancellor is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David Wheeler as Dean of our Faculty of Management effective July 1, 2006....[continue]
York student levy supports Sudanese refugee student
York University | April 18, 2006
Simon Thon Kuany says he is grateful to each and every York University student who is supporting his first year of university....[continue]
Faculty of Medicine and Samaritan’s Purse partner with Sudanese physicians
University of Calgary | March 21, 2006
Samaritan’s Purse - Canada and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary have partnered to provide a six-month training program to 15 Sudanese physicians currently living in Canada....[continue]
Sudanese Physicians to return to Sudan after 20 year absence
University of Calgary | March 20, 2006
Samaritan’s Purse – Canada, and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary have partnered to offer 15 Cuban-trained Sudanese physicians six months of training so they can return to war-torn southern Sudan to practice medicine....[continue]
Model UN
St. Francis Xavier University | February 8, 2006
The excitement is universal for St. Francis Xavier University students and faculty who will be traveling to Boston Feb. 16 to participate in the Harvard National Model United Nations....[continue]
Multilingual production of Antony and Cleopatra set for Feb. 1-4
Mount Allison University | January 27, 2006
The Mount Allison University campus is truly becoming a global village with the multilingual production of William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra....[continue]
Renowned Professor of Anthropology to Deliver Seventeenth Annual Margaret Laurence Lecture at Trent University
Trent University | January 25, 2006
Trent University is pleased to announce that Dr. Janice Boddy, professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto, will be delivering the seventeenth annual Margaret Laurence Lecture on Thursday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m. in the Champlain College Lecture Hall (CCS 307)....[continue]
Doctors Without Borders Founder to Speak at U of G
University of Guelph | January 23, 2006
The founder of the Canadian chapter of Médecins sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), an international organization dedicated to providing medical care to people living in vulnerable areas of the world, will speak Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. in Peter Clark Hall....[continue]
The Pedal for Hope — Mount A student hits the road for a good cause
Mount Allison University | December 5, 2005
Ayesha Harji, an international relations student at Mount Allison University is gearing up for the trip of a lifetime and raising money for a good cause....[continue]
Lieutenant Governor opens ESL conference
University of Calgary | November 2, 2005
More than 400 Alberta English as a Second Language educators will gather at the University of Calgary this weekend to address the challenges of the increasing number of immigrants drawn to Alberta from around the world....[continue]
Canada and the Darfur Crisis
Concordia University | October 27, 2005
On Tuesday, November 1, the Concordia-based Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), the Concordia Student Union (CSU), and other sponsors will host a one day conference on the Darfur situation, beginning at 9 a.m....[continue]
War Child Canada co-founders to receive honorary degrees at 2005 Brock Fall Convocation
Brock University | October 11, 2005
Brock University will confer 379 undergraduate degrees from all six faculties, 135 graduate degrees, 71 education degrees and 24 certificates at the 2005 Fall Convocation, being held on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m., in the Walker Complex at the west end of campus, in the Ian D. Beddis Gymnasium....[continue]
Genocide Generation: Remembrance and Reconciliation…or Repetition?
University of Lethbridge | September 24, 2005
National and international speakers will come together at the U of L to address the subject of genocide at a unique conference and symposium that takes place October 27 to 29....[continue]
