Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
Conference: Reaching Across Borders, Building a Better World
November 6, 2018 — November 7, 2018
Location: | Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Audience: | Anyone |
Key Contact: | inquiry@awb-usf.org |
In an age where many nations are turning inward, it is more important than ever for academics to use their knowledge and expertise to reach across borders and build a better world.
It is with these values in mind that Academics Without Borders (AWB) is proud to host the upcoming international conference: Reaching Across Borders, Building a Better World – The impact of Canada’s colleges and universities on global development.
Experts from Canada and around the world will explore the core role that academia has to play in social innovation, cross-country collaboration, global development, and the economic and social well-being of all the world’s citizens.
Why this conference now?
Postsecondary institutions based in the developing world can play a key role in creating healthier, wealthier, and more just societies. Canadian universities and colleges are important partners in this process, working hand-in-hand with these institutions, as well as governments, schools, and private/public sector institutions to build a better world for all. It is with these efforts in mind that the conference will bring together faculty, government officials, corporations, NGOs, students, and postdoctoral researchers from around the globe to learn from these collaborations in order to generate innovative new solutions.
Conference themes
- Access to quality higher education
- Strengthened institutional governance, management, and teaching
- Social innovation/enterprise development
- Work and economic growth
- Gender equity
- Clean water and sanitation
- Functional cities and other necessities of a civil, prosperous society
The conference will include structured workshops that will provide training in the core skills of international academic partnerships and facilitate the co-creation of new ways to address challenges facing academic institutions across the globe.