{"id":22,"date":"2009-05-11T15:48:36","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T19:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/ccms\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:14:16","slug":"the-capital-advantage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/graduateprograms\/the-capital-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Capital Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        The Capital Advantage\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ottawa-a-hub-of-european-and-eurasian-networks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ottawa: A Hub of European and Eurasian Networks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8054-512x384.jpeg\" alt=\"View of parliament hill in Ottawa.\" class=\"wp-image-17041\" style=\"width:613px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8054-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8054-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8054-320x240.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8054-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8054-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8054-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our location in the nation\u2019s capital provides students with special access to a wealth of resources on the region<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the <strong>embassies<\/strong>, <strong>consulates<\/strong>, and <strong>non-governmental organizations<\/strong> located in Ottawa, federal government departments such as Global Affairs Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada maintain direct relations with Europe, Russia and Eurasia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We maintain close contacts with<strong> governmental organizations<\/strong> and the <strong>diplomatic community<\/strong> in Ottawa, which benefit our students directly through guest lectures and class visits from policy practitioners, as well as our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/career-and-exchange-opportunities\/\">co-op and internship programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the advantages of studying at Carleton University, please view&nbsp;the following <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/prospective\/capital-advantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8416-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"View of Major's Hill Park and the Parliamentary Library from inside the National Gallery. \" class=\"wp-image-17043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8416-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8416-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8416-320x240.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8416-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8416-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eurus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/07\/IMG_8416-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa: A Hub of European and Eurasian Networks Our location in the nation\u2019s capital provides students with special access to a wealth of resources on the region In addition to the embassies, consulates, and non-governmental organizations located in Ottawa, federal government departments such as Global Affairs Canada and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada maintain direct 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