Universities and Colleges play an important role in providing sound academic expertise in development initiatives. With our ability to link Canada’s universities and colleges to our work in international development and cooperation, WUSC has been leveraging this expertise for over 60 years.
More than 40 post-secondary institutions across Canada - including universities, community colleges and CEGEPs - are members of WUSC, contributing valuable insight in our policies, vision and programs.
We share the belief that education changes the world and, WUSC members, universities and colleges give students, staff and faculty access to our growing roster of programs and activities in Canada and the developing world. These include:
- engaging students on more than 80 university and college across Canada and providing them with hands-on experiences to connect with global issues through the Student Refugee Program, International Local Committee Network, Students Without Borders™ and our annual International Seminar;
- diversifying and internationalizing campuses by bringing students from the South to Canada through our International Student Management;
- providing staff and faculty with an opportunity to guide and support WUSC’s student-led Student Refugee Program;
- providing a bridge between theory and practice through the WUSC International Forum and National Research Seminar;
- providing staff and faculty with professional development opportunities through Leave for Change®;
- providing opportunities for institutions and their faculty and staff to apply their skills and expertise to support sustainable development in key areas in which WUSC is engaged internationally by collaborating with WUSC’s Program Development unit on international proposals and programs;
- providing senior management with opportunities to create partnership in developing countries through our University & College Missions.
WUSC Presence on Canadian Campuses:
Institutional Member ○
Local Committee ◘
Students Without Borders™ •
Student Refugee Program ■
Alberta Grant MacEwan College | | ◘ | | ■ | Lethbridge University | | | | | Mount Royal University | | | | | University of Alberta | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | University of Calgary | | ◘ | • | ■ |
British Columbia Pearson College | | ◘ | | | Royal Roads University | | | • | | Simon Fraser University | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | University of
British Columbia | ○ | ◘ | | ■ | University of Northern
British Columbia | | ◘ | | | University of Victoria | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | Vancouver Island University | ○ | ◘ | | ■ |
Manitoba: Brandon University | | ◘ | • | ■ | Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface | ○ | ◘ | | | University of Manitoba | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | University of Winnipeg | | ◘ | • | ■ |
New Brunswick Mount Allison University | ○ | ◘ | | | Saint Thomas University | | ◘ | | | Université de Moncton
- Edmunston | | ◘ | | | University of New Brunswick | | | | | - Frederiction | | ◘ | | | - St. John | | ◘ | | |
Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Acadia University | | ◘ | | ■ | Dalhousie University | ○ | ◘ | | ■ | Mount Saint Vincent University | | ◘ | | ■ | Nova Scotia Agricultural College | | ◘ | | ■ | Saint Francais Xavier University | | ◘ | • | ■ | Saint Mary’s University | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | University of King’s College | ○ | ◘ | | |
| Ontario: Algoma University | | ◘ | | ■ | Brock University | | ◘ | | ■ | Carleton University | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | Fanshawe College | | ◘ | | | Georgian College
– Barrie Campus | | ◘ | | | Humber College | ○ | ◘ | | ■ | Huron University College | ○ | ◘ | | ■ | La Cité collégiale | ○ | ◘ | | ■ | Lakehead University | | ◘ | • | ■ | Laurentian University | ○ | ◘ | | | McMaster University | | ◘ | • | ■ | Niagara College | | ◘ | | | Nipissing University | ○ | ◘ | | ■ | Queen’s University | | ◘ | | ■ | Ryerson University | | ◘ | | ■ | St Jersome’s University | | | • | | Trent University | ○ | ◘ | | ■ | University Guelph | | ◘ | • | ■ | - College d’Alfred | | ◘ | | ■ | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | | ◘ | | | University of Ottawa | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | University of Toronto | | | • | | - Innis College | | ◘ | | ■ | - Mississauga | | ◘ | | ■ | - New College | | ◘ | | ■ | - Scarborough | | ◘ | | ■ | - Trinity College | | ◘ | | ■ | - University College | | ◘ | | | - Victoria College | | ◘ | | ■ | University of Waterloo | | ◘ | • | ■ | University of Western Ontario | | ◘ | | ■ | University of Windsor | | ◘ | | ■ | Wilfrid Laurier University | | ◘ | | | - Brantfod | | ◘ | | | York University | | | | | - Glendon College | | ◘ | | ■ | - Keele Campus | | ◘ | | |
Prince Edward Island: University of Prince Edward Island | | ◘ | | |
Québec: Bishop’s University | | ◘ | | ■ | Champlain Regional College
- Lennoxville | | ◘ | | ■ | Collégial du Séminaire de Sherbrooke | | ◘ | | | Concordia University | | ◘ | • | | Dawson College | | ◘ | | | École Polytechnique de Montréal | | ◘ | | | Marianopolis College | | ◘ | | | McGill University | ○ | ◘ | • | | Université de Montréal
- Faculté de medicine vétérnaire | | ◘ | | | Université de Sherbrooke | | ◘ | • | | Université du Québec en Abitibi | | ◘ | | | Université du Québec à Montréal | | ◘ | | | Université du Québec à Rimouski | | ◘ | | | Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | | ◘ | | | Université Laval | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ | Vanier College | | ◘ | | |
Saskatchewan: University of Regina | | ◘ | • | ■ | University of Saskatchewan | ○ | ◘ | • | ■ |
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Strong leaders are required to contribute to the development of a country. Each year, a handful of bright and talented Batswana students are given a unique opportunity to pursue their education in a Canadian university or college. The goal is to develop specific skills that will enable them to secure jobs in the public and private sectors in Botswana and contribute to the country’s development. Living and studying in Canada can provide these students with a wealth of knowledge and new experiences to bring back to their home country.
Results:
- 1500+ Students from Botswana have come to Canada to pursue undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate studies since 1981
- 25+ Universities and colleges across Canada have welcomed these international students
- 92% Of graduates return to their home country to work and contribute to the development
- Major fields of study include engineering, telecommunications, geometrics, food science, agriculture, geochemistry, economics and geophysics
Homestay Host:
Become a Homestay Host and extend a warm welcome to international students! You can assist students from developing countries who are coming to study at Canadian universities or colleges. Help them adjust to living in Canada as a WUSC Homestay Host. Find out more!
WUSC's Botswana Student Programs under International Student Management are fully funded by the Government of Botswana and partnered with the Botswana Ministry of Education and Botswana’s Department of Local Government Service Management. WUSC’s International Student Management division also receives funding from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for the Local Leadership for Development Project in partnership with Cowater International.
WUSC is pleased to launch this year's National Research Seminar and to celebrate its first decade. Inaugurated by John Ralston Saul in 2003, the National Research Seminar explores a particular challenge in international development and provides a tremendous platform for emerging scholars to share their research findings with university and college students, faculty members, practitioners and policy makers from across Canada and the world.
Tags:
Afghanistan,
Africa,
Alberta,
Asia,
British Columbia,
Burkina Faso,
Ghana,
Haiti,
Indonesia,
Kenya,
Latin America,
Life Skills,
Malawi,
Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland,
Nova Scotia,
Ontario,
Peru,
Prince Edward Island,
Québec,
Saskatchewan,
South Sudan,
Sri Lanka,
Vietnam,
Botswana,
Engaging Students,
Youth Employment,
Engaging Canadians,
University and College Partnerships,
Canada,
Youth
WUSC would like to extend warmest wishes during this holiday season.
To celebrate our collective achievements, we are pleased to share our 2010-2011 Annual Report. We know you will appreciate the inspiring stories of people whose lives have been changed by WUSC and the stories of those who are making a difference.
The following story was written by Goabaone Montsho. Goabaone is a visually impaired student from Botswana, who came to Canada to study at Vancouver Island University through WUSC's Internatioanl Student Management. This article was originally featured in VIU's student newspaper.
