Canada
WUSC partners with Camosun and Canadian workplaces to welcome nine refugee youth from Kenya to British Columbia through HIRES
CANADA (Nov. 9, 2021) – This fall, WUSC and Camosun College welcomed nine refugee youth from Kenya to British Columbia, Canada through HIRES, a unique new employment-linked sponsorship pathway in collaboration with Tofino’s hospitality sector. Participants will complete a two-month hospitality management education program at Camosun College in Victoria before joining their new workplaces and…
| News, Press Releases | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, HIRES
WUSC encourages Canadian universities, colleges and CEGEPs to support Afghan refugees through the Student Refugee Program.
WUSC is inviting Canadian post-secondary education institutions to increase their support to Afghan refugees through its Student Refugee Program
| Press Releases | Canada
Press Release: Three Refugee Olympic athletes bound for Canada to pursue their postsecondary education after Tokyo Games
Three athletes from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team, Rose Nathike Likonyen, Paulo Amotun Lokoro and James Nyang Chiengjiek have been offered admission to Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario for the 2021-2022 academic year through a new complementary pathway of WUSC’s long-standing Student Refugee Program.
| Press Releases | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, Student Refugee Program
The Student Refugee Program celebrates the class of 2021
Unusual, challenging, and isolating are all words that can be used to describe the 2020-2021 academic school year. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the lives of people around the world, particularly students. Universities, colleges, and CEGEPs across Canada and around the world have shifted to online learning. Resilience is another word that comes to…
| Success Stories | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, Student Refugee Program
Book Launch | Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys across the Globe
Join us on Monday, June 7 for a discussion with contributing authors of Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys across the Globe. Register today!
| Events | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees
Canadian organizations welcome G7 commitment on girls’ education, and call for funding to back ambition
A leading coalition of Canadian education organizations, the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG), welcomes the newly announced G7 Declaration, Girls Education: The Heart of COVID-19 Recovery and Unlocking Agenda 2030.
| Press Releases | Canada, Education
International Seminar 2021: Applications Open!
The International Seminar is an annual WUSC event for young leaders from around the world to collaborate, share ideas and create long lasting relationships. Each year explores a different contemporary development issue through youth-driven ideas, research and solutions. Since its first iteration in 1948, the International Seminar has seen thousands of participants collaborate on projects…
| Events | Canada, Economic Opportunities, Ghana, IGNITE, International Seminar, Kenya, Malawi, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Vietnam, Volunteering for Development
Businesses Respond to the Global Refugee Crisis: A new model to think global and build local through welcoming workplaces
HIRES is a pilot initiative that resettles refugee youth who currently live in Kenya through a unique private sponsorship pathway that partners with Canadian businesses. This pathway involves vocational training and an employment placement upon arrival. Both, responding to persistent barriers to economic inclusion facing refugee populations and supporting Canadian employers to meet labour market…
| News | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, Economic Opportunities, HIRES, Kenya
Doubling our impact – Third Country Higher Education Pathways For Refugees
In November 2019, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and WUSC (World University Service of Canada) brought together stakeholders with an identified interest or active engagement in developing education opportunities for refugees as complementary pathways for admission in third countries. The two-day international conference…
| Resources | Canada, Durable Solutions for Refugees, Education, Report, Student Refugee Program
Press Release: Impact and Innovation Award
The Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC) and World University Service of Canada (WUSC), in collaboration with the trustees of the Lewis Perinbam Award, are pleased to announce the recipients of the Impact and Innovation Awards in Honour of Lewis Perinbam. Jim Cornelius, the Executive Director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, and iDE Canada are this year’s individual and…
| Press Releases | Canada, Lewis Perinbam Award
