Our 2013 Mitacs Globalink Research Interns are contributing to research projects at some of Canada’s top universities this summer. From investigating novel cancer drugs to developing clean energy solutions, students are participating in hands-on research across the country while exploring the sights and sounds of their host cities.
Mitacs Globalink intern Luis Arvizu from Mexico speaks about the research he is doing at Queen's University to CKWS - TV.
KINGSTON - Canada is looking to boost its research output to compete on an international scale, and Queen’s University is playing its part.
Out of 5,000 applicants worldwide, 280 students were chosen to participate in a 12-week internship conducting research at 35 Canadian universities — nine of which have been placed at Queen’s. The placement is known as the Mitacs Globalink program.
18 international students arrive in Waterloo Region today to begin a summer of learning.
The students, from India, China, Brazil and Mexico will be working under the direction of professors at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University.
Mitacs Globalink Research Interns Adrian Gil and Mónica Arias of Mexico speak about the research they’re doing at the University of Calgary to Global Calgary News.
The University of New Brunswick is one of 32 Canadian institutions that have become benefactors of some of the top young minds in the world.
UNB hopped on the two-way knowledge exchange in May as it welcomed four students from India, Mexico and Brazil to its Fredericton and Saint John campuses for a 12-week program that allows researchers to work hand-in-hand with undergraduate students in the field of technology and engineering.
OTTAWA — For civil engineering students in India, hands-on experience is hard to come by.
“I assisted my professor in some construction projects which he had, but I didn’t do any research projects as such,” said India native and newly appointed University of Ottawa intern Anupriya, who only goes by one name,
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