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Youth refugees who make it to Canada still face an uphill battle But a study conducted by University of Winnipeg professor Jan Stewart is aimed at helping youth refugees navigate school and transition into meaningful careers. While Syrian refugees dominate world news at present, they aren’t the only ones. Every year almost 250,000 newcomers reach […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs Full Partner Simon Fraser University marks its 50th birthday this year. Since 2008, Simon Fraser University and Mitacs have partnered to provide experiential learning opportunities to students and postdocs through the Mitacs Accelerate, Elevate, Globalink, and Step programs. Mitacs and SFU have collaborated on hundreds of projects: 566 Mitacs Accelerate research […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs, a national non-profit research and training organization, announced its year-end highlights today for the year ending March 31, 2015. Last year, Mitacs invested $61.4 million by supporting almost 3,200 research internships, trained over 6,000 students and postdocs, and facilitated 700 international research collaborations. Major achievements The Government of Canada’s Budget 2015 […]

Regina, SK – Advanced Education Minister Scott Moe joined Mitacs CEO, Alejandro Adem along with students, university representatives, and business leaders for a roundtable in Regina today. The discussion, hosted by Mitacs, examined the importance of connecting Saskatchewan companies with universities for research internships and skills training in order to stimulate the economy and job growth. […]

They’re bright young minds from around the world — India, Mexico, China — and a record number have been lured here this summer to add brainpower to some of Canada’s most cutting-edge research. Some 750 international university students — nearly 60 per cent more than last year — are here under a federally funded program […]

Es Licenciado en Matemáticas de México, doctor en la Universidad de Princeton,  co-presidente del Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas de Investigación en Berkeley, Presidente del Departamento de Matemáticas de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison. Su experiencia internacional incluye estancias de investigación en Zúrich, Hong Kong, Bonn, y Paris. Podría haber trabajado en cualquier centro de investigación  prestigioso […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to announce Université de Sherbrooke, University of Windsor, and University of Regina as new Full academic partners; and Lakehead University, Université Laval, and Université de Moncton as Associate academic partners.  Through a formal role in governance, Full and Associate universities partners inform Mitacs’ priorities and program development, while promoting alignment […]

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern Abhijit Chilukuri from India is working with Professor Mehran Mehrandezh to develop a rope-climbing robot for use in offshore oil and gas safety inspections.

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern Suranjana Samanta is working with Professor Mrinal Mandal at the University of Alberta to develop a tool for faster skin cancer diagnosis.

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern Orchisama Das is working with Professor Mike Smith as part of the University of Calgary’s Ranchlands Noise Investigation Team this summer.

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern Orchisama Das is working with Professor Mike Smith as part of the University of Calgary’s Ranchlands Noise Investigation Team this summer.

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern Krissia Quesney Nevarez and her professor, Jeremy Laliberté, talk about their research at Carleton University where she is developing an off-the-shelf drone for crop monitoring.