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Vancouver, BC – A report released yesterday by the Public Policy Forum highlighted successful strategies and best practices for Canadian companies to attract foreign direct investment to Canada. The Winning Global Mandates Report: Lessons from Canadian Leaders synthesized interview and roundtable findings from executive leaders across five industries on Canada’s advantages, challenges, and opportunities for winning global […]

How many PhDs does it take to figure out if the PhD degree should survive? Hundreds. That’s the number of academics, current and aspiring, attending a conference at Montreal’s McGill University this week that will propose transforming graduate school. “Maybe 15 to 20 per cent of people who enter PhDs get full-time academic work. That’s […]

A couple of Edmonton entrepreneurs are helping Canadian students become stronger, more confident writers. Neesha Desai and Kit Chen are being recognized for creating a “first-of-its-kind” game that encourages kids to write, while making it easier for educators to assess the abilities of their students. The game is being launched through Desai and Chen’s company […]

A game that helps students become better writers has landed two Edmonton entrepreneurs national recognition.  Neesha Desai and Kit Chen are PhD students in computer science at the University of Alberta and developed an online web app called COW to improve writing fluency.  “A lot of students feel ashamed of their handwriting and won’t write […]

​Two University of Alberta students are being honoured on Tuesday for an educational game they created that encourages kids to write. Neesha Desai and Kit Chen, both working on doctorates in computer science, run a startup company, Alieo Games, where they developed a web app, known as COW, that uses prompts and incentives — like […]

Calgary, AB – Four up-and-coming Mitacs entrepreneurs received recognition for their groundbreaking industry contributions with the launch of the Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards, awarded on May 12, 2015, in Calgary. For the first time, Mitacs celebrated start-up companies founded by outstanding alumni—former interns, postdoctoral fellows and workshop participants—who have gone on to be independent business owners and […]

Vancouver, BC – Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced $1,562,000 in funding to Mitacs, which will support economic growth and facilitate high-value partnerships between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and small businesses in Western Canada. Through this funding, Mitacs will create an initiative called Mitacs Converge, which will help support […]

Regina, SK – Today, Advanced Education Minister Kevin Doherty announced $270,000 to support 36 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in research and development internships with Saskatchewan companies and industry associations. “This funding will enable interns to develop their careers with Saskatchewan companies,” Doherty said.  “This investment will also help to support the province’s growth plan through the […]

Montreal, QC — DAAD and Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, have signed a letter of intent with a view of establishing a new student internship exchange between Canada and Germany. The partnership will provide internships to up to 50 undergraduate students  from each country per year to pursue research projects in the […]

Vancouver, BC –  Mitacs CEO and Scientific Director Alejandro Adem was recently named the recipient of the 2015 CMS Jeffery-Williams Prize. Adem is considered one of the world’s leading experts in group cohomology and the geometry of group actions. The Jeffery-Williams Prize recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research. Since 2005, Adem […]

Vancouver, BC –  The Government of Canada’s budget today announced an additional investment of $56.4 million over four years, starting in 2016–17, to support industrial research internships for graduate students through the Mitacs Accelerate program. The new funding will support an additional 6,000 internships over four years, effectively doubling the program by 2020. Mitacs Accelerate […]

Ottawa, ON— The Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Narendra Modi, identified education as one of the key areas of priority for bilateral engagement between Canada and India during his visit to Ottawa yesterday. During discussions with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it was affirmed that cooperation in education should focus on greater student, faculty, and […]