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I-Week Photo Contest winners announced
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Enter the I-Week Photography Contest!
The University of Alberta’s Global Education Program is looking for striking shots from around the world to showcase in a photography exhibit as a part of International Week 2012 from January 30 - February 3....full story
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Global Education Program presents at Global Youth Assembly
Learning to live the values we believe in helps strengthen the human relationships required to move towards social change. Join the Global Education Program team as we propose a different approach to addressing current social challenges in our community...full story
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Avenue Zero Film Screening
Human trafficking has many facets. Join us as we learn the different ways human trafficking is manifested in our own community and the global ties to other countries and nations. We will begin with a film screening of the National Film Board of Canada documentary "Avenue Zero" and continue with a discussion with Andrea Burkhart, Executive Director of the Action Coalition on Human Trafficking - Alberta...full story
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Is the University of Alberta an Option for Me?
This free presentation is for newcomers to Canada who are interested in studying at the University of Alberta (U of A). Find out about entry requirements for students from countries outside Canada...full story
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Theatre of the Oppressed Training
Global Education Program & International House Present: Feedback Forum/Image Theatre Training Intensive University of Alberta, International House, 8801 111 ST Registration $200 Sliding Scale Fee (financial aid available, where genuinely necessary) Registration Deadline: July 25, 2011 Space is Limited Lindsay Ruth Hunt will provide a week-long training in Theatre of the Oppressed techniques, specifically Forum Theatre and Image Theatre...full story
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Media vs. Reality: Free Markets and Farmers' Suicides
University of Alberta International's Global Education Program team is excited to host a guest lecture by Mr. Palagummi Sainath, one of the University of Alberta’s Honorary Degree Recipients for 2011. ...full story
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The Rise of Street Politics: Prospects for a New Middle East and Northern Africa
Triggered by the Tunisian protest movement, the recent uprisings and unrest in the Middle East and Northern Africa have brought a revival of street politics to Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain and other parts of the region...full story
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Celebrated author expounds on creative migration
Joseph Boyden has a hard time sitting still. The Canadian novelist and short-story writer needs to stay on the move to keep his creative juices flowing, oscillating between the extremes of the America ...full story -
U of A International Week brings human migration into focus
Social, political and environmental issues, thought to be responsible for human migration, are the focus of International Week at the University of Alberta, beginning today and running to Feb. 4. ...full story