Engineering student’s project RISEs in global competition
November 28, 2019
|For people who suffer from dystonia, ALS, Huntington’s disease, arthritis, stroke or spinal cord injuries, it can be laborious to write, draw or use a tablet or computer. With Lianna Genovese’s product Guided Hands, those activities become much easier. A third-year biomedical and mechanical engineering student, Genovese developed the 3D-printed ergonomic handpiece in her first year at McMaster. She now runs ImaginAble Solutions, a startup company focused on accessibility solutions that is working to bring Guided Hands to market.
McMaster one of the world’s Top 75 universities
September 12, 2019
|McMaster exchanges ideas, signs MOUs at U21 annual meeting
May 17, 2019
|McMaster places second in world for impact
April 3, 2019
|Helping Mac students develop a global perspective
February 26, 2019
|McMaster becomes host university for Academics Without Borders
February 19, 2019
|“I wanted to think about the kind of world I want the next generation to be living in”
February 1, 2019
|McMaster Global Health student places in U21/PwC Innovation Challenge competition
January 15, 2019
|McMaster launches collaborative PhD program with the University of Rome and the University of Hong Kong
January 9, 2019
|In an agreement spanning North America, Europe and Asia, McMaster University, the University of Rome (La Sapienza) and the University of Hong Kong have introduced a new collaborative PhD program in the chemistry of food and nutrition. McMaster Provost and Vice-President (Academic) David Farrar, Vice-Rector Professor Bruno Botta from La Sapienza and Professor Matthew Evans, dean of science from the University of Hong Kong signed a five-year agreement launching the program. The agreement had also been signed by the rector of La Sapienza, Eugenio Gaudio.
7th Annual Chanchlani Global Health Research Award & Lecture
January 9, 2019
|Experiential learning takes Global Health student beyond borders
November 30, 2018
|International student team wins prestigious automotive engineering design award
November 15, 2018
|A collaborative team that includes students from McMaster’s Automotive Engineering Technology program won a first place award at the prestigious Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) Annual Global Forum.
How Russians have helped fuel the rise of Germany’s far right
November 8, 2018
|In October 2017, a man I’ll call Mr. K. told me that he had given his vote to Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD). Mr. K. is from Karaganda in Kazakhstan, and a member of Germany’s Russian-German community. In the 2017 German elections, the AfD eased into the national parliament with more than 12 per cent of the popular vote. Mr. K., who until recently had voted for Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said that the AfD was the only party that represented the values of the Russian-German community. In particular, he said, the fact that the CDU has embraced same-sex marriage, and that in 2015 Merkel had welcomed more than a million Syrian refugees, had been a mistake.
International student team wins prestigious automotive engineering design award
November 6, 2018
|A collaborative team that includes students from McMaster’s Automotive Engineering Technology program won a first place award at the prestigious Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) Annual Global Forum. The team won the road test competition with their Personal Urban Mobility Access (PUMA) project, which took two years to design, manufacture, assemble and test. PUMA is a portable, self-powered assisted vehicle that can be taken on a train or a bus and can be stowed or carried indoors or made available on demand. The project addresses the first and the last mile situation as it mixes seamlessly with public transportation and personal urban transportation.
Take the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge
November 6, 2018
|Apply your knowledge to real-world situations in the U21/PwC Innovation Challenge. McMaster PhD and Masters students (course- and research-based) have an opportunity to showcase their critical thinking skills and share their ideas with leaders in graduate career development – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and its clients – in this online competition. The Challenge, organized by Universitas 21 (U21) and partner PwC, allows students to respond to contemporary work-related issues (set by PwC) in a three-minute video. Videos are judged by PwC and its clients.
Town Hall update showcases new programs, opportunities for global engagement
November 1, 2018
|From the creation of an online global portal with a range of resources, to activities and programming for undergraduate and graduate students seeking to study abroad, a host of new initiatives and opportunities for global engagement have been developed campus-wide in support of McMaster’s global engagement strategy. Recently, McMaster faculty, staff and students had the opportunity to learn more about many of these initiatives from leaders across the university who spoke at the first annual McMaster Global Engagement Town Hall, held last week in L.R. Wilson Hall.
Reconciling the truth
October 31, 2018
|When it comes to human rights, theory and practice are inextricably linked for Bonny Ibhawoh. That’s because the director of McMaster’s Centre for Peace Studies started his career, not in academia, but as a practitioner and activist, working with the Danish National Centre for Human Rights in Copenhagen and then with the Carnegie Council for International Affairs in New York. As a boy growing up in Nigeria, Ibhawoh quickly became aware that human rights were trampled in times of conflict – and, as he got older, he realized that far from being universal principles that governed the conduct of nations, human rights were easily forgotten in the jockeying for power that accompanied political instability.
International programming to showcase McMaster’s global opportunities and initiatives
October 22, 2018
|How are McMaster researchers and students making a difference in communities around the world? What are Faculties and units doing to connect students to global learning experiences, both abroad and on campus? What opportunities are available to students who want to study internationally? From October 22– November 9, Faculties, departments, research centres, student organizations, and administrative units are hosting dozens of events that focus on these questions and more as part of MacGlobal, three weeks of international programming aimed at showcasing and celebrating McMaster’s commitment to global engagement.
McMaster ranked among the world’s top 100 universities
October 16, 2018
|McMaster has again been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities. The University improved to 77th from 78th in the World University Rankings, published by Times Higher Education, and was ranked fourth among Canadian institutions. The rankings evaluate world-class universities against a host of performance indicators, including research, teaching, internationalization and more. The ranking places McMaster among the top one per cent of universities in the world…
New fellowship connects students to global learning opportunities
October 15, 2018
|Pack your bags and make the world your classroom for a year.
That’s the message to McMaster students from the McCall MacBain Foundation, created by McMaster graduate and Alumni Gallery inductee Dr. Marcy McCall MacBain (’00) and her husband, John McCall MacBain. Through their foundation, the two support leading scholarship programs in Canada and abroad, along with other initiatives in education, health and the environment.
Students head to Ecuador for hands-on learning experience
October 3, 2018
|Exhibit shines a light on contributions of Austrian women to their country and the world
September 20, 2018
|Research in the Land of Fire and Ice
September 18, 2018
|McMaster nursing student shares notes from Honduran medical trip
September 11, 2018
|A tale of perseverance: The journey of two sisters from Damascus
August 30, 2018
A tale of perseverance: The journey of two sisters from Damascus
August 30, 2018
|McMaster welcomes over 1,500 international students to campus
August 27, 2018
|McMaster enhances global experiences for students
August 23, 2018
|How Cambodia’s prime minister rigged an election
August 15, 2018
|The U.S. broke a human rights convention, and we’re complicit
August 14, 2018
|Math, physics, French… and Buddhism? Mac student expands her horizons, thanks to a Renaissance Award
August 2, 2018
|McMaster wins Global Teaching Excellence Award
July 19, 2018
|Summer ESL program offers students from around the world a preview of life at Mac
July 19, 2018
|We are so privileged as Canadians – we want to do everything in our power to help
July 6, 2018
|McMaster hosts international seminar on global engagement in higher education
May 17, 2018
|Mac researchers receive seed-funding to kick-start global partnerships
April 27, 2018
|McMaster students offer their solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges
March 28, 2018
|Workshop lays groundwork for future collaboration with French research community
February 8, 2018
|Call for proposals: International Initiatives Micro Fund
January 8, 2018
|McMaster explores research, academic partnerships with universities in Vietnam
January 3, 2018
|Mini-Conference on Electoral Malpractice in East and Southeast Asia
September 11, 2017
|Leading expert helping McMaster develop structures to support study abroad programs
May 31, 2017
|Conference explores what Canada can learn from the Colombian peace process
May 31, 2017
|McMaster explores international partnerships during trip to Hong Kong, Shanghai
March 2, 2017
|McMaster researchers receive funding to pursue international partnerships
January 31, 2017
|University leaders look to expand international partnerships with visit to India
January 11, 2017
|McMaster strengthens ties with leading global post-secondary institutions, industry
November 14, 2016
|McMaster welcomes Brazilian delegation from Rio Grande do Sul region
October 24, 2016
|New round of IIMF funding for 2016
September 15, 2016
|Summer ESL program builds a bridge between cultures
August 9, 2016
|McMaster must aspire to make a difference in a positive way
July 4, 2016
|A new model for global engagement at McMaster
June 26, 2016
|Canadian university leaders visit the Netherlands to strengthen ties
May 26, 2016
|McMaster signs MOUs with Palestinian universities in the West Bank
May 24, 2016
|New scholarship offers a bridge from Middle East to McMaster
May 19, 2016
|McMaster to learn from Israel’s “start-up” expertise
May 18, 2016
|McMaster to join Premier’s delegation to the Middle East
May 12, 2016
|McMaster visits universities in West Bank and Israel
March 18, 2016
|McMaster joins Premier Wynne in India
February 2, 2016
|Mac researchers receive funding to kick-start international partnerships
December 15, 2015
|McMaster signs MOUs with some of China’s leading universities
November 30, 2015
|McMaster remains among top 100 world universities in Times Higher Ed rankings
October 1, 2015
|New funds to kick-start international research partnerships
September 2, 2015
|McMaster ranks among the top 100 universities in the world
August 24, 2015
|McMaster welcomes Israeli ambassador to campus
August 20, 2015
|McMaster building bridges with Brazilian universities
June 30, 2015
|Global Health Program Represented at Meetings with King and Queen of the Netherlands
May 29, 2015
|McMaster looks to expand, explore advanced manufacturing partnerships in Italy, UK
April 27, 2015
|Micro fund to kick-start international research partnerships
March 2, 2015
|Women leaders from Latin America and Canada strengthen ties
January 29, 2015
|New compendium provides snapshot of Mac’s global activities
January 14, 2015
|McMaster to partner with top Israeli universities
December 19, 2014
|McMaster to forge new global academic partnerships
December 8, 2014
|McMaster to partner with ‘best in the field’ to develop water technologies
November 11, 2014
|New advisory group to focus on international activities
October 7, 2014
|New changes to internationalization strategy
August 29, 2014
|Peter Mascher appointed associate vice-president of international affairs
March 7, 2014
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