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How the Coronavirus Pandemic has Impacted International Research Programs: A Personal Perspective
This fascinating and timely article was published in June, written by AWB volunteer and University of Manitoba professor, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk. The article references the three weeks he spent on an AWB project at the…
A world free of racism
AWB’s vision is that higher education is essential to building a more prosperous, healthy, and stable world. Such a world cannot exist unless it is free of racism and injustice of all kinds. Therefore, at…
Why higher education is important for the world’s health
May 2, 2020 – University World News – “In late February, well before much of the world beyond China had recognised the full reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Gates, writing in the New England…
U of T researchers volunteer to help Brazilian university build its first qualitative health research program
“Rozilaine Redi Lago, a visiting PhD student at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research (CQ) four years ago, taught the only qualitative research course at the Federal University of Acre (UFAC)…
Article about AWB’s work with African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
AIMS works with partners to develop environmental policy – October 13 “The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) initiated a project to develop a comprehensive environmental policy for the AIMS network. AIMS acknowledges the importance…
AWB’s Executive Director participates in panel at Carleton University
Greg Moran, Executive Director of AWB, participated in a panel of experts on the topic of internationalization at a Sept. 9, 2019 event to support strategic planning at Carleton University. Carleton posted an article about…
Brock volunteers enhancing education across the globe
“Through an international partnership, members of the Brock community have been busy travelling the world offering their expertise to developing nations. A handful of volunteers have taken advantage of the University’s connection to Academics Without…
Centennial College becomes first college to join AWB’s Network
Academics Without Borders has welcomed Centennial College as the first college to join its Network of Canadian post-secondary institutions. Through its participation in the Network, Centennial now joins the ranks of 18 Canadian universities dedicated…
How international faculty projects can change lives at home and abroad
“In a remote area of Nepal, an eight-year-old boy is carried into a tiny hospital by his grandparents. The boy has fallen from a height and sustained a complex fracture in his elbow. Treating the…
For a country to develop, so must its post-secondary institutions
“Higher education advocates across Canada and beyond will often claim that academics make an enormous impact on the world beyond the ivory tower, but skeptics are often quick to ask, “How, exactly?” Advocates might then…
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Dispatches From the Field
Volunteer Blog
May 29, 2018 – Volunteer Blog from Nepal
PAHS (Patan Academy of Health Sciences) established a master’s program in Public Health last year, with a view to improving underlying health conditions across the country through public health programs. In 2016, I was generously…
February 9, 2018 – Volunteer blog from Malawi
My goodness – our third and final week in Malawi! Our work with the Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) faculty, students and key stakeholders has flown by. This past week, Pammla and I divided our…
February 2, 2018 – Volunteer blog from Malawi
Our second week in Malawi has been characterized by a hands-on approach to the ongoing research capacity building we are doing together here at Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN). Monday and Tuesday, we all rolled…
January 26, 2018 – Volunteer blog from Malawi
Our first week in Malawi has been very busy, and the Dean of Nursing, Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN), Dr. Gertrude Mwalabu, Dr. Pammla Petrucka and I feel that we have exceeded our expectations and…
Volunteer Postings
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