News
AWB executive director in panel discussion at McMaster University
On January 31, Greg Moran took part in a panel discussion, Higher Education: The Ongoing Tension Between Nationalism and Internationalism, hosted by McMaster University, one of our Network universities. Along with Greg, panelists included McMaster…
Non-African partners influence research agenda – Study
This recent article in University World News describes research from a South African researcher examining the prevalence of collaboration between African and non-African researchers relative to inter-African collaborations. The study also raises questions regarding the…
Internationalization in Canada’s Universities: More than international students
AWB participated in a conference on Internationalization in Higher Education: New Trends and Future Directions for Ontario on November 3, 2017 in Toronto. At issue were all the ways that universities can connect their students…
The Ostrich and the Trend
A recent blog post was wrong about massive open online courses, Arshad Ahmad and Barbara Oakley write. MOOCs aren’t the promised panacea, but they are neither dangerous nor dead. John Warner’s recent blog post “MOOCs…
AWB-USF Reception at McGill Faculty Club on October 19, 2017
Sixty people from Montreal’s academic and broader communities attended AWB-USF’s reception at the McGill Faculty Club on October 19, 2017. It was a terrific opportunity for them to learn more about the organization and especially…
Academics Without Borders
Academics Without Borders is a volunteer driven NGO, implementing vital, practical projects to strengthen higher education in developing countries so that they have the skilled professionals, such as nurses, teachers, doctors, engineers and computer scientists…
Academics Without Borders: Helping universities build a better world
Today, the urgent needs of those threatened by famine, disease and violence are immense. Understandably, governments and the people of more privileged countries focus first on delivering medical care, shelter, food and water. Beyond these…
Dispatches From the Field
Volunteer Blog
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
When new volunteer postings are available they will be posted below.
Recent Tweets
AWB volunteer and @umanitoba professor, Michael Campbell, has arrived in Novi Sad, #Serbia to begin his assignment at the #University of Novi Sad. https://t.co/vE26OgPxdL
AWB volunteer and @umanitoba professor, Michael Campbell, has arrived in Novi Sad, #Serbia to begin his assignment at the #University of Novi Sad. pic.twitter.com/vE26OgPxdL
— AWB / USF (@AWB_USF) April 13, 2018
AWB volunteer @dr_mkmcginn, Professor in the Faculty of Education at @BrockEducation arrived in #Ethiopia last week and has begun her assignment at the Bahir Dar University School of Law. #globaleducation https://t.co/Rsx756XSRi
AWB volunteer @dr_mkmcginn, Professor in the Faculty of Education at @BrockEducation arrived in #Ethiopia last week and has begun her assignment at the Bahir Dar University School of Law. #globaleducation pic.twitter.com/Rsx756XSRi
— AWB / USF (@AWB_USF) March 29, 2018
