Graduates Feature: Veronica Sepehr, PhD ’15
Veronica Sepehr
PhD ’15
Current Position: Managing Director, Westdale Immigration Consulting Inc.
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Graduates Feature: Sasha Oliveira, MAGG ’17
Sasha Oliveira
MAGG ’17
Current Position: Second Secretary (Development), High Commission of Canada to Pakistan, Global Affairs Canada
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The BSIA remembers BSIA Fellow Hind Al-Abadleh
The School community is mourning the recent passing of our colleague Professor Hind Al-Abadleh, one of our valued BSIA Fellows and an active member of the STEM for Global Resilience Research Cluster. Hind was generous with her time, having recently mentored a team of master’s students who wrote a policy brief for Global Affairs Canada on
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PhD Candidate Jeremy Wagner Successfully Defends His Dissertation
The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jeremy Wagner who successfully defended his dissertation, “Foreign Models and Discordant Outcomes in Nairobi’s Food System” on January 15, 2025. We extend thanks to Jeremy’s supervisor, Dr. Jonathan Crush, committee members Dr. Andrea Brown and Dr. Bruce Frayne, internal/external examiner Dr. Chris Anderson, and external examiner Dr.
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PhD Candidate Jonathan Hui Successfully Defends His Dissertation
The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jonathan Hui who successfully defended his dissertation, “Heaven is quiet and technics are everywhere: Chinese cosmotechnics and dyadic approaches to technological practice in international relations theory” on December 11, 2024. We extend thanks to Jonathan’s supervisor, Dr. Audra Mitchell, committee members Dr. Christina Han and Jennifer Liu,
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Graduates Feature: István (Isti) Kéry, MIPP ’22
István (Isti) Kéry
MIPP ’22
Current Position: Project Manager, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Suva, Fiji
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BSIA and OVHcloud partner to further research on responsible technology governance
The Balsillie School of International Affairs is pleased to announce a new partnership with OVHcloud, a global cloud player and the leading European cloud provider, to help drive technical advancements and meaningful discussions on technology governance. The partnership was announced on November 5th at the inaugural “Canada’s Innovation Future” event, co-hosted by the BSIA, OVHcloud
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PhD Candidate Nisar Azmat Chattha Successfully Defends His Dissertation
The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Nisar Azmat Chattha who successfully defended his dissertation, “Climate-Geoengineering as Development: Applying the Capabilities Approach to Climate Responses in South Asia“, on October 2, 2024. We extend thanks to Nisar’s supervisor, Dr. Neil Craik, committee members Dr. Juan Moreno Cruz, Dr. Simon Dalby and Dr. Marie-Claire Cordonier
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Graduates Feature: Daniel Safayeni, MIPP ’12
Daniel Safayeni
MIPP ’12
Current Position: Co-Founder and Managing Director, Hearsay and Vice President, Policy, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in México: Hannah Bacon’s first blog from the field
Photo credit: Hannah Bacon By Hannah Bacon, MAGG As I finish my first month with the Gender Unit at UNDP Mexico, I have just as much to reflect on as to look forward to in the next six months. Arriving alone in Mexico City, only equipped with simple Spanish, was as daunting as it was
Graduates Feature: Aniska Graver, MIPP ’20
Aniska Graver
MIPP ’20
Current Position: Policy Planning and Project Advisor at City of Toronto, Toronto Court Services
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BSIA to participate in SWR’s Carbon Cleanse competition for the second year
Beginning October 7th, the Balsillie School will be competing for the second time in Sustainable Waterloo Region’s Carbon Cleanse competition. The School will compete against organizations from all over the tri-cities in a month-long sustainability contest comprising daily and weekly challenges. BSIA students, faculty, scholars and staff are invited to participate in the challenges and
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