The Board of Directors for the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald has been reappointed as BSIA Director for a second five-year term from August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2029. Her current term runs until July 31, 2024. Ann joined the BSIA in August 2019 from […]
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Allison Petrozziello who successfully defended her dissertation, “Birth Registration as Bordering Practice: A Feminist Analysis of Migration Governance and the Production of Statelessness” on July 18. We extend thanks to Allison’s supervisor, Dr. Jenna Hennebry, committee members Dr. Margaret Walton-Roberts and Dr. Alison Mountz (not pictured above),
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Photo credit: Emily Miller By Emily Miller, MAGG student During my time with the Permanent Mission of Canada, I have had the opportunity to learn more about Canada’s priorities at the UN in Geneva. Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) places gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as a priority for the
Photo credit: István Kéry By István Kéry, MIPP student I would like to speak to an important theme of my internship experience: immersion. I think it is important to acknowledge and highlight how immersion has been a crucial element to my learning and development in this internship. I like to think that immersing myself in
Photo credit: Shaza Ahmed’s friend By Shaza Ahmed, MAGG As I write this, I cannot help but reflect on how uncertain life is. My civil society counterpart passed away unexpectedly. He was a very knowledgeable activist in the field of disability rights. I only met with him a handful of times but he was essential
Photo credit: UNICEF/UN0685096/Magray By: Larissa Prata Varella, MIPP Winter has turned to Spring here in Canada, which means that my remote internship with the UNESCO New Delhi Multisectoral Regional Office is coming to an end. In this final blog post, I would like to share my insights into what I believe makes the ideal candidate
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Photo Credit: UNDP Pacific Office, 2023 By: Mackenzie White, MAGG Hi everyone/Bula! It is bittersweet to be writing my final blog post for this internship experience as a Junior Professional Consultant (JPC) with the UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji, and the IDDIPs programme through UNA-Canada. While my last two blog posts provided technical insight into the
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Wilfrid Laurier University recently recognized outstanding student teachers with Student Teaching Awards of Excellence. The annual awards program honours Laurier undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students who create exceptionally meaningful and engaging learning experiences in their roles as teachers, mentors and peer leaders. Warm congratulations to Allison Petrozziello, PhD in Global Governance candidate at the BSIA,
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The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) in Waterloo, Canada and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva, Switzerland, are pleased to announce the launch of a new short course entitled “United Nations Career for Climate Action Programme.” The course is the first collaborative venture between the two institutions, and is
Photo credit: Shaza Ahmed By Shaza Ahmed, MAGG Words fall short of my gratitude at being able to experience this internship opportunity in-person at the UNDP Pacific Office. I have the privilege of working and living in another country, learning about a new culture, and making some impact. Not only is this opportunity in another
William D. Coleman, 1950-2023 On Friday March 24, 2023, Will Coleman passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton. He will be remembered by friends, colleagues, and students as deeply ethical, academically innovative and fearless, a supportive and collaborative researcher, an exceptional teacher, and a very kind and generous friend. Will joined the Department of
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Photo credit: UNESCO By Saya Soma, MAGG One of the benefits of interning at UNESCO is the access to its career development resources prepared by the Headquarters in Paris for the interns. In the past month and a half while interning at the UNESCO New Delhi Cluster Office, I have attended several online workshops for
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