BSIA and OVHcloud partner to further research on responsible technology governance

November 12, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

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

October 26, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

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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Dispatch from United Nations Headquarters: Jessica Stewart, MIPP Graduate, Project Ploughshares Research Intern

October 24, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Jessica Stewart By Jessica Stewart, MIPP Over the past month, I have been working for Project Ploughshares as a research intern on outer space security. One of my first projects was to help draft and deliver a civil society statement to be delivered at the United Nations 79th First Committee Session for Disarmament

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Tanzania: Amila Sadic’s first blog from the field

October 23, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

Photo credit: Amila Sadic By Amila Sadic, MAGG Habari! I have only been in Dar Es Salaam a few weeks and I already have so much to share! I am working as a Communications, Outreach, and Partnership Fellow at The FUNGUO programme. The program is dedicated to supporting businesses and start-ups in the field of

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The Migration+Technology Hub launches at the BSIA

October 21, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

The BSIA celebrated the successful launch of the Migration+Technology Hub on October 8th, 2024 with a full-day workshop, Migration and Technology: Governance Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions. The workshop featured engaging panel discussions and a keynote address by Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at the United Nations University, who delivered insights

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in México: Hannah Bacon’s first blog from the field

October 21, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

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

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New partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School will bring technology governance scholars to Waterloo

September 24, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

Photo courtesy of the Harvard Kennedy School The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) marked the start of a new partnership on Friday, September 20th with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s Carr Center to engage with the work of leading scholars in technology governance. As part

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BSIA to participate in SWR’s Carbon Cleanse competition for the second year

September 23, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

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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Two BSIA graduates named to Toronto Urban Fellows program

September 17, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

The BSIA sends warm congratulations to MIPP graduates Asha Harris and Adwoa Konadu-Yiadom who have both been accepted into the Toronto Urban Fellows program offered by the City of Toronto. The program is extremely competitive, selecting just 16 Fellows out of hundreds of applicants each year. It provides an intensive introduction to the governance, operations and

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PhD Candidate Jinelle Piereder Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

September 10, 2024 / 1 minute of reading

The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jinelle Piereder who successfully defended her dissertation, “Why Ideologies Matter: A network-based study of ideological conflict in public policy and global governance”, on September 9, 2024. We extend thanks to Jinelle’s supervisor, Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon, committee members Dr. Jonathan Leader Maynard and Dr. David Welch, internal/external Dr.

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BSIA PhD student recognized with prestigious Cadieux-Léger Fellowship

August 29, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

August 28, 2024 – The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) is pleased to announce that fourth-year University of Waterloo PhD student Burgess Langshaw Power has been awarded the prestigious Cadieux-Leger Fellowship by Global Affairs Canada (GAC). The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship is awarded annually to just one doctoral student from across Canada who is researching a

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BSIA’s Zack Ahmed Addresses Global Audience at HLPF Side Event on the Food Security and Nutrition in the World

July 29, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

Zack Ahmed, a PhD candidate in Global Governance and a researcher on migration and food security with MiFOOD Network, recently represented BSIA and the World Food Forum (WFF) at a high-profile side event during the United Nation (UN) High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York. The event, held on July 15, 2024,

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