A blog post series for the Canadian Bureau for International Education’s 49th Annual Conference First published on CBIE’s website, Niagara Falls, 24 November 2015 If the measure of a day’s success is based on how it tickled your brain, then day 2 of CBIE 2015 Conference is a winner just on the merit…
Author: Helen Balderama
Hi! My name is Helen Balderama. After more than 10 years working on education projects in Asia and Europe, I moved to Canada in 2012, partly to reunite with family but also to get to know the international education field in North America. I am now based in Toronto, Ontario and I continue with my passion – International Education. On the side, I go on food adventures, capture random, everyday encounters and share information on Flipboard.
First Impressions, Global Engagement
A blog post series for the Canadian Bureau for International Education’s 49th Annual Conference First published on CBIE’s website, Niagara Falls, 23 November 2015 Today marks my first foray into the CBIE world of conferences, and I must admit, I am into it. This year’s CBIE conference is themed “Global Engagement (GE): Crossing Borders/Connecting Generations” and it was quite fitting…
The Academy as Leader: 2016 AIEA Call for Proposals
First published on LinkedIn The Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) is currently accepting proposals for sessions for the 2016 AIEA Annual Conference. Themed “Building a Better World: The Academy as Leader,” the Conference will take place February 21-24 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Subthemes: The Role and Effectiveness of the Academy in Addressing Global Grand Challenges: climate change, religious…
Confessions of a NAFSA first timer: the 2014 experience
First published on LinkedIn I have been musing about writing this article for almost a year now. After an exciting group exercise at a Pre-Conference Workshop of Janet Bennett, I decided I am going to write a blog about my 2014 NAFSA experience. Then came the next day’s workshop (and disappointment) and a whirlwind of meetings at…
"Communicate" Your Way to Success
I was invited to share my experience as a Canadian Newcomer at the “Share Success” event organized by Manitoba Start on 27 February 2014. The event turned out to be an interesting night of animated and inspiring stories especially the talk of Anna Gordon, Founder & Chief Storyteller at CareerStory. As for my contribution, I shared my thoughts…
UM played host to Manitoba’s National Conversation on Asia
First published on University of Manitoba website, 7 February 2014 The Manitoba leg of the National Conversation on Asia (NCA) series was hosted and organized by the University of Manitoba (UM) in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF). In the morning of 23rd of January 2014, President and Vice-Chancellor David Barnard (UM)…
Take Aways from Barcelona (GUNI 2013): Engage
First published on University of Manitoba website, June 2013 In May, I was in Barcelona for the 6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education themed “Let’s build transformative knowledge to drive social change” organised by the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi). Despite news of gloom and economic woes in Europe (particularly Southern Europe), my…
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