What is International Development Week?
International Development Week (IDW) is an initiative to celebrate and acknowledge Canadian contributions to international development work. Post-secondary institutions across Canada, along with many other organizations, and individuals, come together in February of each year to mark this important work.
What is Happening at NIC?
This February, join NIC’s Office of Global Engagement to hear from employees and students about their exciting international projects and experiences. In addition to week-long video-on-demand presentations, join OGE for the following events.
Events
Tuesday, Feb. 4
COIIL
12 to 1 pm
CV Campus – VLG N
Lunchtime Q & A – Collaborative Online Indigenous Intercultural Learning (CO[I]IL
You are invited to an informal chat and sharing session about:
- ongoing COIIL projects
- how to start a COIIL
- resources and supports available for COIIL projects
For more information and to RSVP, email Margaret.Hearnden@nic.bc.ca.
Wednesday, February 5
WUSC
12 to 1 pm
Online (Teams)
Information Session – Since 2004 Canadian organizations have partnered with WUSC through Leave for Change to send their employees on a skilled volunteer assignment to support our partners in locations around the world. Over the course of a three-to-four-week assignment, Leave for Change volunteers share their specialized skills and expertise to strengthen the work of our local partner organizations (WUSC). Join us for a conversation with Cat Binette from WUSC, for a conversation about the amazing opportunities available through this program.
For more information and to RSVP, email Margaret.Hearnden@nic.bc.ca.
Thursday, February 6
International Projects
12:00 to 1:00 pm
CR Campus – E214
Brown Bag Lunch – International Projects – Show and Share
Join Romana Pasca, OGE’s Manager of International Projects, Partnerships and Global Education, and instructors from Trades and Technical Programs, as they share experiences and innovations of past, present and future overseas projects.
For more information and to RSVP, email Margaret.Hearnden@nic.bc.ca.
Videos to be shared
New Zealand
In this video on our YouTube channel, NIC Indigenous Students learn about Maori – and themselves – at New Zealand field school.
Ten students took part in a New Zealand field school, Journeying Together Te Ao HuriHuri, along with faculty members Sara Child and Ian Caplette. In this video, students explain the impact of taking part in this experience.
Japan
NIC Students Travel to Japan.
NIC students enrolled in HIS-225 - History of British Columbia travelled to the seaside town of Mio, Japan. In this video, students reflect on what they learned.
