November 17, 2022 – Senior representatives from 15 post-secondary establishments in seven international locations all through Latin America and the Caribbean visited Canada for the first in-person mission since 2019. The mission occurred from November 6 – November 16, 2022, to ascertain and strengthen tutorial partnerships associated to the theme of synthetic intelligence (AI) and innovation.
In this 15th edition of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) collaboration mission, the delegation visited establishments in British Columbia and Ontario.
The delegation additionally attended the Canadian Bureau for International Education’s (CBIE) Annual Conference. CBIE is a nationwide, bilingual group that administers the Global Affairs Canada International Scholarships Program (ISP) and organizes the ELAP collaboration missions.
About the ELAP collaboration mission
The collaboration mission is a key characteristic of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program that provides over 450 scholarships per 12 months to college students from Latin America and the Caribbean to pursue short-term examine and analysis exchanges at Canadian schools and universities. In the previous 5 years, over 3,000 faculty, undergraduate and graduate college students in addition to school members {and professional} employees, from post-secondary establishments in Latin America and the Caribbean, have benefited from Global Affairs Canada funded short-term trade scholarships.
