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On July 17, 2012, a group of Mitacs Globalink students had the opportunity to meet BC Minister of Advanced Education, Naomi Yamamoto, in Victoria.

Mitacs-Accelerate was featured on Insight and included interviews with Vancouver companies SemiosBio and Weatherhaven.

An interview with Mitacs Globalink student Harshit Saxena was featured on CFRC 101.9FM, the radio station of Queen’s University. 

Story on the evening newscast about Nitin Bishnoi, Mitacs Globalink student at Queen’s University.

Front page photo of student, Pavithra Natarajan, who is at Western University this summer through Mitacs Globalink. Click here to view.

A story ran on the evening news cast about two Mitacs Globalink students, Deleeep Chandar and Pooja Choudhary, who are at the University of Saskatchewan through Mitacs Globalink this summer. 

A story on Mitacs Globalink ran on the CTV Edmonton noon news cast, featuring the Globalink students on a tour at the Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures facility. 

An article on productivity and talent retention in B.C. including interviews with Mitacs CEO Arvind Gupta and Iain Black, President & CEO of the Vancouver Board of Trade.

Canada must raise the profile of its research and innovation excellence around the world if it is going to attract top international students, said panelists at a forum in Ottawa. The panelists, part of the Mitacs Globalink Symposium – Canada as an International Innovation Destination — focused on two key issues. Firstly, how Canada is […]

British Columbia has to build on both cutting-edge technologies and its traditional strength in natural resources In an increasingly global market-place, economies must find new ways to adapt and grow. Innovation is the engine of that growth and productivity the key to increasing standard of living. Today’s policies and investments will lay the foundation for […]

  A $5-million investment from the province will support international students who want to study in B.C. and B.C. students who want to study abroad. Naomi Yamamoto, Advanced Education Minister, announced the funding and the province’s new international education strategy Monday at Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus. The money is for scholarships and research internships […]

Today, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced federal funding to support Mitacs’ efforts in strengthening the knowledge based economy, supporting business growth and international competitiveness in Western Canada during her keynote address at the Mitacs inaugural Globalink Symposium. “Our Government’s top priority is creating jobs, economic growth and long-term […]