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Agreement with University of Ottawa provides new international research exchanges

Ottawa, ON — The signing of today’s agreement between University of Ottawa and Mitacs creates the opportunity for 450 students to conduct international research. With $2.7 million in funding from the Globalink Research Awards, 300 senior undergraduate, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from University of Ottawa will be able to pursue research exchanges abroad, while […]

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Federal Budget 2019: Investment reinforces future capacity and competitiveness

Ottawa, ON — Mitacs commends the Government of Canada for its significant investments in skills development, specifically in work-integrated learning opportunities. The Government announced today more opportunities for all students to gain valuable work experience, at home and abroad. Budget 2019 sets an ambitious target of providing work-integrated learning opportunities to every young Canadian who […]

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Times & Transcript: UdeM [Université de Moncton] partners with developer on AI project

  A small team of computer scientists from l’Université de Moncton is partnering with a Newfoundland software company to develop a knowledge-sharing platform for major companies using artificial intelligence.    The platform, launched by totaliQ, aims to create a software that companies like Cahill Group – one of Canada’s largest construction companies that has agreed […]

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Research mobilization success leads to continued Canada-France partnership

Vancouver, BC — Capitalizing on five years of research-collaboration success, Mitacs and Inria renewed their partnership originally signed in 2014. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) supports two-way international research opportunities for graduate researchers at Canadian universities and at eight Inria Research Centres in France. Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit organization, connects university-based researchers with businesses and […]

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Mitacs and Innovate BC to leverage funding, expertise, and connections across British Columbia

Vancouver, BC — At the #BCTECHSummit, Western Canada’s largest annual innovation event, Mitacs and Innovate BC will announce a partnership to strengthen relationships between industry and BC post-secondary institutions for expanded innovation and growth. Mitacs and Innovate BC will support BC companies by leveraging funding, connections and academic research expertise. The partnership will help develop […]

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Calgary Herald: University of Alberta researcher devises strip of paper to detect explosives

Small strips of paper could soon be playing a large role in airport security. University of Alberta and Mitacs researcher Christina Gonzalez has devised a method to instantly detect small quantities of chemicals used in explosive devices by deploying specialized, disposable strips of paper. Mitacs is a national non-profit organization that connects post-secondary researchers with […]

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The Packet: St. John’s-based totaliQ inks deal with Cahill Group

A newly founded St. John’s-based information technology company has found a major provincial and national inter-disciplinary construction company to become an early adopter for its intelligent knowledge sharing solution. totaliQ, founded in 2018, announced that it has begun an implementation project for the Cahill Group. “Knowledge sharing and process improvements are crucial to be progressive […]

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New agreement with Lakehead University increases Canadian student mobility with Latin American countries

Thunder Bay, ON – The three-year funding agreement creates a special Mitacs Globalink Research Award for members of the Canada and Latin America Research & Exchange Opportunities (CALAREO) Consortium. Comprising Lakehead University, Vancouver Island University, University of Lethbridge, Carleton University, École de technologie supérieure, and Memorial University of New Foundland, the CALAREO Secretariat is hosted by Lakehead […]

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New partnership with École Polytechnique furthers global research

Paris, France — Mitacs Chief Business Development and Partnerships Officer Eric Bosco and École Polytechnique Vice-President, Marketing and International Relations, Rachel Maguer signed a partnership agreement today that increases research collaboration between Canada and one of the top academic institutions in France. The new three-year Globalink partnership supports up to 30 researchers from Canadian universities at École […]

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