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It’s being called “a reverse brain drain,” and it’s bringing major opportunities for all involved.   Ana Solis, 20, from Mexico City, is one of the bright young minds visiting Western University this summer to join research projects as part of a special internship program and, for her, it’s a big chance.“I’m very excited about […]

Dan Pihlainen, host of Ottawa’s Sunday Morning Blend on CFRA 580, interviews University of Ottawa professor Dan Palermo and Globalink Research Intern Anupriya, from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

KINGSTON – Canada is looking to boost its research output to compete on an international scale, and Queen’s University is playing its part. Out of 5,000 applicants worldwide, 280 students were chosen to participate in a 12-week internship conducting research at 35 Canadian universities — nine of which have been placed at Queen’s. The placement is known […]

Click here to read the article, about a Mitacs-Accelerate internship with University of New Brunswick Engineering masters student, Rohan Bandekar

Mitacs Globalink intern Luis Arvizu from Mexico speaks about the research he is doing at Queen’s University to CKWS – TV. Mitacs would like to thank the following government and international partners, in addition to our full and associate university partners, for their support of Globalink in 2013: Western Economic Diversification Canada, the Government of […]

18 international students arrive in Waterloo Region today to begin a summer of learning. The students, from India, China, Brazil and Mexico will be working under the direction of professors at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. The Vice-President of Research and Policy at Mitacs, Rob Annan, works with the team that reviews […]

Mitacs Globalink Research Interns Adrian Gil and Mónica Arias of Mexico speak about the research they’re doing at the University of Calgary to Global Calgary News. Mitacs would like to thank the following government and international partners, in addition to our full and associate university partners, for their support of Globalink in 2013: Western Economic […]

OTTAWA — For civil engineering students in India, hands-on experience is hard to come by. “I assisted my professor in some construction projects which he had, but I didn’t do any research projects as such,” said India native and newly appointed University of Ottawa intern Anupriya, who only goes by one name, Studying at the […]

The University of New Brunswick is one of 32 Canadian institutions that have become benefactors of some of the top young minds in the world. UNB hopped on the two-way knowledge exchange in May as it welcomed four students from India, Mexico and Brazil to its Fredericton and Saint John campuses for a 12-week program […]

Ottawa has been running a series of TV ads for its Canada Job Grant that makes fixing the country’s unemployment problem look easy. An actor dressed as a construction worker says he’s been looking for a job for weeks but doesn’t have the right skills for the work available. How can he get more training, […]

Ottawa, ON – May 29, 2013 – Innovation is the key to Canada’s economic prosperity as agreed by panelists at a Mitacs forum in Ottawa yesterday. They also identified that one vital piece of the puzzle is missing: skilled R&D managers. “Business innovation is a driver of growth, productivity and competitiveness and it is easy […]

  Toronto, ON – Thursday, May 2, 2013 – Mitacs thanks the Government of Ontario for a new $10 million investment to develop the next generation of skilled research and development managers. This new funding will allow exceptional PhDs in Ontario to lead and manage an industry research project, promoting commercialization and economic benefit, while […]