CIGI in the News Archive
Applications for faculty already flooding in
The new school of international affairs in Waterloo will rank among top schools in North America, say university officials.
RIM's Balsillie, province team up
Ontario's businesses and government officials will get a little extra help competing in the global marketplace with a $34-million investment into researching how to grow the province's economy, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday.
Balsillie to back school for international affairs
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and billionaire Jim Balsillie will announce today a new school for international affairs in Waterloo, Ont., named after the high-tech entrepreneur.
Africa's destiny remains in African Hands
Welcome news about Africa’s economic recovery was announced at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual general meeting on Africa, which took place in Cape Town, South Africa, last week.
Awarding of Honorary Degrees to 'Global Citizens'
The University of Guelph is holding its second annual “thematic” convocation this week, awarding honorary degrees to 10 renowned Canadian global citizens during its convocation ceremonies in the Gryphon Dome.
Think-tank to remain in Waterloo
Waterloo will remain the home of a respected international think-tank.
All the makings of a historic summit
As the dust settles around this year's G8 summit, academics who saw it all happen applaud its bringing five rising powers to the table but disagree over whether climate change and Africa got their due.
Tough agenda for G-8 chiefs
Group of Eight summits once were intimate gatherings where leaders of wealthy nations breezed in to put their seal on preapproved communiqués on economic issues. But as the Group of Eight (G-8) opens its sessions Thursday, it has clearly become a key forum for exchange on tough global issues – with stark differences on display over the top agenda items of climate change and aid to Africa.
Schwartzenegger visits, deals
He "loves Canada" and would "be back, " California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger brought his celebrity power to a series of cross-country visits aimed at combating global warming and boosting scientific research.
World's smartest city
Waterloo was recently recognized by the Intelligent Community Forum as the world-leader in the use of broadband technology, taking the title in their second year as one of the top seven
2007 troop return unlikely
Experts gather at WLU to discuss Canada’s role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan
Waterloo turns 150
Grahame Farquhar has seen a lot of changes in the forty or so years he's called Waterloo home. He still remembers what it was like when the site of the Waterloo Town Square Mall was a factory that made farm machinery -- before the city core transformed from a manufacturing centre to a commercial one.