Latin America 2000 Mission Schedule
Thursday April 6
in these areas:
(official funding agency offering student loans for post-graduate studies outside Venezuela)
in these areas:
Missions |
Mission Objectives |
Participant Profiles |
Contact Profiles |
News Releases |
Accomplishments |
Photo Album
8.30-10.00
Canadian Embassy
Courtesy Visit to Ambassador
Meeting with General Relations Section:
Courtesy call
10.30-11.30
Meeting with Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Clentificas y Tecnologicas -
CONICIT
recruitment of graduate students
12.30-14.00
Lunch with
CIED-PDVSA (National Petroleum Training Centre of Venezuela)
recruitment of graduate students through building on
existing linkages between Alberta and Venezuela.
-there are over 150 Alberta companies actively exporting to
Venezuela according to
Alberta Economic Development
15.00-16.30
Signing of MOU with
Universidad Catolica
Andres Bello
agreement is to explore possibilities in
History, Latin American Studies, and Canadian Studies
18.30-19.45
Signing of MOU with Instituto de Estudios Superiores
de Administracion -
IESA
agreement is to establish close working
relationship between IESA and our
Faculty of Business
Energy and Natural Resources
20.30-22.00
Dinner meeting with:
to discuss the promotion of Canadian Studies in Venezuela
8.15-9.30
Meeting at Escuela Campo Alegre
[Private High School]
undergraduate
and
ESL student recruitment
10.30-12.30
Meeting at High School Colegio Internacional de Caracas
(top International Baccalaureate high school)
undergraduate
and
ESL student recruitment
13.00-15.00
Lunch with
Fundayacuchuo
Meeting to discuss agreement for graduate student
recruitment and distance education
15.30-17.00
Meeting with
Universidad Metropolitana
meeting to discuss potential collaboration, student
and faculty exchange and graduate student recruitment
19.00-21.00
Reception at Ambassador's Residence
reception will allow Dr. Fraser and Dr. Stevenson to meet with U of A Alumni, Venezuelan academics, representatives from universities and institutions involved with the University of Alberta, government officials, AVEC members, Canadian entrepreneurs, embassy officials, and journalists.
announcing agreements with
UCAB
and
IESA
10.00-20.00
Cultural day in Caracas coordinated by Asociacion Venezuelana de Estudios
Canadienses (AVEC) or the Venezuelan Association of Canadian Studies
learning about the political, economic and cultural aspects
of Venezuela through informal meetings
17.35-18.15
Fly from Caracas to Bogota
19.00-22.00
Informal dinner at Ambassador's
residence in Canadian Embassy in Bogota
discuss mission objectives
10.00-11.00
Visit and signing of
MoU at
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Signing of general MoU with
particular interest
in Business
and Canadian Studies
12.15-14.30
Lunch with COLFUTURO -
Foundation for the Future of Colombia
Signing an MoU for a
"Study Abroad Program"
Discuss agreement to offer scholarships to
graduate students
15.00-16.30
Meeting and signing of
MoU with Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administracion -
Institute for Higher Education in Business Administration
- CESA
agreement is to establish close working relationship
between CESA and our Faculty of Business
Faculty of Business
Energy and Natural Resources
17.30-18.30
Presentation for COLFUTURO
to potential graduate students
Foundation for the Future of Colombia
graduate student recruitment
18.30-22.00
Reception at Canadian Ambassador's Residence
reception will allow Dr. Fraser and Dr. Stevenson to meet
with U of A Alumni, representatives from universities and
institutions involved with the University of Alberta,
government officials, Canadian entrepreneurs, and embassy officials.
8.00-9.30
Breakfast with
ICETEX (Public national funding agency for research and student grants)
to discuss a possible agreement
10.00-11.30
Visit
Colegio Nueva Granada
Meeting with Principal and Counsellor
undergraduate
and ESL
student recruitment
12.00-14.30
Meeting and signing with
Fundación
CORONA
signing MoU with the University of Alberta's
Faculty of Education
towards developing a program in Educational Policy and High School Administration
talk to media about the potential this agreement offers
News Release
15.30-16.30
Meeting with
Universidad del Rosario
discuss potential collaboration regarding student exchange,
and cooperation with
Rehabilitation Medicine
and
Canadian Studies
17.00-18.00
Meeting with
Universidad Javeriana
discuss areas of cooperation and potential for an agreement
19.30-22.00
Dinner with representatives
of Alberta based companies in Colombia
discuss training and scholarship opportunities
8.00-11.00
Flight from Bogota to Lima
13.00-17.00
Meeting with
Director of International Relations at
Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú
informal meeting
19.30-22.00
Dinner at Ambassador's Residence
Hosted by University of Alberta
discussing mission objectives
10.00-11.30
Meetings at Canadian Embassy
discussions surrounding University of Alberta collaborations in Peru,
and potential collaborations with CIDA
12.00-15.00
Meeting
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
and host lunch
Signing of MoU with
Faculty of Nursing
16.00-17.30
Joint presentation "Study in Canada"
with Embassy staff
At Universidad Apoyo a Proyecios
Brian Stevenson to speak (in Spanish)
for 30 minutes to 70 people
19.00-22.00
Dinner with Consejo de Negocios Peru-Canada
8.00-9.00
Breakfast Meeting with CONCYTEC
9.30-11.00
Informal presentation to students at Roosevelt School
Possible recruitment of undergraduate students or ESL students to University of Alberta
11.30-12.30
Meeting with
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
General MOU
Student exchange and study abroad opportunities
for
Faculty of Business
13.00-14.30
Lunch at Official Residence
to discuss scholarships for Peruvian students to
University of Alberta, and internships for
University of Alberta students in Engineering and Business
16.00-17.30
Signing Ceremony at
Universidad La Molina
19.30-22.00
Dinner at Ambassador's Residence