Build Experience

Experience is the bridge between your degree and successful transition to work. Outside of the classroom experience:

gives you self- knowledge to feel confident about decisions,
assists you in expanding your knowledge of occupational alternatives,
helps you develop a network
helps you learn workplace related skills.

Translate your interests into experience and try on something to discover if it is for you.

There are many different ways to build experience from clubs and extra-curricular involvement to practicum- based coursework, internship opportunities, job shadowing, on campus and community volunteering, to work/study abroad programs.

Get Involved at King's

Volunteer in the London Community

King’s Job Shadow Program

Entrepreneurship

Develop Global Experience

Explore Internship Opportunities

Departmental Opportunities at Kings’

Management and Organizational Studies

https://www.kings.uwo.ca/academics/school-of-management-economics-and-mathematics/management-bmos/mos-resources/opportunities/

Students enrolled in the MOS program who meet the minimum requirements are eligible for a 12 to 16 month Industry Internship program between their third and fourth years of study.

School of Social Work

http://www.kings.uwo.ca/academics/school-of-social-work/field-education/

Students in both the Bachelor and Masters of Social Work programs participate in field placements as a core part of their programs.

General

Career Edge

www.careeredge.ca/

A nonprofit organization that promotes internships for internationally qualified professionals, recent graduates and recent graduates with self-declared disabilities.

youth jobs and internships

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/cultural-youth-programs/jobs-internships.html

Are you looking for a paid work experience? Travel and work in different regions across Canada where you will meet new people and learn about other cultures. Develop new skills, establish contacts in your field of study and boost your career possibilities, all while having loads of fun and adventure.

federal student work experience program

https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/srs-sre/page01.htm?poster=1&lang=en

A wide variety of jobs from coast to coast, in diverse fields, such as administration, agriculture, communications, enforcement, finance, IT, policy, and many more. Students work in offices and laboratories, on ships and farms, at historical sites and national parks, among many other locations, in more than 300 cities and towns across Canada.

Campus Access

http://www.campusaccess.com/internships/

This is a Canadian resource that includes a comprehensive list of Canadian, American, and international internships opportunities searchable by interests: technology, environmental, child related, humanitarian, Canadian Government etc. It also includes useful advice about maximizing the career development potential of an internship, application tips etc.

Exchanges Canada: Youth Forums

http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1457704797770

provides opportunities for Canadians to connect with one another, have a better understanding of various different cultures, as well as information on various exchange programs and exchange related activities in Canada and aboard

Katimavik

Katimavik.org

This is a long standing youth volunteer service program. The program has a strong focus on community development and has been recently redesigned with programs in three primary areas : 1) eco internships for those interested in internships with non-profit or public environmental organizations 2)socio- internships for those interested in opportunities to work within healthy lifestyle or wellness areas such as mental health, nutrition and physical activity and 3) a program specifically targeted at indigenous youth who want to develop skills to successfully pursue post-secondary education and future employment.

Young Canada Works: Careers in Heritage and Careers in French and English

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/careers-english-french-graduates.html

These are federal government internships targeting unemployed or underemployed college or university graduates. The opportunities are designed for graduates with and interest in heritage fields, museology, library, conservation science, arts administration and/or developing abilities to work in both French and English. Opportunities are both national and international.

Parliamentary Internships

http://www.pip-psp.org/

Available to university graduates from all disciplines. Interns will work as assistants to the Members of Parliament on both sides of the House of Commons conducting and sharing research on Parliament and Canadian politics.

Ontario

Library of Parliament Internship

https://lop.parl.ca/sites/jobs/default/en_CA/internship

A 12 month paid internship in the Library’s Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Depending on an intern's area of expertise and interest and the needs of the Library, interns will be assigned to work in one of these Parliamentary Information and Research Service divisions:Economics, Resources and International Affairs, Legal and Social Affairs, Public Education Programs, Reference, Current Awareness and User Services

Ontario Internship Program

https://www.internship.gov.on.ca/mbs/sdb/intern.nsf/LkpWebContent/ePublishedHOME /

The Ontario Internship Program invests in committed, talented graduates seeking a great opportunity to start and accelerate their careers. It's a paid developmental opportunity to grow top talent while delivering important public services to the people of Ontario.

Ontario Legislature Internship Program

www.olipinterns.ca/

This 10 month program is open to recent graduates of Canadian universities from all disciplines. Interns are assistants to back bench members of parliament. The program provides interns with an opportunity to understand the day to day workings of the Ontario legislature.

Humanitarian

Idealist

https://www.idealist.org/en/?type=INTERNSHIP

Search for humanitarian internship opportunities with non- profit organizations from all over the world. Note that you can narrow or expand your search parameters by geographical area or by putting “everywhere” in the search box.

Unicef Internship Program

https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_internship.html

This program is available to current post-secondary students (undergrad, graduate or Ph.D.). Opportunities available are diverse and reflect the full range of the organizations mandate including program and policy, focused on their work for the children, operations which includes support for programs, external relations which includes communication and advocacy and emergency response.

International

aiesec

www.aiesec.org

In partnership with business and higher education, AIESEC offers a Global Internship Program to provide work experiences in the business, technical and development sectors for over 91 countries and territories.

International youth internship program

https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/study_work_travel-etude_travail_voyage/youth_internship-stages_jeunes.aspx?lang=eng

The IYIP is designed to offer Canadian post-secondary graduates between ages 19-30 the opportunity to gain professional experience through international development work. The objective of the IYIP is to support sustainable international development initiatives proposed, in partnership with local partner organizations, by Canadian professional associations, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations and private companies.

International Aboriginal youth internship initiative

https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/study_work_travel-etude_travail_voyage/aboriginal_internships-stages_autochtones.aspx?lang=eng

The International Aboriginal Youth Internships (IAYI) initiative provides opportunities for Aboriginal youth ages 18-35 to participate in international internships in developing countries.

AKFC’s International Youth Fellowship Program

https://www.akfc.ca/get-involved/youth-fellows/

The Fellowship offers an international development training program and an eight-month overseas placement to recent university graduates and young professionals who are 30 years of age or younger.

Intern Abroad.com

www.goabroad.com/intern-abroad

Search for international internships by particular destination, general region, field of work or length of stay. Site includes plenty of helpful advice about the process of selecting and applying for internships.

United Nations Internships

https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=ip

These 2 to 6 month internships are designed to give students who are interested in diplomacy and public policy a solid understanding of the day to day working environment of the United Nations. The program is open to undergraduates and graduate level students currently enrolled or within one year of graduation. Undergraduates must be in their final year of study.

International Volunteer Programs Association

http://www.volunteerinternational.org/

IVPA is a non- profit accrediting organization that markets international volunteer opportunities on behalf of independent member organizations. All the member organizations have met IVPA standards standards/criteria for responsible and ethical volunteering abroad.

Washington Internship Institute

http://wiidc.org/

Internship opportunities are available in government offices, non-profit organizations and for profit companies. Students applying must be in the upper year of their degree program or within a year of graduating. Be sure and read the applying as an international student section.

Experiential Learning Course Offerings at King's

HISTSCI 2220	Tea Gucciardo	History of Medicine	Visit to UWO Medical Artifact Collection
HIST 1901E	Graham Broad	Foundations in Western Thought and Civilization (For students in the program)	Series of field trips (i.e. architectural walking tours, seeing a Shakespeare play, costume party, opera, AGO/ROM, ethnic dinner, conference at the end)
HIST 2403E	Nic Virtue	Europe and England	Collaboration with Dr. Small's French Salon
HIST 2891E	Robert Ventresca/Jennifer Tunnicliffe	Human Rights: Past, Prsent, Future	Variety of interactions with Human Rights Activists, First Nations leaders, and other activities
HIST 3308E	Alison Meek	Conspiracies, Deniers and Truthers	Poster Session
HIST 3710G/4710G	Graham Broad & Katrina Pasierbek	World Wars in History, Memory & Reconciliation	Concludes with a 10 day student tour of Belgium and France
HIST 3809F/G	Robert Ventresca	History, Ethics and Public Policy	Interviews with a senator and other experts in the field
HIST 3900	?	Internship	Preparatory consultation with a faculty mentor, and 4-8 month placement with an NGO, governmental, education institution, or private business/practice. Following the internship, the student will produce a written report.
HIST 3901F/G	Stephanie Bangarth and Nic Virtue	Workplace Learning	This is an independent study course based on voluntary or paid workplace experience in a History-related field or in a position where the skills of the discipline will be employed. Students will work with an approved faculty advisor on a project related to their work experience. Can also use law mentorship as a part of this course.
HIST - Possible 0.5 credit	Robert Ventresca	History and the Practice of Law	Students with an expressed interest in the study and practice of law to be mentored by an experienced lawyer and complete a research assignment relevant to the practice of the law. Students must be 3rd or 4th year HSP or Major in History with a minimum average of 80% and interest in law.Can be for credit or not. 26 hours equivalent to a 0.5 course.
HIST 4296F	Stephanie Bangarth	Don't Give up the Fight!: Human Rights in Canadian History	Varied activities
HIST 4504F/G	Renee Soulodre-La France	History of Human Rights in Latin America	Varied activities
CSI 2291B	Wendy Crocker	Police Check required	Childhood and Community - Showcase where students present what they have uncovered while examining an organization's approach to working with children. Showcase at the end with partners invited
CSI 3353G	Sam Frankel	International Child Advocacy	Students present advocacy campaign to faculty panel
CSI 3393A	Alan Pomfret	3 Week Seminar - Summer 2018 Course	Winchester, England Exchange
CSI 3395A	Pat Ryan	3 Week Seminar - Summer 2018 Course	Malmo, Sweden Exchange
DS 1010A/B	Jeff Preston & Pamela Cushing	Exploring Disability	Field trip where students spend 3 hours watching or supporting an organization (i.e support an art group, observe how Easter Seals operates)
DS 2216 A	Jeff Preston	Disability, Media & Madness	Media project looking at stereotypes and understanding why media is produced the way it is
DS 2285E	Pamela Cushing	Community Based Experience	Students will be working with community members living with an intellectual or developmental label. Groups of 5-15. Produce 5 minute unboxing videos of exp. (critical analysis). Little assignments up to a showcase, inviting community partners
DS 2291A	Pamela Cushing	Undergrad symposium	Teaching students how to do knowledge translation - academic conferences, public talks, grants, abstracts, etc. Start with a completed piece and work on improving it
DS 3394G	Jeff Preston	Memes and Dreams	Facilitate/learn through online community, unpacking the experience in class
SJPS 3210G	Klaire Gain, Tom Malleson, Allyson Larkin	Transnational Activism and Global Justice	Students travel to the Dominican Republic where they spend several days with a local community built on the principles of direct democracy and also visit the ASCALA Scalabrini community to meet with advocates who are working against Haitian human trafficking
SJPS 3211G	Pietro Pirani & Allyson Larkin	King's at Rondine - Global Justice and Citizenship	Students spend one month at Rondine, Cittadella della Pace in Arezzo Italy. While in residence, they participate in seminars with youth from 13 different countries, and travel to site visits—including the Vatican Section for Migrants and Refugees--that focus on migration, peace-building and conflict resolution
SJPS 3320E	Shawna Lewkowitz	cross-listed with PS 3320E and Brescia	Students are paired with a female civic leader to learn about the opportunities and barriers facing women.
SJPS 3367G	Allyson Larkin	Exile and Forced Migration	Will have an EL component
SJPS 3375G	Ben Muller	cross-listed with PoliSci 3361G	Travel to Tuscon, Arizona
SJPS 3500E	Shawna Lewkowitz	Community Based Learning	Voluntary placement with a non-profit organization in the London community (100 hours). They contribute to ongoing activities including research, advocacy, event planning, social media campaigns and networking
THAN 2602/2605/3601/3607	Darcy Harris	Both online and in-class components to the class	Experientially based weekend workshops
THAN 3360B	Darcy Harris	Practicum	Field Placement in Thanatology: A rendering of service in a palliative care or bereavement setting supervised by an agency practitioner. Students will engage in a series of prearranged agency site visits to gain exposure to various services that assist individuals and families who are facing life-limiting illness and/or bereavement. Students will then complete 45-hour placement with the goal of applying their knowledge and skills in a concrete setting
BUS 1220	Felipe Fontes Rodrigues, Jennifer Jeffrey & Jeanetter Eberhard	Introduction to Business	Guest speaker to debrief what happened in a case that the class wrote a report on
ECO 2122A	Lydia Li, Tinting Zhang	Econometrics I	Excel workshop - 2 hours plus prep time. The workshop meets interview goals
ECO 2123B	Kristin Denniston	Econometrics II	STATA Workshop - 2 hours plus prep time
MOS 2275A/B	Lisa Macklem	Business Law	Based on actual court cases
MOS 3312A/B	Grigori Erenburg	Derivative Securities Markets	Excel-based projects on derivatives valuation (2 team projects, 20% of course time). Application of financial derivatives valuation models to the real data.
MOS 3316A	Josephine Gemson	Investment Management	Investments portfolio analysis project (individual or in groups of two). Investing throughout the course, followed by evaluation project at the end, 10% of course time. Participate in Bloomberg Market Concepts certification (8 hours, 30% of total mark).
MOS 3320A/B	Jennifer Jeffrey	Marketing	Sales role playing. Students are encouraged to participate in the Great Canadian Sales competition
MOS 3330A/B	Felipe Fontes Rodrigues	Simulation - Operations Management	Computer simulation where students take the role of an operations manager in a clothing manufacturing company and they make day-to-day decisions in terms of inventory, capacity planning, distribution, hiring employees, etc.
MOS 3367A/B	Shawna Lyn Weingartner	Introduction to Fraud Examination	Case-based in class experiential learning. Currently trying to figure out how to incorporate a trip to Toronto to allow for hands on experience with document examination.
MOS 3390B	Sergio Janczack		This trip is designed for up to 14 students to travel to France and Spain to learn about international business.
MOS 3490, 3491, 3492	Sergio Janczack & Trevor Hunter	Only domestic students are eligible, a minimum average of 70% is required. Pass or fail 0.5 credit course between year 3-4. Delays graduation.	Preparatory workshops and an 8, 9-12 or 13-16 month paid industry placement. Interns must complete a written report and oral presentation on the work undertaken during the internship.
MOS 4310B	Grigori Erenburg	Advanced Corporate Finance	Life Cases (team projects) - 3 parts, 20% of course time. Comparative financial valuation analysis of real companies followed by formal presentations in class
MOS 4404A	Sergii Nevmerzhyskyi	International Enterprise	Guest speaker. Group of 4-5 researched a company and presentated recommendations as a constultant might do
MOS 4410A/B	Trevor Hunter	Strategic Management	Research on and interaction with real organizations. Using practical analytical tools (that they will use on the job), they analyze and provide solutions to real issues/problems
MOS 4422F	Trevor Hunter	Corporate Governance	Research on and interaction with real organizations. Using practical analytical tools (that they will use on the job), they analyze and provide solutions to real issues/problems
MOS 4467A/B	Shawna Lyn Weingartner	Professionalism and Ethics	Case-based in class experiential learning.
MOS 4470B	Jeanette Eberhard	Organizational Theory and Management	Students work in pairs to lead a three-hour seminar that includes developing and delivering a lecture, case discussion, and group learning activities. Students also worked in pairs to research a company and present recommendations as a consultant might do.
English 1028G	Dr. Coby Dowdell	The Storyteller's Art II: Digital Narratives	Students gain hands-on experience working with various digital story-telling platforms, produce a digital version of a literary text, and develop a text adventure game.
English 1901E	Dr. Claudia Clausius	Foundations in Western Thought and Civilization (For students in the program)	Series of field trips (i.e. architectural walking tours, seeing a Shakespeare play, costume party, opera, AGO/ROM, ethnic dinner, conference at the end)
English 3330E	Dr. Paul Werstine	Shakespeare	Field trip to Stratford Festival Theatre
English 3999F/G	Dr. Tom Cull	Creative Writing Workshop	Students participate in Words Fest at Museum London, publish in the Words magazine, enter and win writing contests, attend visiting writers' talks, Thames river walk and river clean-up, present work at King's annual Between the Wines reading
French 3570G	Susan Small	Literature and Culture in France: the 17th Century	French salon evening: a re-enactment of a french literary salon, open to the public. They play board games, dance, play music, drink tea and eat cakes, etc. 17th century fashion show and photo shoot, music, improv, a short play and other games
Speech 2001	Dr. Nigel Joseph	Major Forms of Oral Discourse	Practical course dedicated to developing and refining skills in effective oral communication through speeches, interviews, debates, class discussions, etc.
Spanish 1030	Prof. Sarah Brooks	Beginner Spanish	Lab component of Spanish
PHIL 1901E	John Heng	Foundations in Western Thought and Civilization (For students in the program)	Series of field trips (i.e. architectural walking tours, seeing a Shakespeare play, costume party, opera, AGO/ROM, ethnic dinner, conference at the end)
POLI 3315F	Kate Graham	Campaign School	Spend the first half of the term working with an election campaign, and the second half examining the election outcome as a product of the campaign and the ballot structure. Populism, social media and issues related to the elections. Open to year 2, 3 & 4, and campaign school students from before can do it again
POLI 3318G	E. Hannah & T. Tieku	International Organization and Global Governance from an African Perspective - Ethiopia Field School	Trip to Ethiopia
POLI 3320E	Anne-Marie DeCicco-Best & Jacquetta Newman, Shawna Lewkowitz	Women in Civic Leadership	Students are paired with a female civic leader to learn about the opportunities and barriers facing women. Cross-listed with SJPS 3320E
POLI 3361G	Ben Muller	American Borders and Borderlands	Travel to Tuscon, Arizona. Cross-listed with SJPS 3375G.
POLI 4487G	Kate Graham	The Real World of Urban Politics	May consider 3rd years, but mainly 4th year. Will be attending committee and council meetings on a particular policy challenge they identify at the beginning of the year. Panel at congress next year to present.
POLI 4418F	Erin Hannah	Politics of International Trade Law and Negotiation	Mock dispute, simulation position paper, simulation as assignments in the course
PSYCH – Various Classes	Various professors	Capstone Experience	Capstone for students in all of these psychology classes to participate in to ID the transition from Learning Psychology to doing Psychology
PSYCH 3840G	Wendy Ellis	Survey Design	Topics include methods and types of survey measurement, construction administration, data collection and reporting of results. Students will normally participate in the development of surveys with community partner agencies.
PSYCH 4694E	Marcie Penner-Wilger	Collaborative Research in Applications of Psychological Science	Student groups will partner with local community groups to select and complete a research-based project. Final projects are presented to panels of researchers and community members. (KAMP is one result, reintegrating veterans program at Parkwood, Coping skills for parents at Merrymount). Community symposium at the end.
RS 2351G	Fr. Michael Bechard		This course brings students to Fond Du Lac, SK, Bhechoko, NT, and Inuvik, NT, First Nations communities to settle in and engage with residents in an Aboriginal community.
RS 2352G	Dr. Mark Yenson	Rome and the Christian Tradition	Experience first-hand the ancient history, art and architecture, and spiritual heritage of Rome.
RS 2208U	Bret Babington	Practicum No. 1	Practicum Placement in Local Schools for CST Program -12 seminar hrs. + 75 hrs. volunteer service over two terms
RS 3308U	Bret Babington	Practicum No. 2
RS 4408Y	Bret Babington	Practicum No. 3
SOC 2222A/B	Tara Bruno	Drugs & Society	Public Service Announcement projects
SOC 3310F/G	Kristin Lozanski (F), Agata Piekosz (G)	Qualitative Research Methodologies	Qualitative research project involving interviews and policy recommendations for campus/community issues
SOC 3326G	Jinette Comeau	Health Policy	CityStudio; working with policy experts from the City - Child and Youth Network to address physical and mental health concerns in children
SOC 3355F/G	Derek Silva	Catastrophe	Creation of podcasts
SOC 3363 F/G	Derek Silva	Terrorism	Creation of podcasts
SOC 3385G	Ben Muller & Derek Silva	American Borders and Borderlands	Cross-listed with POL/SJPS 3361
SOC 4405 F/G & 3309F/G	Christine Lavrence & Liam Kennedy	Sociological/Criminological Theory	Field trip to Woodland Cultural Centre
SW 3320Y	Mary Kay Arundel	Practicum	This practicum requires 225 hours of supervised practice in an approved human services setting. It is intended to be an introduction to social work practice, which includes integration of theory and practice, for 3rd year BSW students. Students are in the field commencing January – April or a block option is available which is offered mid-April to end of May.
SW 4400	Carrie Jean Smith, Peter Donahue, Rosemary Vito	Practicum	This practicum requires a minimum of 500 hours of supervised practice in an approved human services setting. As a continuum of learning, the 4th year practicum is intended to build upon previous knowledge acquired in 3rdyear with respect to social work practice, application of course work, and integration of theory and practice. Students are in the field commencing September to April.
SW 9700	Talk to Mary Kay	Practicum	A structured, practice experience in selected human service agencies which reflects demonstrable competency in professional practice. Bi-weekly seminars focusing on the integration of practice issues with theory and various practice models/approaches.
SW 9800	Talk to Mary Kay	Practicum	MSW students complete an advanced practicum in a human service agency, and receive field instruction and supervision from a Master’s qualified practitioner and a faculty consultant from the School of Social Work. The Canadian Association for Social Work Accreditation requires completion of a minimum of 450 hours of supervised practice. Students are in the field three days per week for two academic terms, or an equivalent block placement.
WTC 2901E	Dr. Clausius	Late Medieval to Scientific Revolution	Field trips, Renaissance dress up party, listening to music.
WTC 3901F	Dr. Clausius	Enlightenment to Fin de Siecle	Listening to music, walking tours, field trips to opera and theatre
WTC 4901G	Dr. Graham Broad	The 20th Century to Contemporary	Listening to music, film viewing, looking at art, field trip to ROM and AGO,
Writing 2208G	Vidya Natarajan with support from Adrienne, the Write Place & Megan	Teaching Writing - Practicum	Alongside theoretical discussions about learning goals, syllabus development, and evaluation of writing competence, students will apply their pedagogic insights to in-class work with SJPS 1026G students over a minimum of 16 hours of practicum.
Writing 2260F	Michelle Hartley coordinating. Supported by Alumni affairs, Susan Ackland, Julie Siverns (SW)	Workplace Writing: The Cultures of Work	4 hours of interview/lecture/workshop with professionals (resume and interview workshops, etc.). 3 hours to craft interview questions and find out more about their individual field - emails, interview, and follow up (3-4 hours), then wrote a reflection. Group orjects putting together a brochure, news release and presentation for an innovative workplace program (4 hours). 4th year social work students also created posters based on one of their major projects for their practicum placements (2 hours).
Writing 2301G	Vidya Natarajan with support from The Write Place	Tutoring Writers	Tutoring practicum. Minimum of 18 hours of course time per student, scaffolded as follows: after understanding the theory and debates, and reading at least one manual of practice, the student a) observes tutoring sessions at The Write Place; b) reflects on them in journal assignments; c) leads tutoring sessions with a mentor’s help, and d) leads sessions independently.

Challenges and Competitions

There are variety of competitions and challenges offered to undergraduate students. This is a great way to enhance skills, build a network and apply learning to potentially solve real-world problems. This list provides some example available.

Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition

Open to submissions of applied research projects that use statistical/analytical techniques to solve real world problems or methodological research projects involving statistical applications.

World's Challenge Challenge

Western University is hosting this challenge and inviting universities around the globe to present their solutions to issues on a global scale. Top teams present their research in London, ON in June, 2018. Check out their website and social media for the most up-to-date information.

IXL Innovation Olympics

An eight-week action learning program offered each academic quarter for business school students to integrate their business knowledge to solve a real innovation & growth issue for a senior executive from a company.

ArtPrize

This international art competition, open to anyone over 18, is held in the fall each year and gives young artists a chance to share their work in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Open to all fine arts, including 2-D, 3-D, time-based or installation artwork and performance.

The Map the System Challenge

This competition based program encourages students from across disciplines to think differently about social and environmental change. Students are asked to select a social or environmental issue. Students are required to explore, probe and research all the connecting elements and factors around it and present an issue back in way that people can understand, share, and learn.

The Undergraduate Awards

The Undergraduate Awards is the world’s leading undergraduate awards programme which recognises top undergraduate work, shares this work with a global audience and connects students across cultures and disciplines.

The Great Canadian Sales Competition

The Great Canadian Sales Competition (GCSC) introduces and educates more than 2,000 university and college students each year on sales as a potential career path. Along the way, these young Canadians develop real world business and sales skills, learn about some of the hottest and best established companies and many meet their first employer!

The Govenor’s Challenge

The Governor’s Challenge simulates the monetary policy decision-making process by putting students in the role of advisor to the Bank’s Governing Council. Participating university teams must analyze and forecast economic developments and recommend whether to raise the Bank’s key interest rate, lower it, or leave it unchanged – in order to keep inflation low and stable – in line with the 2% inflation target.

STEAM Horizon Awards

Open to Canadian students 16-18 years old who demonstrate leadership and achievement in innovation and community engagement in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). Funded by NSERC, there are five awards and each is $25,000.

International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) Student Competition

The ICSE is having its Student Research Competition and student winners will travel to present their research at the conference. Previous conferences have been held in Gothenburg, Sweden and Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Canadian Operational Research Society Student Paper Competition

A competition to recognize student papers that have contributed to the field of operational research.