The Facts About Algonquin College’s Saudi Arabian Campus

 Algonquin College has been engaged in international activity since 2004 through partner institutions across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. We began working with the government of Saudi Arabia on reforms and improvements to that nation's technical and vocational college system in 2009 through a campus in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.

Wallis Giunta: Ottawa’s Opera Star

 It was a pivotal moment in her life, when as a teenager, Wallis Giunta realized the power of opera. “I used to sit in the wings every night after my part was done and watch the finale of the opera,” Giunta recalls, thinking back to her time in the adult chorus

100 Steps for Kazakhstan

 President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo at the ceremony of the signing of the Protocol on the Accession of Kazakhstan to the WTO in Geneva on July 27, 2015. In May 2015, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev announced one hundred concrete steps to further reform the country’s

Remembering the Past to Look to the Future

 This year  holds  special  significance for the world, as it marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the creation of the United Nations as well as the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. In May, a special plenary

From Shepherding Sheep in Cuzco to Shepherding Souls in Canada

 When Nicanor Sarmiento Tupayupanqui was grazing his sheep on ochre hillsides surrounded by towering mountains reaching up to 3,600 meters above sea level, he never imagined in his wildest dreams where he would eventually end up living and working. Nicanor was born in the Quechuan community of Lares, in Cuzco, Peru. From

What Really Stands Behind Eurasian Economic Union?

 Above: From left: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the Treaty of Eurasian Economic Union in Astana. The treaty came into force January 1, 2015. | Photo courtesy: Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti Media has paid little attention to the Eurasian Economic Union

Making Your Dream Vacation a Reality

 Last Wednesday, June 11, Onkar Travels released new brochures available for travel agencies and companies for their new season (October – March). Hosted at Indian restaurant, Aahar on Churchill Avenue, the buffet dinner was delicious before everyone settled in to learn of all the travel opportunities Onkar has to offer.

Hong Kong The Canadian Trade Relationship

 Home to seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. A progressive centre for international business and finance, Hong Kong has ranked as the “World’s Freest Economy” for over a decade. One of Hong Kong’s chief trade relations is Canada, prompting a