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UVic Wants Your Opinion

UVic is participating in the national Brainstorm research study of student interests and attitudes about careers and employers. Tell us how we can best support you and you’ll be entered in a draw for a $500 Best Buy Gift card!

www.brainstormresearch.ca/survey.

Photo credit: Vojtech Okenka via Pexels.

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Learn Korean this Summer for Free

 

Chonnam National University in Korea, a partner of the UVic English Language Centre, is offering 6 scholarships to UVic students this summer to study Korean language and culture online June 24 – July 20 (free of charge).

  • Program Period: June 24 – July 20, 2021
  • Class Hours: 45 hours (3 hours a day / 4 days a week / M, T, Th, F)
  • Time: 10:00 – 13:00 or 16:00-19:00 (KST / GMT+9)
  • Cultural Experiences: All participants will receive a box full of amazing Korean stuff!

– K-Pop Dance (BTS member, J-hope’s dancing teacher will join us!)
– K-Food (Hoddeok) Making
– Korean Calligraphy and make an Injang (Korean personal seal)
– Language Exchange with Korean buddy

  • Official Language of the Program: English
  • Deadline: Student Application Deadline by April 4, 2021
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Conversation Partners and Mentors Needed – Deadline March 12

Volunteer with the UVic Global Community! The UVic Global Community is looking for Undergraduate and Graduate Conversation Partners and Mentors for the 2021-2022 Academic Year (September 2021 – April 2022) who want to help build an inclusive, globally-minded campus and support international students with their social and academic transition to UVic. Global Community Volunteers are matched with up to three students and meet with their student(s) for a minimum of 1 hour every week throughout the term to encourage students to get involved in our community and build confidence in conversational English, all while making connections with people from around the world. Our Spring Application Deadline is March 12th, 2021. For more information and to apply click here!

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Climate Solutions Challenge – sign up by March 12

Do you have innovative ideas that could foster meaningful climate change solutions at UVic? Want to meet with climate experts on campus who are already creating change?

Take part in the 2021 Climate Solutions Challenge and upcoming information session and ‘mentorshop’ by signing up before March 12 here. The 2021 Climate Solutions Challenge is a campus-wide contest for actionable climate ideas for change at UVic.  By participating you’ll have the chance to meet with climate experts at UVic for submissions in the category of your choice:

 

  1. Looking Past COVID to Climate
  2. Measuring and Managing for Climate

Final proposals are due by  May 2nd, and will stand a chance to pitch their climate solution to UVic leadership judges including and cash prizes of up to $1250!

Sign up for the mentorshop and information session before March 12 HERE.

Contact picsstudenteng@uvic.ca if you have any questions.