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Industry, academia, and government working together to transform education
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When Sarah Roberts, a third-year student at Western University, decided to major in mechanical engineering, she wondered how to apply her engineering skills to healthcare problems. Through her experience as...
BHER welcomes student interns for summer 2019
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The Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) welcomes Liam Daher and Julia Göllner as their inaugural interns for summer 2019. As an organization focused on helping all post-secondary students pursue...
Business, post-secondary leaders celebrate unprecedented federal investments in preparing Canadian students for the workforce
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Students studying at Canadian colleges and universities will see a significant boost to their skills training and work experience, thanks to historic commitments made in the 2019 federal budget. Today’s...
A Partnership to Improve Machine Learning and AI Opportunities for Canadians
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The CIO Strategy Council is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Business/Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) to collaborate on the development and implementation of a work-integrated learning (WIL) pilot...
Val Walker, Executive Director of the Business/Higher Education Roundtable, named co-chair of the Future Skills Council
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Val Walker, Executive Director of the Business/Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) has been named co-chair of the Government of Canada’s Future Skills Council. A complementary body to the Future Skills Centre...
Business/Higher Education Roundtable welcomes Meric Gertler, President of the University of Toronto, as new Co-Chair
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The Business/Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) welcomes Dr. Meric Gertler, President of the University of Toronto, as its new university co-chair. Effective January 1, Dr. Gertler joined Anne Sado, President of...
BHER welcomes delegation from the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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This morning, the Business/Higher Education Roundtable hosted a pan-African group of business and post-secondary leaders for a session on the value of work-integrated learning and developing industry/academic partnerships. Delegates on...
Group of 25 cross-country organizations calls for national work-integrated learning strategy
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An unprecedented number of leaders from student, business and post-secondary organizations are coming together to call for a national strategy that would give every post-secondary student a chance to participate...
New research partnership guides help smooth collaboration between businesses, post-secondary institutions
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Companies looking to build innovative technologies, capitalize on expertise and solve businesses challenges have new resources to help them work with Canada’s post-secondary institutions. Released by the Business/Higher Education Roundtable...
Business/Higher Education Roundtable submits recommendations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
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Across the country, an unprecedented coalition of educators and employers have come together to ensure that Canada has the most highly skilled and productive workforce in the world. We believe...