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Statement on Ukrainian Airlines Flight (PS752) crash in Iran
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The Business / Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) joins in mourning the lives lost in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 outside of Tehran on January 8. The 176...
Dave McKay, President and CEO of RBC, elected Chair of the Business/Higher Education Roundtable
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The Business/Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) is excited to welcome Dave McKay, President and Chief Executive Officer of RBC, as Chair of BHER’s board of directors. “I am thrilled to have...
BHER applauds new Bombardier internship program
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The Business/Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) welcomes Bombardier’s introduction of a new internship program, which will provide at least 1000 students with paid internships each year. “Today’s announcement by Bombardier is...
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...