The European Union and Canada have concluded a Security and Defence Partnership and launched cooperation initiatives in industrial policy and digital trade during a bilateral summit held yesterday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa welcomed Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney in Brussels, days after he hosted the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. With the new […]
EU and Canada launch Health Policy Dialogue to advance Health Priorities
Today, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, and Canada’s Minister of Health, the Honourable Mark Holland, held a virtual meeting to launch the EU-Canada Health Policy Dialogue under the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement. The Health Policy Dialogue, focused on cooperation across three priority areas: antimicrobial resistance, health security (including climate-related health risks), and non-communicable diseases (including […]
Canada joins Horizon Europe programme
Canada is joining the growing group of non-EU countries who have associated to the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, and will work jointly on large-scale projects tackling our biggest challenges. Canada associates to the Pillar II of Horizon Europe, which funds collaborative research projects across a wide range of domains. Canadian entities can […]
Research Associate Position in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in Canada
The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University of British Columbia offers a position as a research associate. Duties of the position The appointee will be expected to perform on expression and purification of ion channels; test several expression hosts, and optimize their reconstitution in lipid nanodiscs and use these for characterization via […]
Position of professor in globalization issues in Canada
The Graduate School of International Studies at Laval University/École supérieure d’études internationales (Quebec City, Canada) is currently seeking a professor working in a multidisciplinary approach on globalization issues. Multilateral governance of trade; regional economic integration partnerships; combating inequalities on an international scale; links between trade and development; reconciling freedom of trade with environmental, health, social, […]
Funded PhD Positions in Sensing, Control, and Data-assimilation for Smart Buildings in Vancouver, Canada
4 funded MASc/PhD positions available on a variety of topics related to improving the energy efficiency and comfort of smart buildings. Buildings are responsible for 30% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions and rapidly decarbonizing the building sector is essential for mitigating the worst impacts of climate change. Digital Twins for Smart Buildings: Meeting energy efficiency regulations […]
PhD in Materials Engineering and Semiconductors in Canada
The research project is positioned at the intersection of innovation in Materials Engineering and Semiconductors, with a central objective: to achieve heteroepitaxy, a process of epitaxial deposition of a crystalline material on a different substrate. This technique, long sought-after in the field of semiconductors, promises significant advantages, including substantial cost reductions through wafer-scale processing […]
EU and Canada boost strategic digital partnership to meet new challenges
Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne met on 1 February to begin work on implementing the EU-Canada Digital Partnership, which was concluded at the 23-24 November summit held in Canada. They issued the following joint press release following their virtual meeting: The new Digital Partnership will help the EU and Canada […]
EU-Canada: standing together for peace and prosperity
The 19th EU-Canada summit took place in St John’s, Canada. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, represented the EU. Leaders emphasized EU-Canada’s shared commitment to democratic values, multilateralism and the international rules-based order as the bedrock of their relationship. They also announced new areas of cooperation […]