The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna,in British Columbia,Canada. With an annual research budget of $893 million,UBC funds 9,992 projects annually in various fields of study within the industrial sector,as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations.
The Faculty of Law is one of the professional graduate schools of McGill University in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. It is the oldest law school in Canada. 180 candidates are admitted for any given academic year. For the year 2021 class,the acceptance rate was 10%.
Clare Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1966 by Clare College,Clare Hall is a college for advanced study,admitting only postgraduate students alongside postdoctoral researchers and fellows. It was established to serve as an Institute of Advanced Studies and has slowly grown and developed into a full constituent college. It is a registered charity.
Frank Iacobucci is a former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1991 until his retirement from the bench in 2004. He was the first Italian-Canadian,allophone judge on the court. Iacobucci was also the first judge on the Supreme Court to have been born,raised and educated in British Columbia. Iacobucci has had a distinguished career in private practice,academia,the civil service and the judiciary.
Phil Gold is a Canadian physician,scientist,professor and author.
The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto is an interdisciplinary academic centre. It offers various research and educational programs related to the field of globalization. It is located in Toronto,Ontario,offers master's degrees in global affairs and public policy,and a master's degree in European,Russian and Asia-Pacific studies. This school is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). It also works in group of schools that educate students in international affairs. The Munk School's Master of Global Affairs program typically receives 500 and 600 applicants per year and offers 80 students entry into its program.
Bartha Maria Knoppers,OC OQ is a Canadian law Professor and an expert on the ethical aspects of genetics,genomics and biotechnology.
Catherine Dauvergne was a former Vice-President,Academic and Provost of Simon Fraser University. Previously,she was Dean of the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia from 2015 to 2020,and prior to this Dauvergne researched refugee,immigration,and citizenship law as a professor.
Martha C. Piper is a Canadian academic administrator who was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1997 until 2006. She was the 11th person and the first woman to serve as president of UBC. Having been born in Lorain,Ohio,she is also the first person born outside Canada to have held the position. She is a Canadian citizen and was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 2002. Her contract with UBC stipulated a salary of $350,000 plus incentive payments of up to $50,000 per year upon meeting the performance goals set by the Board of Governors.
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is a Canadian-based global research organization that brings together teams of top researchers from around the world to address important and complex questions. It was founded in 1982 and is supported by individuals,foundations and corporations,as well as funding from the Government of Canada and the provinces of Alberta and Quebec.
McGill University is an English-language public research University located in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,the university bears the name of James McGill,a Scottish merchant,whose bequest in 1813 established the University of McGill College. In 1885,the name was officially changed to McGill University.
Sir David Glyndwr Tudor Williams,was a Welsh barrister and legal scholar. He was president of Wolfson College,Cambridge from 1980 to 1992. He was also vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge:on a part-time basis from 1989 to 1992,and then as the first full-time vice-chancellor from 1992 to 1996.
Steven Lewis Point,(Xwelíqwetel) is a Canadian academic administrator,criminal lawyer,and jurist. He is the current chancellor of the University of British Columbia. He served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2007 to 2012. He also served as the chair of the advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women,a committee that provides community-based guidance to the implementation of the recommendations from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry.
Santa Jeremy Ono is a Canadian-American immunologist and academic administrator who has been serving as the 15th president of the University of Michigan since October 2022.
Alan Bernstein is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto and President Emeritus of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR),where he served as President and CEO from 2012 to 2022. A Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy,he is also a Fellow and Member of the Standing Committee for Science Planning at the International Science Council (2022-2025). Canadian Bernstein is recognized as a leader in health research,science policy,mentorship and organizational leadership.
The Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1972 by Sir Ronald St. John Macdonald. The mandate of the organization is to further the worldwide discussion of international legal issues including public and private international law. The organization brings together all four sectors of law,namely private practitioners,scholars,NGO's,and government lawyers,through various events and an annual conference held at the Government of Canada facility of foreign affairs,currently known as Global Affairs Canada.
Mila - Quebec AI Institute is a research institute in Montreal,Quebec,focusing mainly on machine learning research. Approximately 1000 students and researchers and 100 faculty members,were part of Mila in 2022. Along with Alberta's Amii and Toronto's Vector Institute,Mila is part of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
