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Request for Proposals – Audit Services and Charity Information Return Preparation

The Balsillie School of International Affairs invites experienced accounting firms to submit a proposal for annual Audit Services and Charity Information Return preparation. The Request for Proposals provides information about the project and the business context to enable firms to submit a tender. The main objective of our project is to complete annual Audits and […]

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BSIA releases “The Age of Unpredictability: 2026 Global Trends Report” and announces winners of Best Policy Brief prize

The Balsillie School of International Affairs is pleased to launch The Age of Unpredictability: 2026 Global Trends Report, an anthology of policy briefs prepared by students in the Masters of International Public Policy and Masters of Arts in Global Governance programs. The Age of Unpredictably is the 10th Global Trends Report, marking a decade of BSIA’s contributions to the development and

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BSIA is closed and all classes are cancelled Monday, January 26

January 26, 2026 – The University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University have announced that both campuses are closed and all classes are cancelled due to severe weather conditions. Please note that this means that classes are also cancelled at the BSIA campus and in-person meetings and other in-person events are cancelled. All staff will be working remotely. The

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Employment Opportunity: Administrative Assistant to the Director

Position Title: Administrative Assistant Salary range: $53,000-56,000 per year Benefits: Competitive health and dental package and optional RSP match program Location: Waterloo, ON Reports to: Director, BSIA Experience level: Junior level – two + years of experience Education: Post-secondary degree/diploma preferred Posting closes: January 30, 2026 The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) is an institute for advanced

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BSIA is closed and all classes are cancelled today

January 15, 2026 – The University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University have announced that both campuses are closed today and all classes are cancelled due to severe weather conditions. Please note that this means that classes are also cancelled at the BSIA campus and in-person meetings and other in-person events are cancelled. All staff will be working remotely. However,

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Peter Boehm, Ann Fitz-Gerald and Joe Clark in the Senate Chambers.

BSIA Director awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Pictured in photo: The Honourable Peter Boehm, Senator; BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald; and The Right Honourable Joe Clark Warm congratulations to BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald, who was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal on December 2, 2024 in Ottawa. The award recognizes Ann’s influential research and leadership in international security and conflict resolution, particularly

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Viet Nam: Madelyn Rawlyk’s first blog from the field

By Madelyn Rawlyk, MAGG I walked out of the airport into humidity that felt like a steam bath, greeted by a moody grey sky, distant skyscrapers and lush greenery insisting on populating the streets, sidewalks, and buildings. As a Canadian who had just left the oranges of autumn in Saskatchewan, the vibrancy of Viet Nam’s

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New partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School will bring technology governance scholars to Waterloo

Photo courtesy of the Harvard Kennedy School The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) marked the start of a new partnership on Friday, September 20th with Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s Carr Center to engage with the work of leading scholars in technology governance. As part

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Group of 16 Fellows standing on stairs in front of the City of Toronto logo.

Two BSIA graduates named to Toronto Urban Fellows program 

The BSIA sends warm congratulations to MIPP graduates Asha Harris and Adwoa Konadu-Yiadom who have both been accepted into the Toronto Urban Fellows program offered by the City of Toronto. The program is extremely competitive, selecting just 16 Fellows out of hundreds of applicants each year. It provides an intensive introduction to the governance, operations and

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Dispatch from ISA 2024: Jonathan Hui’s blog from the field

Photo by Jonathan Hui By Jonathan Hui, PhD With the theme of “Putting Relationality at the Centre of International Studies”, the International Studies Association held its annual conference in San Francisco from April 3-6th, bringing together scholars primarily in the fields of international relations (IR) and political science, alongside sections for history, sociology, history, and

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The BSIA is closed Monday, January 26th due to severe weather and local travel conditions.