Student Opportunities
STFX STUDENTS HAVE RARE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY DOCKYARD
Recently, StFX professors Adam Lajeunesse and Peter Kikkert travelled with students to Halifax, NS to join up with colleagues from Dalhousie University for a rare opportunity to tour the Royal Canadian Navy’s dockyard, put to sea aboard a patrol frigate, and learn about maritime security from the men and women of the Navy.
NEGOTIATING ARCTIC SOVEREIGNTY: TRENT STUDENTS TRAVEL TO STFX FOR MODEL NEGOTIATION ON THE STATUS OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE
After weeks of preparatory research to apply insights from Northern history, Canadian studies, and international law to a simulated crisis in Canada-United States relations, five senior undergraduate students from Trent University travelled to Nova Scotia this past weekend.
LEARNING IN ACTION: STFX PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE STUDENTS MEET WITH NOVA SCOTIA POLITICIANS AND POLICYMAKERS
Public policy and governance students from StFX had the opportunity to experience their studies firsthand when they travelled to Halifax Nov. 8, 2019 to meet and engage with provincial politicians and policymakers.
Mulroney Institute Chair discusses community resilience in the North during Covid-19 with Nunavut News
As part of his project exploring community resilience in Canada's North, Dr. Peter Kikkert has been able to provide four undergraduate research associates with salaries, food, and travel costs. These students have been able to travel to Nunavut’s Kitikmeot Region, participate in meetings, and learn how to conduct respectful community-collaborative research that is vital to improving emergency preparedness in the North.
STFX STUDENTS TAKE PART IN ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY’S NEW CANADIAN STUDENTS AT SEA PROGRAM
This year the Mulroney Institute takes over the management of the Students at Sea program. Working with RCN Strategic Outreach, 17 StFX students travel out to sea aboard a Canadian frigate and tour a submarine, patrol ship, and operations facilities.
BRIAN MULRONEY INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT FACULTY UNDERTAKES AMBITIOUS RESEARCH AGENDA
Mulroney Institute Chair Peter Kikkert and two student research assistants travel to Arctic communities to undertake work on northern search and rescue and community response.