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Current International Projects

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*Please note that this list is for information only, and may not be comprehensive.

 

Multi-Country Projects

Countries Project Title Dalhousie Unit Responsible
South Africa, China, Colombia, USA

Pathways to Resilience: Formal Service and Informal Support Use Patterns Among Youth in Challenging Social Ecologies

Maritime School of Social Work
Australia, United Kingdom and Brazil Global Networking to Improve Prediction of Extreme Maritime Events Oceanography
Czech Republic and USA Nanotechnology – The Base for International Collaboration Electrical and Computer Engineering
Norway, USA, South Africa, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Changes in carbon uptake and emissions by oceans in a changing
climate (CARBOCHANGE)
Oceanography
Cuba and Uganda Capacity Building for Food Security in Cuba and Uganda: Students for Development Program 2011-15 International Development Studies
United Kingdom, United States, Belgium, Finland, Brazil, China Network of Centres of Excellence for Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts: Mobilizing Network Knowledge to Prevent Problems and Promote Resilience (CYCC Network) School of Social Work

 

Africa and the Middle East

Country Project Title Dalhousie Unit Responsible

Botswana

Architecture Education Project Faculty of Architecture and Planning
Democratic Republic of Congo Child Protection and Prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo through Security Sector Reform and Strengthened Capacity Centre for Foreign Policy Studies

South Africa

South African Student Education Project (SASEP) International Development Studies and International Research & Development
Zambia Evaluating the Availability of Adequately-Trained Health Care Providers in Rural Zambia through Competency Assessment and Outcome Mapping School of Nursing
South Africa and Botswana Child Soldiers Initiative Centre for Foreign Policy Studies
Uganda, South Africa and Kenya Building African Capacity for HIV/AIDS Prevention Trials Dept of Microbiology & Immunology
Qatar Erosion-Corrosion Behaviour of a Variety of API X-Series Transportation Pipeline Steels for the Qatar Oil and Gas Industry Process Engineering & Applied Science

 

 Asia-Pacific

Country Project Title Dalhousie Unit Responsible
Thailand Pediatric Pain Management in Urban and Rural Thailand Pediatric Pain Research Lab
China Novel Linear Generator System Engineering
China China-Canada Joint Health Research Initiative: Functional Neuroimaging of White Matter Integrity in Cognitive Dysfunction - Linking Neuroscience Research with Clinical Evaluation Psychology; Biomedical Engineering; Geriatrics
India The Banyan Initiative: A Globalized Strategy Supporting Women’s Health in the Textile Industry Community Health
French Polynesia Genetic Resources for Polynesian Perliculture (REGENPERL) Biology
India Empowering Youth to Take Action for Sustainable Development and Food Security College of Sustainability
Korea Applications of microalgae grown on point-sources of CO2 for production of fuel Oceanography

 

Europe

Country Project Title Dalhousie Unit Responsible
France France-Canada Research Fund 2009 Microbiology & Immunology
France France-Canada Research Fund 2010: Design and Synthesis of Novel Therapies for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease Faculty of Medicine
France France-Canada Research Fund 2011: Low-Melting High Strength Glass for Solar Cell Applications Chemistry
European Commission European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE), 2009-12 EUCE
United Kingdom

Developing an International Digital Network in the History of Reading: collaboration between the UK Reading Experience Database and invited partners

Information Management
Liechtenstein An Evaluation of Six Light-Emitting Diode Curing Lights to Cure Two Composites at a Distance of 8 and 8 mm from the End of the Light Guide Dentistry
Germany Canada-Germany Workshop on Cooperative Research in the North Atlantic Ocean Oceanography
United Kingdom Quantifying the Impact of Boreal Forest Fires on Tropospheric Oxidants over the Atlantic Using Aircraft and Satellites (BORTAS) Physics & Atmospheric Science
Austria Predicting cochlear implant outcomes based on neuroplastic reorganization Psychology

 

Latin America and the Caribbean

Country Project Title Dalhousie Unit Responsible
Cuba Local ICZM Capacity-Building in Southeast Cuba Marine & Environmental Law Institute
Brazil Inter-American Collaboration on Negative Thermal Expansion Materials Chemistry
Pan-Caribbean Strengthening Principled Ocean Governance Networks Marine Affairs
Cuba Economy, Efficiency and Effectiveness:  A Framework to Strengthen Citizen-Centred Engagement and Delivery of Public Services in Cuba School of Public Administration

Uruguay

Sustainability of Uruguay's Coastal Zone Marine Affairs
Bolivia Indigenous Autonomy in Bolivia: Prospects and
Challenges
International Development Studies
Colombia Capacity and Management Development in the Implementation of Eco-Efficiency Eco-Efficiency Centre
Jamaica HRH Database for the Caribbean Nursing
Cuba Responsible Enterprise, Local Development and Inclusive Economic Growth in Cuba: Entrepreneurial Capacity Building and Technology Transfer School of Public Administration

 

Canada

Country Project Title Dalhousie Unit Responsible
Canada Global Vaccine Safety Blueprint Project Bioethics
Canada Policy Development and Interdisciplinary Research for Actions on Coastal Communities, Youth and Seafarers (PIRACY) Marine Affairs Program