As countries around the world develop their own private sponsorship systems, they should acknowledge how elusive refugee status can be. Policy-makers should proceed accordingly.
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Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% per cent of the student body. Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.
Fondée en 1821, à Montréal, au Québec, l’Université McGill figure au premier rang des universités canadiennes offrant des programmes de médecine et de doctorat. Elle se classe parmi les meilleures universités au Canada et dans le monde. Institution d’enseignement supérieur de renommée mondiale, l’Université McGill exerce ses activités de recherche dans deux campus, 11 facultés et 13 écoles professionnelles; elle compte 300 programmes d’études et au‑delà de 40 000 étudiants, dont plus de 10 200 aux cycles supérieurs. Elle accueille des étudiants originaires de plus de 150 pays, ses 12 800 étudiants internationaux représentant 31 % de sa population étudiante. Au‑delà de la moitié des étudiants de l’Université McGill ont une langue maternelle autre que l’anglais, et environ 19 % sont francophones.
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Québec et Ottawa risquent de devoir choisir entre augmenter leurs impôts ou diminuer leurs dépenses pour résorber les déficits encourus par la crise de la Covid-19. Une période d’austérité s’annonce.
Some companies are moving permanently to remote work during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. But are they simply passing on costs to employees while invading their personal space?
Christopher Havens descubrió su amor por las matemáticas en una celda de aislamiento. Una década después, publicó un artículo sobre la teoría de los números en una revista científica de matemáticas.
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In dealing with mass protests of police killings of African Americans, U.S. President Donald Trump is invoking old phrases and laws — first from 1967 and then further back to 1807.
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PhD student, Music Theory, McGill University
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Associate professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
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Academic Associate, Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University
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Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University
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Faculty Lecturer, Science Education, McGill University
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Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Co-ordinator, Supply Network and Aviation Management, McGill University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics, McGill University
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Ph.D. Candidate in International Relations (Global Environmental Governance and Diplomacy), McGill University
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Étudiant au MD-PhD, chercheur en cancer du poumon, McGill University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children, Families and Armed Conflict, McGill University
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PhD Ccandidate in Management, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Law, McGill University
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PhD Candidate - Candidat au doctorat, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics, McGill University
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James McGill Professor, Department of Human Genetics and Health Sciences, McGill University
