UNBC Student Chosen for International Seminar in Africa
March 6, 2006
University of Northern British Columbia student David Walraven is one
of 20 outstanding Canadian students who will travel to Botswana in May
to participate in a six-week workshop on HIV/AIDS in the Southern
African country.
Originally launched in 1948 by World University Service of Canada (WUSC), the International Seminar is delivered through Uniterra, a joint program of WUSC and the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation.
Each year, the 20 Seminar participants are selected from a field of about 100 applicants from across Canada. Students are evaluated on the basis of academic excellence, community leadership and demonstrated commitment to international understanding.
Walraven, 20, is originally from Prince George. He is currently in his third year at UNBC, completing a joint political science/international studies program. He became interested in international development when he was exposed to international issues and ideas through his academic program at UNBC.
While in Botswana, Walraven will be paired with a local student and will volunteer with a local organization focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
He is thrilled about the opportunity to gain first-hand experience that could launch his career in international development. He says he is particularly concerned about strategies for the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
“It’s through education that the proliferation of the disease can be stopped—there is a direct relationship between the level of education an individual receives and the likelihood that they will contract HIV/AIDS,” says Walraven, who has also been active in WUSC’s Student Refugee Program at UNBC.
Active on over 50 university and college campuses across Canada, WUSC is a leading development agency whose mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training. Through our Uniterra program, we mobilize people and organizations in Canada and the developing world to reduce poverty through the achievement of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. Visit www.uniterra.ca for more information.
Contact:
Stephanie Levine, World University Service of Canada - 613.761.3670 / Stephanie@wusc.ca
or Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC - 250.960.5622
Originally launched in 1948 by World University Service of Canada (WUSC), the International Seminar is delivered through Uniterra, a joint program of WUSC and the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation.
Each year, the 20 Seminar participants are selected from a field of about 100 applicants from across Canada. Students are evaluated on the basis of academic excellence, community leadership and demonstrated commitment to international understanding.
Walraven, 20, is originally from Prince George. He is currently in his third year at UNBC, completing a joint political science/international studies program. He became interested in international development when he was exposed to international issues and ideas through his academic program at UNBC.
While in Botswana, Walraven will be paired with a local student and will volunteer with a local organization focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention and care.
He is thrilled about the opportunity to gain first-hand experience that could launch his career in international development. He says he is particularly concerned about strategies for the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
“It’s through education that the proliferation of the disease can be stopped—there is a direct relationship between the level of education an individual receives and the likelihood that they will contract HIV/AIDS,” says Walraven, who has also been active in WUSC’s Student Refugee Program at UNBC.
Active on over 50 university and college campuses across Canada, WUSC is a leading development agency whose mission is to foster human development and global understanding through education and training. Through our Uniterra program, we mobilize people and organizations in Canada and the developing world to reduce poverty through the achievement of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. Visit www.uniterra.ca for more information.
Contact:
Stephanie Levine, World University Service of Canada - 613.761.3670 / Stephanie@wusc.ca
or Rob van Adrichem, Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC - 250.960.5622
