The internship program offered by the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) at UVic focuses primarily on migrant rights issues across the Asia-Pacific. CAPI has long-standing partners in India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Nepal and Bangladesh whose work focuses on migrant rights, refugee rights and trafficking issues.

Makenzie Zouboules, third-year UVic honours political science and writing co-op student, is something of a celebrity in her hometown of Yellowknife, NWT. Last month, along with FOXY co-founders Candice Lys and Nancy MacNeill, Zouboules accepted a $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize for their work with northern youth. Originally part of Lys’ PhD dissertation on public health promotion, FOXY (Fostering Open eXpression among Youth) is a participatory research project aimed at talking with young people about sexual health, sexuality and relationships across the three northern Canadian territories.

For Kathryn Juricic, a social sciences graduate, getting outside and seeing impacts of local work makes her passionate to continue this after her studies at UVic. Juricic began at UVic with the intention of moving on after her first year; however, after taking some environmental studies courses she didn’t want to leave. “I felt I wouldn’t receive the same calibre of learning and atmosphere anywhere else. I was surrounded by inspirational people who were bound together through learning and action,” explains Juricic.

The following UVic experts are available to discuss the historic referendum on Sept. 18 and what it might mean after three centuries of union between Scotland and England: Paul Wood (Faculty of Humanities) is an expert on the history of Scotland and…

Why do tensions continually flare up between Israel and the Palestinian territories? Why does it matter to Canadians? The following UVic expert is available to comment on the ground assault launched in the Gaza Strip yesterday and on the long histor…

Christina Ljubic glows as she talks about her family in Toronto and in Croatia. “My family is very proud,” says Ljubic, “they are all excited to read my thesis on the war.” It is the war – the Homeland War, or the Croatian War of Independence (1991-1995) – that shaped and steered a lot of Ljubic’s path toward a master's degree in political science.

The following University of Victoria faculty members are available to discuss the political unrest and unfolding situation in the Ukraine: Serhy Yekelchyk (Faculty of Humanities) is an expert on Modern Ukraine who has published four books on this na…