August 2008
Vol 1, Edition 11
Algonquin College
E-Newsletter
International Edition
In This Issue
GO CANADA GO!
With the Beijing
Olympics starting this
week, I wanted to
take the time to wish
your country's
athletes good luck. As
a proud Canadian, I'll
be cheering on my
team and when
watching the
Olympics, remember
us when you see a
Canadian participating. And I also wanted to wish our Chinese
agents the best of luck as you get set to welcome all the
athletes and fans coming to your beautiful country.
The International Education Centre at
Algonquin College is Growing
The IEC is Growing
Pre-Departure and On-Campus
Orientation
Meet us in Montreal at the CEC Agent
Fair
Hot Program: Game Developer
Where in the world is Algonquin?
Quick Links
Algonquin College.com
Programs Starting Winter 2009
Weather Tracker
Due to the
successes Algonqui
n College has had
internationally, we
have expanded our
work force. Please
join me in
wecoming Nadia
Ramseier to the
International
Education Centre
at Algonquin
College.
Nadia comes to us with 6 years of experience in the
International Department of Georgian College, and three of
those years as International Education and Training
Recruitment and Marketing Officer.
More recently Nadia has worked with Carleton University's
English as a Second Language Department as a Sales and
Recuitment Officer and as Manager, International Student
Services.
If you have not met Nadia already, you may see her in your
country sooner than later.
Pre-Departure Orientation To Help Your
Students
Although it's mid Summer in Canada, Algonquin College is still
busy with activitiy. Specifically, we are preparing for the
arrival of hundreds of International students. In order to be
as prepared as possible, we suggest you forward the following
PRE-DEPARTURE PRESENTATION to your clients. If you have
any questions, don't hesitate to contact my office at
[email protected]
If your students are already in Canada, make sure to let
them know about our on-campus Orientation Days between
August 25 and August 28, 2008.
The Orientation for International Students will give your
students an opportunity to meet the staff, make new friends
and learn about important College services, and will be held
on
Friday, August 29, 2008
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
in Room T102
CEC Agent Fair
An Algonquin
representative will be
attending the 11th Annual
CEC Agent Fair that will
take place in
Montreal in November. If
are you planning on making
the trip to Canada, please
do let us know as we would
love to meet with you. Just
send us an email at
[email protected] and we can arrange a
convenient time.
Game designers and developers wanted!
Algonquin College,
through the School of
Media and Design, is
offering an innovative
program in Game
Development, and was
proud to see its
first students graduate
this summer...especially
as most of them
already have a job!
Massive industry demand in regions of Canada, the United
States and throughout the world led to the creation of the
program. is the first program in Canada concentrating on
game design and development recognized by the Ministry of
Education in the province of Ontario. "There are about 25
different career paths for game developers," says Tanya
Hawley, co-ordinator and creator of the three-year program.
"Game designers, developers, programmers, and engineers
are the main employment opportunities. But jobs like graphic
designer or software developer are other options. Animator;
sound designer, game tester, level and character designer or
video creators are other possibilities." The program is almost
entirely project-based - meaning students create games and
their components during their three years of study, rather
than write tests, exams or essays.
Watch and share this CTV news broadcast about our Game
Developer Program with your students!
Algonquin on the move this coming fall...
The International Education
Centre will be sending our
recruiters overseas in the Fall
2008.
If we are in your country/city
and you would like to meet with
us, please send us an email at
[email protected]
August in
TURKEY
September in
SOUTH KOREA
MONTENEGRO
CHINA
ZAMBIA
LONDON Study World Agent Workshop
October in
MOROCCO
VIETNAM
November in
VIETNAM
TURKEY
MIDDLE EAST
MONTREAL CEC Agent Workshop
December in
BERMUDA
MIAMI ICEF Americas Workshop
We look forward to hopefully meeting you soon!
Matt Wheatley
Public Relations/Marketing Officer International Education Centre
Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K2G 1V8
Canada Phone: (613) 727-4723, ext. 7037
Fax: (613) 727-7665
[email protected]
http://www.algonquincollege.com