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Educational Outreach: Halifax

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Halifax Port Authority Partners with University in International Student Program
 
The Halifax Port Authority has entered into a partnership for a new international student internship program with Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University with assistance from the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association Atlantic Section. Through this program, international students at Saint Mary’s University will gain work experience through paid internships at the port authority.

"The goal of this program is very simple. We want to provide international students currently studying in Halifax with the opportunity to get the work experience they need to enter the work force and stay in Nova Scotia," said Karen Oldfield, the port authority’s president and CEO. "This is important, and we invite other companies and organizations in Nova Scotia to do the same."

The program will get underway this year. The Halifax Port Authority will hire two internship students per year for three years. The duration of the internships may be four months or eight months, depending on the requirements of Saint Mary’s University, availability of the students, and port authority work requirements.

"We are very excited about this new program and what it means for international students," said Dr. Colin Dodds, president and vice chancellor of Saint Mary’s University. "We hear far too often from international students that they love Nova Scotia and want to stay in this beautiful province but they don’t have the practical work experience that will allow them to do so. This program is designed to address that issue."
 

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