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October 26, 2018Written by: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Ethiopian cabinet sees equal representation in sexes Women now hold 10 of Ethiopia’s 20 ministerial posts, making it the second African country after Rwanda to have a gender-balanced cabinet. In a Parliamentary speech on October 16 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said women were “less corrupt [than men]” and could bring change in the country. This push for equal representation is part of Abiy’s reform plan. Several female ministers will oversee key ministries such as the intelligence agencies. Abiy also reduced the 28 ministries to 20. He has pushed through reforms in Ethiopia…
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January 25, 2015Surrey SFU welcomed 42 computing science students from across the nation to its 2015 Undergraduate Capstone Open Source Projects (UCOSP) code sprint on January 15–18. Five students from SFU participated, working with mentors on open-source software projects in teams of…
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November 23, 2014Vancouver Attendees explored the connection between religion and violence at a lecture and book launch by Karen Armstrong based on her newest work, Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence, on November 17 at The Playhouse. Hosted by…
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September 29, 2014Woodward's Last Wednesday, Andrew Yan, a senior urban planner with Bing Thom Architects and researcher with BTAworks, hosted a panel discussion titled “Vancouver in the 21st Century” at SFU Woodward’s. The topic covered various aspects of life in Vancouver, “through…
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September 8, 2014Woodward's SFU Woodward’s played host to CreativeMornings Vancouver last Friday, September 5. The event featured Andrea Chlebak, Senior Digital Intermediate (DI) Colourist and Director of Creative Services at Central. In her capacity as a colourist she has worked on popular…
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