1. CALDO A Consortium of Leading Canadian Universities

2. CALDO
CALDO is a consortium of 9 leading Canadian research universities (all members of the U15):
Committed to international cooperation and student mobility
Cooperating with a broad range of international partners
Foreign governments, government agencies, university organizations, NGOs and corporations
Focusing on sponsored graduate students, bilateral student mobility and research collaboration
Providing a single point of contact to international students and their sponsors

3. CALDO Members Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta
Ottawa, Ontario
Quebec City, Quebec
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Calgary, Alberta
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Waterloo, Ontario
London, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario

4. Why CALDO? All CALDO University members:
Maintain high academic standards for teaching and research
Offer comprehensive range of academic programs
Are complementary in terms of their academic offerings
Boast a proven track record of successful international programming
Showcase the regional and linguistic diversity of Canada
Offer ESL/FSL learning opportunities

5. CALDO History Less than 5 years old, CALDO has grown quickly…
Founded by 4 Canadian Universities
Joint seminar with Australia’s Group of 8
2012 CALDO partners with Brazil
Jan new Canadian Partners join consortium
Feb CALDO becomes a non-profit organization
2015
UBC joins as an associate member

6. 2015 Activities in Brazil 2015 Brazil Road Show
2015 CALDO present at FAUBAI

7. Organizational Approach
With a small central secretariat, CALDO strives to:
Empower its members with its decentralized approach
Connect with members via working groups
Maintain oversight and decision-making through management committees
Adjust to priorities and needs of international partners
Offer flexibility so that members and partners can choose projects
Remain open to collaboration within Canada
Be creative

8. CALDO The CALDO Advantage
International students & sponsors connect to leading Canadian universities through one access point…
CALDO
Student Support
Differential Fees*
Central Invoicing
Reporting
Centralized services for students
Centralized services for international partners
* For PhD and some research Masters programs.

9. Partnerships in Latin America
CALDO is developing an extensive network across Latin America…
Brazil
CNPq
CAPES
FAPESP
Chile
CONICYT
Colombia
CCYK
COLCIENCIAS
ICETEX
Ecuador
SENESCYT
Peru
PRONABEC
CARELEC
CAREC
Uruguay
ANII

10. CALDO Programs Undergraduate mobility (degree seeking or not)
CALDO offers a number of different programming options…
Incoming
Undergraduate mobility (degree seeking or not)
Graduate mobility (degree seeking or not)
Research internships
Outgoing
Student mobility
Collaborative
International recruitment
Research programs
Cotutelles

11. Rankings (Source: QS world ranking)
91st World university in the Faculty life sciences and medicine
31st in the QS World Universities in the area of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
102nd World university in the Faculty life sciences and medicine
In the 100 Best World Universities in medical research

12. Rankings (Source: QS world ranking)
In the 150 best world universities in Ocean’s studies
In the 150 best world universities in Geography studies
In the 150 best world universities in Forestry studies
In the 200 best in the world in several Engineering disciplines (civil, chemical, mechanical)

13. Rankings (Source: QS world ranking)
125th World Faculty for life sciences and medicine
In the 150 best world universities in Chemistry and Media studies
In the 100 Best World Universities in Geography and Area Studies
In the 150 best world universities in Business

14. Rankings (Source: QS world ranking)
In the 100 Best World Universities in Agriculture studies
Ranked 47th in the QS World Universities in the area of Veterinary Science
57th World university in the Faculty Engineering and Technology
Ranked 24th in the computer science & information systems
Ranked 20th in Mathematics
Ranked 48th in the area of Geography and Area studies

15. Rankings (Source: QS world ranking)
In the 100 Best World Universities in psychology, and in business studies
In the 150 Best World Universities in geography, medicine, statistics and chemical eng.

16. Undergraduate Placement Service (UPS)
The UPS guides undergraduate students step by step to:
Help students find the right university
Connect through social media
Provide students with one-on-one advice
Help students find a suitable university for the program of their choice
Connect students to faculty members & CALDO Advisors
Place students in academic programs
Assess language skills and identify training opportunities
Arrange internship placements or support students in finding their own placement

17. Graduate Placement Service (GPS)
The GPS provides support before, during and after admission to:
Guide students through the application process
Provide advice on study and research opportunities across CALDO
Facilitate the pre-admission assessment
Assist in identifying and connecting with potential supervisors
PhD and research Masters candidates
Support students during their transition to Canada
Guide students on practical aspects of living in Canada
Advice on housing and transportation
Help with finding internship opportunities
Facilitate students’ personal, academic and professional integration

18. 26 632 11 253 1400 5 Stats 3x likes in FB in one year Mar 2014 was 400
CONICYT grad students (Chile)
632
SwB undergrads (Brazil) 5
Countries visited in 2014 (fairs)
253
SwB grad students (Brazil)
2011/ 11
PhD students (Colombia)
2014

19. Programs for Consideration
To complement existing programs, CALDO plans to:
Develop an Internet-based network of Latin America scholars & students
Collaborate on curriculum development
Create ESL/FSL programming
Broaden research collaboration with Partners institutions and universities
Webinars
Support PhD cotutelles

20. Contacts:
Rodrigo Delgado
Partnerships & Project Manager
Paulo Carvalho
Placement coordinator