Dialogues and Insights

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Dialogues and Insights

The Dialogues and Insights lectures bring together outstanding diplomats, thinkers and speakers from all walks of life who are eager to share their expertise and thoughts on complex topics relevant to the academic community, such as climate change, geopolitics, global health, sustainability and urban planning, and eco-friendly transportation.

This lecture series opens the door to international perspectives and provides the perfect setting to discuss and share experiences. Based on the transfer of experiential knowledge, these lectures aim to foster innovative, pragmatic thinking, encouraging participants to consider contemporary issues from a different angle and inviting them to help build the future. The international lectures are also opportunities to exchange information and to create new collaborations.

Hosted by the International Office, in cooperation with the faculties, the Dialogues and Insights lectures are intended for students and professors of the University of Ottawa.

Coming events

Panelists of the event with Marie-Eve Sylvestre.

Women, diplomacy and leadership

Thursday, April 2, 2026 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The Dialogues and Insights lecture series is back this spring. The first event will highlight women in diplomacy and the decisive role they play in international institutions. It will foster in-depth reflection on the contribution of women to foreign policy in a constantly shifting global environment, and on the importance of their involvement in defining major international policy directions.

Event details

Past events

Nov 10

South Africa

uOInternational Dialogues and Insights - South Africa

First conference with H.E Mr. Rieaz Shaik, High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Canada.

Nov 28

China

uOInternational Dialogues and Insights - China

Second conference with H.E Mr. Cong Peiwu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Canada.

Mar 7

United States

uOInternational Dialogues and Insights - United States

Third conference with H.E. David L. Cohen, Ambassador of the United States to Canada.

Poster of the conference with the Francophone Ambassadors Group

Mar 22

Ambassadeurs Francophones

uOInternational Dialogues and Insights - Groupe des Ambassadeurs Francophones

Fourth conference with the Groupe des Ambassadeurs Francophones.

Feb 20

Nurjehan Mawani

uOInternational Dialogues and Insights - Nurjehan Mawani

Fifth conference with Dr. Nurjehan Mawani, Senior Fellow and Inaugural Chair in Global Engagement at Massey College.

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Contact us

International office

Tabaret Hall,
550 Cumberland Street
Ottawa Ontario K1N 6N5
Canada

613-562-5847
Toll-free: 1-877-868-8292
Fax: 613-562-5323

For general inquiries: [email protected]
For partnership requests: [email protected]
For international students: [email protected]