From Dalhousie to Tanzania: An Interview with Queen Elizabeth Scholars Matt Jalink and Keisha Jefferies
The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship Program (QES)
aims to build a dynamic community of young global leaders in Canada and
across the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth Scholars engage in projects
both at home and abroad, encompassing international education, discovery
and inquiry, and professional experiences. Queen Elizabeth Scholars
undertake projects that provide meaningful learning experiences, with
the potential to create lasting impact. Dalhousie University has teamed
up with its partners in the Caribbean, Uganda and Tanzania to develop an
international student mobility project, funded by QES, for current
Dalhousie students and students in other Commonwealth countries looking
to study at Dal. The Global Health Office manages the relationship
between our partner associations and Dalhousie, collaborating with many
units across campus, and within the QES network, to make these projects possible.
We recently sat down with two Queen
Elizabeth Scholars who are both heading to Tanzania this summer, Matt
Jalink (Intern) and Keisha Jefferies (Scholar), to learn about their
projects.