ICRPS 2020 Summer Institute | Brandon, MB, Canada | Jun 18-Jul 01
"Futures of Rural"
The seventeenth International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute will take place in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, from June 18 to July 01, 2020. The institute will be hosted by the Rural Development Institute at Brandon University and the Brandon University Faculty of Arts. The institute will convene for fourteen days and will involve approximately Read More ...
Futures of Rural – looking ahead to 2040 Brandon University will host ICRPS in the summer of 2020. In a rapidly changing world, rural communities are faced with an increasing number of challenges and opportunities. Rural researchers, students and practitioners are working in a rural reality that regularly includes digital change, demographic change, agricultural change, Read More ...
Host The 2020 ICRPS summer institute will be held at the Brandon University, Manitoba ( 270 – 18th Street). Brandon University is a co-educational, non-denominational, government-supported institution within the Province of Manitoba. Its institutional values include personalized education, excellence in teaching and research, creativity and innovation, and community engagement and partnerships. Brandon University embraces cultural Read More ...
For more information, please contact the 2020 Summer Institute organizers: Brandon University William Ashton Wayne Kelly
Innovation • People • Action The year 2020 is a great time to look ahead and explore what change might look like in the year 2040. Future of Planning Rural Regions – How do we plan for the future of rural? Is it interconnected with urban counterparts, while at times frustrated by urban-centred thinking and policy? Read More ...
Host
The 2020 ICRPS summer institute will be held at the Brandon University, Manitoba ( 270 – 18th Street). Brandon University is a co-educational, non-denominational, government-supported institution within the Province of Manitoba. Its institutional values include personalized education, excellence in teaching and research, creativity and innovation, and community engagement and partnerships. Brandon University embraces cultural diversity and is particularly committed to the education of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people.
Brandon University educates students to be engaged citizens and leaders. The institution has a long and strong tradition of liberal education. It began life in 1899 as a Baptist liberal arts college but became non-denominational in 1938. Brandon University received its charter in June 1967 on the occasion of the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra. For further details, please visit the Brandon University website.
Most of the ICRPS 2020 sessions will be held at the Brandon University Campus. Student will also be staying primarily at the campus.
Location
Brandon university is located at the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Brandon is the second-largest city in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the southwestern corner of the province on the banks of the Assiniboine River, approximately 214 km (133 mi) west of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, and 120 km (75 mi) east of the Saskatchewan border. Brandon covers an area of 77.41 km2 (29.89 sq mi) and has a population of 48,859, while its census metropolitan area has a population of 58,003. It is the primary hub of trade and commerce for the Westman region as well as parts of southeastern Saskatchewan and northern North Dakota, an area with a combined population of over 180,000 people. Read More
Maps
Map of the Brandon University campus.
Check out Brandon university campus video below: by Tamara Pimentel