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A graduate education is not just about advancing research. Your professional development is also a key part of building your future career. Making yourself competitive in the global market begins the day you arrive on campus. Graduate students can develop professional skills and qualities sought by employers through many UAlberta resources. From cultivating a teaching portfolio to preparing for careers outside academia, there are online resources, workshops and internship opportunities year-round to help you sharpen your skills, gain experience and achieve your career goals.
Participants
- Master's Students
- Doctoral Students
- Professional Students
- Postdoc
Skills Emphasized
- Communication and presentation
- Professional networking
- Research development
- Project management and budget management
- Job search
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Technology commercialization
- Entrepreneurialism
- Teaching
- Research ethics
Services Offered
- Career Counseling
- Courses
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Internships and Work Placements
External Partners
- Private companies/industry
- Non-profit organizations
- Other universities and/or colleges
- Alumni
- Entrepreneurs/Self-employed
- An Advisory Board of experts from within and outside UAlberta
University Collaborations
- Career services/career center
- Communications program
- Writing program or writing center
- Teaching and learning center
CGS is the leading source of information, data analysis, and trends in graduate education. Our benchmarking data help member institutions to assess performance in key areas, make informed decisions, and develop plans that are suited to their goals.
CGS Best Practice initiatives address common challenges in graduate education by supporting institutional innovations and sharing effective practices with the graduate community. Our programs have provided millions of dollars of support for improvement and innovation projects at member institutions.
As the national voice for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource on issues regarding graduate education, research, and scholarship. CGS collaborates with other national stakeholders to advance the graduate education community in the policy and advocacy arenas.
CGS is an authority on global trends in graduate education and a leader in the international graduate community. Our resources and meetings on global issues help members internationalize their campuses, develop sustainable collaborations, and prepare their students for a global future.
