

SEIDO Student Officer Helps Host Managing Director-General of the Asian Development Bank
In 1970, one in two Asians[1] were in poverty. By 1995, that number dropped to one in five, according to Managing Director-General of the Asian Development Bank Rajat M. Nag. Nag spoke at The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada on November 26th, 2012 thanks to an invite from the Saskatchewan Economic & International Development Officer Program (SEIDO). In order for this progress to continue, Nag believes Asia needs to work towards growth that i


SEIDO Students Get their Day with the American Consul-General
The Saskatchewan Economic & International Development Officer Program (SEIDO) was in for a treat November 15-16th, 2012 as SEIDO Student Officers helped host American Consul-General Peter Kujawinski on campus for his first visit to Saskatchewan. “The nature of the Saskatoon portion of the visit was mainly commercial,” says SEIDO Student Officer Carolyn Aziz. “Because Saskatoon has so much potential as well as a strong trade relationship with the United States, we wanted to sh


SEIDO Students Host the WISER Series--Saskatchewan International: Our Oil & Gas Sector and Abroa
The Saskatchewan Economic & International Development Officer Program (SEIDO), the Eric Anderson, Saskatchewan resource consultant and host of Rawlco Radio’s Prosperity Saskatchewan, hosted the full-day event, leading University of Saskatchewan students through the universe of international oil and gas and Saskatchewan’s role in it. The event also featured executive-level guest speakers from high profile oil and gas companies operating in the province, including a special pre
SEIDO Students Take On SREDA Practicums
A pilot internship project between the Saskatchewan Economic & International Development Officer Program (SEIDO) and the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) has given six University of Saskatchewan students the opportunity to partake in actual foreign direct investment research. Students Megan Doepker, Wisam Salih, Anna Burton, Jonathon Neufeldt, Edward Tang, and Carolyn Aziz – all participants trained in the SEIDO - were enlisted in the pilot six-month