Riipen in the Media
News
- Remote Working Expands Types Of Internships Available To Students
WBBM Newsradio – June 7, 2020 - Connecting college students with virtual internships
Fox 26 Houston – May 15, 2020 - What Students Can Do On A Gap Year During the Pandemic
Forbes – May 7, 2020 - For This Year’s Graduates, A Year Of Purpose
Forbes – April 26, 2020 - Some employers are finding innovative ways to maintain student hiring
Globe and Mail – April 23, 2020
- Don’t cancel summer internships – redesign them
The PIE News – April 16, 2020 - Students Are About To Enter The Most Challenging Job Market, Riipen Steps Up
Techcouver – April 15, 2020 - As Cities Axe Summer Youth Work Programs, Here Are Alternatives to Consider
EdSurge – April 14, 2020 - Riipen's Massively Successful Crowdfunding Campaign Has One Important Lesson
Future of Good – January 24, 2020 - RBC and Riipen launch national experiential learning partnership for Canadian youth
Business Insider – October 9, 2019
- RBC and Riipen launch national experiential learning partnership for Canadian youth
RBC – October 9, 2019 - The Need For Discovery Gap Years, Microinternships As Students Choose College
Forbes – September 10, 2019 - The New Market Places Connecting School and Work
Tech Crunch – September 10, 2019 - Hugh Grant U: What Colleges Can Learn From ‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’
Forbes – August 23, 2019
University Press
- How to adapt experiential learning activities in the time of COVID-19
University Affairs – June 8, 2020 - Students’ Internships Are Disappearing. Can Virtual Models Replace Them?
The Chronicle of Higher Education – May 13, 2020 - RBC Future Launch, Riipen and Saskatchewan Polytechnic partner to deliver 300 new work-integrated learning experiences for students
Saskatchewan Polytechnic – October 30, 2019
- Fanshawe collaborates with Riipen and RBC to provide work-integrated learning across the College
Fanshawe College – October 22, 2019 - Maple League of Universities receives funding for experiential learning platform
Maple League – October 9, 2019 - Virtual internships open doors to real-world experience for RRC business admin students
Red River College – October 8, 2019
- BCITSA and Riipen Partner to Provide Experiential Learning Opportunities to 300 BCIT students
BCIT Student Association – October, 2019
Press Releases
- BHER and Riipen partner to provide 12,000 students with access to work-integrated learning
June 9, 2020 - RBC Future Launch and Riipen Partnership Update
March 4, 2020 - Pearson Canada and Riipen partner to expand and scale work-integrated learning opportunities to all areas of Higher Education
March 3, 2020 - Riipen Wins Reimagine Education’s “Nurturing Employability” Award for Collaboration With The Ontario Government
December 11, 2019 - Riipen Raises $3.75M to Connect Students with Real-World Projects from Employers
December 11, 2019
- RBC et Riipen annoncent un partenariat national d'apprentissage expérientiel pour les jeunes Canadiens
October 9, 2019 - New partnership between George Brown and Riipen offers workplace scenario training for students
September 18, 2018 - Riipen Partners with Thales on Innovation Championship
September 6, 2018 - Riipen and the Canadian Marketing Association Team Up to Deliver Experiential Learning Opportunities to Post-Secondary Students
June 21, 2018
- BC Public Service Pilot with BCIC & Riipen: Bridging the Gap
June 1, 2018 - SUCCESS STORY: Deloitte Digital Design Thinking – Riipen Experience at a Glance
May 28, 2018 - 2018 Ready to Rocket lists Announced to Profile Growth Companies in B.C.’s Technology Sectors
March 19, 2018 - Riipen Awarded Career Ready Funding
May 5, 2018
What's happening in the future of work?
Career Services Steps Up to Help Students Overcome Mass Internship Cancellations
As students worried and desperately searched for alternatives to replace their lost placements, there was one career service professional that could not sit idle. Meet Jennifer Krupp, a career coach from Washington University in St. Louis. In the face of the pandemic, Jennifer single-handedly used the Riipen platform to successfully match 50+ students to virtual internship projects for the summer.
The Realities of Doing a Client Project as a Student
Johnny Swierczynski, a marketing student from the University of Southampton in the UK, reflects on his Riipen project and discusses some of the realities of working with a real client as a student including challenges he faced and some of his key takeaways.
Why Collaborations Between Colleges and Companies Are Important Now More Than Ever
It’s hard to predict what a post-COVID job market will look like but it has become clear that students must be better equipped with the right skills for any outcome. Facing similar concerns, companies and colleges should collaborate on improving the education system to face these past and future challenges. Continue reading to learn more about what a collaboration would look like and how it’s uniquely beneficial during this time.