Riipen in the Media
News
- Outcome Campuse Connect (OCC) Partners with Riipen, Deploying Industry-Focused Experiential Learning Projects to all University and College Students in Canada
Orbis Communications – October 7, 2020 - 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
- RBC Future Launch, Riipen and Saskatchewan Polytechnic continue to deliver new work-integrated learning experiences for students
Saskatchewan Polytechnic - October 15, 2020 - Mohawk receives expanded opportunity for work-integrated learning
Mohawk College – August 10, 2020 - Online work experience for students
University of Southampton – July 24, 2020 - How to adapt experiential learning activities in the time of COVID-19
University Affairs – June 8, 2020
- RBC Future Launch, Riipen and Saskatchewan Polytechnic partner to deliver 300 new work-integrated learning experiences for students
Saskatchewan Polytechnic – October 30, 2019 - Students’ Internships Are Disappearing. Can Virtual Models Replace Them?
The Chronicle of Higher Education – May 13, 2020 - 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
- RBC and Riipen Expand Experiential Learning Partnership for Youth Across Canada
October 15, 2020 - 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 Raises $3.75M to Connect Students with Real-World Projects from Employers
December 11, 2019
- Riipen Wins Reimagine Education’s “Nurturing Employability” Award for Collaboration With The Ontario Government
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
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