A rendering of Ex-Alta 2 orbiting the Earth. (Nick Sorensen/AlbertaSat, background Samantha Cristoforetti/NASA) Students from the University of Alberta and University of Manitoba are celebrating the launch of their satellites this month. The Ex-Alta 2, designed by UAlberta students to capture images of active wildfires from orbit, was launched earlier this month aboard the Falcon 9 SpaceX ...
Beal University, a private institution based in Maine, has been given conditional approval by the Government of New Brunswick to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The 32-month program will include online training, followed by clinical training and a practicum placement at Sackville Memorial Hospital, which the university is currently renovating. “The community has ...
Vancouver Film School and Kwantlen Polytechnic University have partnered on a pathway program that will give students the opportunity to earn both a diploma and a degree in three years. Graduates of VFS’s advanced diploma in Writing for Film, Television & Games will be able to take a VFS-KPU Pathway Program to gain advanced entry ...
QS Top Universities has released its QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. These rankings assessed programs from over 1,500 institutions across 54 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas. The University of Toronto was recognized for appearing in the Top 50 for 48 different subjects. Both U of T and the University of British ...
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The federal government has announced that it will extend expiring postgraduation work permits (PGWPs) for up to 18 months. Former international students who are eligible for the program will reportedly be contacted with information about how to opt in and apply for the additional 18-month work permit. The decision to extend the program was made ...
The Government of Canada is providing $80M over five years to support new infrastructure for the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative, which is led by Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) and the University of Alberta. The funds will support the construction of a 40,000-square-foot facility that will be able to produce new and critical medicines, as well ...
Durham College has launched two initiatives that will help meet the labour demand for healthcare professionals. The Internationally Educated Nurses initiative provides a tuition-free opportunity for nurses who were trained outside of Canada to prepare to meet the College of Nurses of Ontario education requirement. Durham’s Personal Support Worker (PSW) to Practical Nurse Bridge will ...
Colleges Ontario recently released a set of sector-wide standards that will protect international students. The standards include transparent and accurate marketing, requiring international agents to complete an endorsed agent training program, ensuring that students receive key information before arriving in Ontario, and providing students with help adjusting. Colleges will be expected to be compliant by ...
At the University of Waterloo, master’s student Monika Mikhail and university researchers worked together to improve the energy efficiency of an on-campus office building. The National Observer reports that the evolv1 building was designed to be an energy-efficiency showpiece that relied on minimal fossil fuels and contributed extra power to the electrical grid with its solar panels. ...
The creation of new pathways between Queen’s University and five Ontario colleges—Algonquin College, Cambrian College, Mohawk College, Seneca College, and St Lawrence College—will open up a new route to registration as a professional engineer for college graduates. Through these pathways, college engineering technology graduates will be able to move from the final year of their ...
Lakehead University and the City of Orilla launched an innovation hub that will focus on innovation and research programming to drive business and employment. The city has committed $500K toward the three-year project, which will bring people and ideas from a variety of industries to the city. Lakehead also opened its Nursing Skills Lab, which ...
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is seen making a $58.9 million funding announcement for a new medical school campus at Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S., on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (CTV Atlantic/ Kyle Moore) Cape Breton University will receive $58.9M in funding from the Government of Nova Scotia to develop its new medical school within the next ...
Niagara College and the US-based Niagara University have signed two agreements that will give college students the opportunity to further their studies at the university. The Dual Admission agreement will give eligible Niagara graduates guaranteed acceptance to a degree program associated with their college studies, along with a scholarship and access to an internship or ...
During a recent trade mission to India led by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, postsecondary institutions connected with and struck partnerships with Indian institutions as part of a broader effort to foster collective knowledge exchange between SK and India. The University of Saskatchewan signed Memorandums of Understanding with Chandigarh University, the National Institue Technology Jalandhar, and ...
The Government of Canada has established five new research hubs that will strengthen the country’s biomanufacturing and life sciences sector. The hubs will be led by the University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, Université de Montréal, the University of Ottawa, McMaster University, and the University of Toronto and will host research, training, and development ...
Toronto Metropolitan University’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst has partnered with the SANS Institute to launch the Certifications for Leadership in Cybersecurity (CLIC) program. Designed to address the growing, global demand for cybersecurity professionals, this dual-certification program will offer participants the opportunity to earn two globally recognized SANS GIAC certifications. CLIC students will participate in six months ...
14 research teams from postsecondary institutions and organizations across Canada will be receiving $12M in combined funding for projects on health care transitions. The funds will support interdisciplinary research teams that are working on projects related to patient transitions. The research teams will collaborate with health care providers, people with lived experience, caregivers, and decision-makers ...
In a recent Global News article, Andrew Benson discusses the ways that AI technology could change the postsecondary landscape in Saskatchewan. Some professors are already using ChatGPT for help with their own work. “Personally, I’ve been using it for just about everything,” said University of Regina professor Alec Couros. “Emails, discussions with students, and developing lessons.” Couros ...
McGill University, Cegep à L’Assomption, and Cégep de Thetford have announced new programs over the last week. L’Assomption will offer a Techniques d'orthèses visuelles program this Fall. The program is partly offered in a blended format, where students will be able to decide whether to attend many of their weekly lectures in-person or online. McGill ...
In a recent interview with the EvoLLLution, April Philpotts of the University of Waterloo discusses recent trends and strategies in continuing education and the postsecondary sector. Philpotts touches on issues such as the rise of AI and the decrease in the shelf life of STEM degrees and the impact these are having on the sector ...
