Concordia University of Edmonton has officially opened the Allan Wachowich Centre for Science, Research, and Innovation. A Concordia Edmonton release states that the 30,000 square-foot, $15.9M facility features an Indigenous Knowledge & Research Centre, BMO Centre for Innovation and Applied Research, chemistry and biology labs, Centre for Chinese Studies, and Office of Extension and Culture. ...
Queen’s University has introduced a Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law. According to a release from Queen’s, graduates will be qualified to write the Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant Entry-to-Practice Exam. Queen’s adds that it anticipates an intake of 500 students per year, and that the 66-week program will cover topics such as foundations of ...
Centennial College has officially unveiled its aerospace innovation hub. The Star reports that the $72M facility will accommodate 1,000 students while facilitating new collaborations between academia and industry. Ontario contributed $25.8M to the project, the federal government an additional $18.4M, and Bombardier donated a CRJ2000 plane to Centennial, adds The Star. “This donation represents much more than money,” ...
The Government of Canada has announced an additional $160M in funding through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Major Science Initiatives Fund. The funds include nearly $40M to support collaborative international research at seven research facilities: the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, Ocean Networks Canada at the University of Victoria, the CCGS ...
Simon Fraser University has celebrated the official opening of new state-of-the-art facilities in Surrey’s City Centre, marking the first phase of SFU’s Surrey campus expansion. The facilities will focus on sustainable engineering, and the programming will prepare students for leadership in sectors such as renewable energy, sustainable food and water solutions, and clean power generation. ...
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The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has received nearly $2M from the Government of Canada’s Western Economic Diversification Canada program in support of its Centre for Grid Innovation. The centre will help companies to discover new technologies to generate, manage, and store energy, as well as reducing or eliminating greenhouse gases. The facility is a partnership between NAIT, ...
University of Guelph computer science professor Ali Dehghantanha, director of a new master's program in cyber security, listens as the dean of the university's College of Engineering & Physical Sciences talks about the program during a launch event at the The University of Guelph has introduced a graduate degree in cybersecurity and threat intelligence. A UoGuelph ...
Brock University has launched Law Plus, a four-year, non-credit program that will help students gain pre-law knowledge and hands-on experience in the field. A Brock release states that the program is modelled on Med Plus, which is designed for students studying health care. “Similar to Med Plus, being in the Law Plus program will open ...
https://youtu.be/QqTQGjtg57E Humber College has officially opened the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation. A release states that the facility includes interactive technology zones, digital media studios, cutting-edge prototyping and maker spaces, open concept gathering spaces, and demonstration areas for new products and technologies. “Through the Barrett CTI and across the college, we are working to address the ...
According to the Canadian Press, the economic impact of foreign students in Canada amounted to more than $15B between 2010 and 2016, with growing numbers from India, China, and Vietnam. Universities Canada President Paul Davidson notes that university and government officials across the country are responding by developing an “aligned” strategy to market Canada as a destination ...
Algonquin College has the highest number of online enrolments of all Colleges and CEGEPS in Canada, according to a national survey of online and digital learning. The survey found that Algonquin had 29,600 online course registrations, followed by Fanshawe College with 28,612, Centennial College with 22,528, and the British Columbia Institute of Technology with 20,492. ...
Capilano University has announced that it will open a new branch campus in the fall. A CapilanoU release states that all five of the university’s faculties—Business & Professional Studies; Fine and Applied Arts; Arts and Sciences; Education, Health and Human Development; and Global and Community Studies—will offer courses at the proposed location. “CapU Lonsdale represents ...
Times Higher Education has released a new set of world university rankings that assess institutions against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. THE notes that it creates the rankings by using “carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three broad areas: research, outreach, and stewardship.” A total of six Canadian institutions made the global top 50, with ...
The University of Windsor, in collaboration with Siemens, will now offer an industry certification in mechatronic systems. A UWindsor release explains that the Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program integrates electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering. Instructor Shahpour Alirezaee added that the program will provide training in Programmable Logic Controller skills, which are applicable across several industries. ...
The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières has inaugurated its Desjardin Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub. A release states that the Hub is designed to promote entrepreneurship and innovation while offering information-oriented and skills-based services. UQTR Rector Rector Daniel McMahon called the Hub a gateway to university entrepreneurship where ideas turn into action. UQTR adds that the ...
The Government of Canada has invested $275M in over 370 health research projects across Canada through Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding. CIHR states that 82 of the grants were awarded to early career researchers, and that 11 grants were focused on Indigenous health research. “Health research has the power to help us tackle some ...
15 McGill researchers have received $3.7M in federal grants through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R Evans Leaders Fund, with each recipient also receiving matching funds from the Quebec government. Among the projects funded will be efforts to improve batteries in electric vehicles and develop off-grid energy storage solutions that maximize intermittent renewable energy ...
Kwantlen Polytechnic University has partnered with IBM Canada for a course called Design Thinking and Innovation. According to a KPU release, design thinking is “a solution-based approach to solving problems” that “refers to the steps by which design concepts are developed.” The course features a case-study that enables students to apply the concepts they learn ...
The Smith School of Business at Queen’s University has announced a new partnership with Catalyst Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing women in business. According to a release, the partnership will focus on diversity and inclusion through a corporate discussion forum, research, and training. “At Catalyst, we know that an increasingly diverse workforce powers ...
The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières has introduced a dual-pathway co-op program for its Mechanical Engineering program, which the university says is the first of its kind in Canada. A UQTR release states that the dual-pathway enables students to spend two days at a work site and three days in the classroom each week, thereby ...
