“As an academic administrator … I often worry about losing touch with the core business of the university: teaching and research,” writes Queen’s University Principal Daniel Woolf, who reflects on the ways in which he has tried to remain involved with teaching and research as the head of a university. Woolf notes that teaching can ...
From left to right: David Iremadze, Director of Graduate Business Studies; Dave Twynam, former Dean of the Faculty of Management; Glynis Steen, Dean of the Faculty of Trades and Applied Technology; and Tracy Gillis, Accounting Professor, have all had a hand in developing the new Graduate Certificate in Business program. Vancouver Island University has introduced a ...
Simon Fraser University, the City of Surrey, and Siemens Canada have partnered to provide advanced learning and certification opportunities for engineering students and professionals. The collaboration will see the introduction of the Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program at SFU’s Surrey campus—which will enable participants to obtain certification directly from Siemens—and an in-kind grant of sophisticated ...
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are investing $25.06 million in a project at Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine in Montréal. A federal release states that the funding will allow CHU Sainte-Justine to create a technology centre for pediatric rehabilitation in Montréal. “The Marie Enfant Rehabilitation Centre is recognized as a centre of excellence in ...
Pratishtha Kohli did her undergraduate degree as an international student at the University of Toronto and is working on her master's degree at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. (Hart House) Ontario’s universities are becoming increasingly dependent on revenues from international students, according to new research by CBC. Research shows that the number of international ...
The Government of Canada has announced that it will invest $840K in Collège André-Grasset, which combined with a $1.44M contribution from the school and its partners will result in a total investment of $2.28M. A federal release notes that the funds will be used to refurbish and upgrade the school’s chemistry lab and adjacent facilities, which ...
Fleming College and Queen’s University have signed the first degree pathway agreement between the schools. The agreement will allow eligible graduates of Fleming’s Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees certificate program to pursue a Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree (Honours) at Queen’s. “This is a groundbreaking agreement for Fleming College, and it is ...
HEC Montréal has received renewed accreditation by the Association of MBAs of the United Kingdom for a five-year period. HEC Montréal reports that this means its business school will continue to hold AACSB International, AMBA, and EQUIS accreditation in management education, reportedly making it one of two schools in the country to hold these three ...
The University of Regina says it is moving toward becoming a smoke-free campus. Starting in September 2017, the university will no longer permit smoking or the use of any tobacco products in any building or vehicles on university land. Further, the school plans to reduce the number of designated outdoor smoking areas from 19 to ...
Burlington's Grant Fraser is taking golf and resort management to McMaster. - Submitted photo McMaster University has acquired the Burlington-based Golf Management Institute of Canada, and the McMaster Center for Continuing Education will soon be offering an online diploma course in Golf & Resort Management. “Going forward we will be able to offer a diploma from ...
Young Indian women who have passed international English exams are sought after by families desperate to get their sons into western countries to work and eventually immigrate. Media outlets in India reportedly state that there is a “booming matrimony market” for international students who can help would-be spouses migrate to a Western country. “Families are looking ...
Over the past two decades, philanthropist Seymour Schulich has given what he estimates to be $350M to postsecondary education in the form of direct faculty sponsorships, student scholarships, and more. When asked about his reasons for giving, Schulich states two reasons in particular: “to be counted among the great Canadian philanthropists” and to encourage other ...
Brescia University College received a $1M gift, the single largest donation in the institution's history, from the Ursuline Sisters of Chatham in Ontario. The donation will establish the Ursuline Sisters Chatham Legacy Fund, a flexible endowed fund that will allow the university to support projects that enhance the educational experience. “I am humbled by the ...
The leaders of multiple postsecondary education institutions have co-signed a historic partnership agreement with the City of Montreal that will see the parties engage in collaboration and the development of an office of higher education in the city. The agreement will see the city support higher education institutions in infrastructure projects, research, and government representation; and ...
Ryerson University and McMaster University have partnered to launch a research initiative dedicated to introducing social robotics and artificial intelligence into clinical health care. The Smart Robots for Health Communication project is a collaboration between David Harris Smith, a professor in the department of communication studies and multimedia at McMaster; Frauke Zeller, a professor in ...
An agreement between WestJet and the Mount Royal University aviation program will allow students access to pilot mentors and pricey simulators. (Mike Symington/CBC) The aviation program at Mount Royal University has partnered with WestJet to give MRU students the opportunity to benefit directly from WestJet’s staff and resources. An MRU release states that the partnership ...
Durham College has announced that it will offer its first four-year degree program beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year. The school’s Honours Bachelor of Health Care Technology Management is reportedly the first program of its kind in Canada. A college release states that the program will help students to bridge the gap between health care ...
The Government of Canada has launched a $50M program called CanCode, which will allow 500,000 K-12 students to learn coding and other digital skills. The program also aims to encourage young women, Indigenous Canadians, and under-represented groups to pursue careers in the STEM fields; and will provide 500 teachers with the necessary training and tools ...
Niagara College’s Civil Engineering Technician Program has been accredited by Technology Accreditation Canada for a five-year period. The auditing team noted Niagara’s breadth of subject matter as a key program strength, as well as the academic qualifications and industry experience of the college’s faculty. “Accrediting its Civil Engineering Technician program demonstrates Niagara’s strong leadership and ...
The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are investing $9.6M in projects at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and Cégep de Trois-Rivières. UQTR will allocate part of the funding to the Quebec interuniversity personalized medicine platform, which brings together researchers specializing in molecular biomarkers that support the detection and prevention of cancer and ...
