A Nova Scotia pilot program designed to recruit and retain international students is being expanded across Atlantic Canada. In September, the Study and Stay Program will reportedly launch in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island. “There are two key activities that are going to happen with the initiative. The first is attracting and recruiting ...
Red Deer College has reportedly received approval to launch a four-year Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation and Visual Effects in September 2018. “This is a historic day for our College, as this is the first four-year degree that we fully offer at RDC, and it’s a tremendous step in our journey to becoming a ...
A new report released by the Province of Ontario calls on universities to make international fees more transparent, reports the Globe and Mail. While the province has capped domestic tuition increases at 3% per year, no such cap is said to exist for international students. Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development Mitzie Hunter stated ...
A new federal pilot program will help colleges and polytechnics partner with businesses and non-profits to provide paid internships for students. A Government of Canada release reports that the new program builds on the federal government’s commitment to invest $221M into Mitacs as part of an effort to create 10,000 paid internships for postsecondary students each year. ...
Studying as an international student in Canada can be extremely rewarding, but requires “nerves of steel,” writes Prajwala Dixit. Reflecting on her experience as an international student, the author notes that social isolation, culture shock, and xenophobic experiences remain significant challenges to international students during their studies. Further, barriers to gaining permanent residency create difficulties ...
A partnership between Carleton University and the All India Council for Technical Education will aim to support women tech entrepreneurs in Canada and India. A Carleton release states that the Canada-India Acceleration Program will help Canadian women scale-up their companies in untapped markets in cities across India with mentorship from global entrepreneurs, more than 200 ...
The University of Toronto’s decision to charge domestic tuition rates for international PhD students signals a new step in the school’s efforts to attract leading talent from around the world, reports Times Higher Education. The article outlines how the university’s decision was impacted by negotiations with the Ontario government, which agreed to allow UofT to use a grant supporting ...
McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management has announced that it will launch a new Masters of Management in Analytics this summer. The one-year program is described as an intensive pre-experience program that covers the fundamentals of data and decision analytics, team management and leadership, and opportunities for interdisciplinary study. “Organizations across sectors are seeing the ...
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to India – at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – for a state visit from February 17 to 23. Canada and India enjoy a special relationship that is based on a common language, similar institutions and forms of government, and a commitment to ...
Dear Shastri friends! Seasons Greetings! This is the last call to receive completed applications for the below mentioned programmes offered through Government of India funding. Interested candidates are advised to submit proposals timely to avoid last minute rush and pressure on the Grant Management System (GMS) which results in slow processing/inactive sessions and sometimes even leading to ...
The Newfoundland and Labrador Government has funded a pilot employment program for international students that will help them become permanent residents of the province, according to the Northern Pen. The Student Internship Pilot Program will be delivered by the Association for New Canadians, and will connect full-time international students enrolled at provincial postsecondary institutions to small- or medium-sized businesses ...
Nearly half of parents who took part in a worldwide survey say that they would consider sending their children abroad for university. Of the 8,481 parents across 15 countries who took part in the survey, 42% said they would consider an international university education for their child, compared to just 35% of parents in 2016. ...
The federal government has announced that it is creating 10,000 paid internships per year by 2020-2021 through an investment of $221M in Mitacs. “Through these 10,000 paid internships, Canadian students will get the hands-on learning experience and skills required to successfully transition from the classroom to the workforce,” said Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic ...
PATIALA: Recognising the mutual benefits to be gained through a cooperative programme promoting scholarly activities and international understanding, Punjabi University, Patiala and the University of Fraser Valley (UFV), Canada, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here on Friday. The MoU shall be valid for three years from today but could be renewed or extended by ...
New initiative to support Canadian businesses Ottawa-based Indo-Canadian organizations collaborate with Carleton University to help Canadian businesses and newly-landed immigrants. Ottawa, Canada - To support Ottawa-based business and new immigrants to Canada, two key Ottawa-based Indo-Canadian organizations have created a collaborative initiative with Carleton University’s Canada-India Centre for Excellence (CICE) to connect Canadian businesses with talent, market ...
Poster Quebec Films 2017(1) CENTRE FOR CANADIAN, US AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH LE BUREAU DU QUÉBEC À MUMBAI INVITES YOU TO A FILM FESTIVAL Indigenous Peoples in Québec New Perspectives, New Voices JNU 1:30 PM: LE PEUPLE INVISIBLE (2007) Directed by renowned Quebec poet and singer Richard Desjardins, ‘The Invisible People’ critically revisits the forgotten history of unequal relationships between ...
The University of Toronto, Mount Allison University, Simon Fraser University, Bishop’s University, and McGill University have all received best-in-Canada designations in this year’s Maclean’s university rankings report. U of T was named Canada’s Top School by Reputation, while MtA took home the title of Top Undergraduate University. SFU was named Top Comprehensive University, Bishop’s was ...
The Schulich School of Business at York University has been ranked the top business school in Canada and eighth in the world among two-year MBA programs outside the US by Forbes. The 2017 Forbes “Best Business Schools” global survey measured the Return on Investment (ROI) experienced by MBA graduates from the Class of 2012 five ...
Lakehead University has officially opened its new Student Central, a space at the heart of its Thunder Bay campus where new and current students can receive a variety of Enrolment Services and supports in a “one stop” format. Enrolment Services includes Undergraduate Recruitment; Undergraduate Admissions; Student Awards and Financial Aid; and Academic Advising, Records and ...
