The University of Ottawa has announced the creation of the Security and Policy Institute of Professional Development, which it describes in a news release as “a powerhouse of information on security matters.” The program will offer an independent forum dedicated to the discussion of security issues with an eye toward policy and strategic planning. “The ...
York University has announced the location of its proposed Markham campus. The proposed campus, to be created in collaboration with Seneca College, would be located in the rapidly developing Markham Centre, on 5 acres of land donated by the city. YorkU also announced that York Regional Council has approved up a contribution of up to $25 ...
NEW DELHI: The government has decided to make it mandatory for over 5,000 scientists, working in different central agencies including the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to undertake 12 hours of lecture classes in an academic year in public-funded schools and colleges across the country. Announcing the decision, Union science and technology minister Jitendra ...
AHMEDBAD: The Supreme Court (SC) order giving directions to admit students who have not cleared their entrance test in Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Application (MCA), Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Pharmacy will be beneficial to around 1,850 students who were earlier given provisional admissions by the self-financed institutes. The apex court in ...
NEW DELHI: HRD minister Smriti Z Irani will be in a retreat with vice-chancellors of 39 central universities in Chandigarh for two days, September 12-13, to discuss ministry's new vision on higher education, take stock of their function and prepare the road ahead. Irani already had similar interactions with directors of IITs and IIMs. The minister ...
Ontario has released the strategic mandate agreement (SMA) it signed with Sheridan College. The SMA cites as Sheridan’s key areas of differentiation its collaborative initiatives with municipalities and industries, its "Creative Campus" philosophy, and its world-renowned Faculty of Animation, Arts and Design. The SMA highlights Sheridan’s use of Professional Advisory Councils for all full-time programs, ...
The strategic mandate agreement (SMA) signed between Seneca College and Ontario identifies the college’s built-in transfer pathways, flexible programs, and innovative teaching and learning as its key areas of differentiation. The SMA notes that Seneca supports economic development through its applied research centres in areas including open technology, aviation, big data and business analytics, and ...
Polytechnics Canada has released its 2015 pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, calling for the federal government to target its investments in areas with demonstrated demand for action. The submission concentrates on 2 key areas: “increasing the competitiveness of Canadian businesses through research, development, innovation and commercialization; and maximizing the number and ...
York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, with the support of Ontario, has launched JustBalance, a new website that offers resources for law student wellness and mental health. The University of Toronto, the University of Ottawa, the University of Windsor, Queen’s University, Western University, and Lakehead University are also members of the website. JustBalance provides support ...
A new program at McMaster University will offer students the opportunity to augment their health sciences education with business training. The new Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization Bachelor’s/Master’s program, offered through the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Science with support from the DeGroote School of Business, will include courses on drug discovery and development, laboratory research ...
he University of British Columbia has partnered with edX, a provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), and will launch 4 new MOOCs this fall. Professor Edward Slingerland will be launching a MOOC on a topic he has taught before, but will use the MOOC to experiment with new ways of delivering and assessing material. ...
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has published a new report that examines trends in tuition and compulsory fees in Canada. The CCPA predicts in the report that undergraduate tuition and compulsory fees will rise by 13% over the next 4 years, a forecast that echoes the organization's 2013 figures. The report also looks at ...
Interim University of Saskatchewan President Gordon Barnhart has announced that the institution is changing course on its controversial TransformUS initiative. Barnhart told uSask students and faculty that TransformUS “was too big,” “unfolded too quickly,” and was “top-heavy rather than distributed.” He also said that the projected 2016 deficit of $44.5 M that instigated the TransformUS process was not as ...
BANGALORE: Like the four-year undergraduate programme of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and one-year LLM programme offered by several institutions, a postgraduate degree offered by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has come under the scanner of the University Grants Commission (UGC). This is because the course — Master of Public Health (Honours) ...
BANGALORE: Like the four-year undergraduate programme of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and one-year LLM programme offered by several institutions, a postgraduate degree offered by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has come under the scanner of the University Grants Commission (UGC). This is because the course — Master of Public Health (Honours) ...
KOLKATA: Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta is offering executive programme for Global Economics in association with Ivory Education. The classes are made available across the country through e-learning. Indian Institute of Management is one of the highest ranked business schools in the world. It is ranked first amongst the top 70 global school as ...
The CBC has published a report on the increasing use of part-time faculty at Canadian universities. According to the report, universities are not hiring tenure-track faculty at a rate that is consistent with increasing enrolment, and are making up the difference by increasing class sizes and hiring sessional instructors. At some institutions, part-time faculty members ...
7 Ontario universities have collaborated to create a professional development website for graduate students. McMaster University, Queen’s University, the University of Guelph, the University of Ottawa, the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo, and Western University have launched MyGradSkills.ca, which offers free, online training tools to help graduate students looking to build their skills ...
The board of governors at the University of Manitoba has approved a new strategic enrolment strategy that focuses on increased graduate enrolment in programs such as science, engineering, agriculture, and medicine. The plan also focuses on increasing the number of self-declared Indigenous students on campus. According to the plan, uManitoba hopes to increase graduate ...
Dalhousie University has published its strategic plan for 2014–2018, entitled “Inspiration and Impact.” The plan outlines Dal’s 5 strategic priorities: enhance the transformative power of teaching and learning; expand the opportunities for research, scholarly and artistic work; catalyze the intellectual, social and economic development of our communities; take our place nationally and internationally; and build ...
Based out of New Delhi with a strong ground presence, penetrative network, and growing Canadian and Indian member ranks, ICEC is India's top NGO fostering stronger bilateral relations between Canada and India in the field of education.
ICEC has counselled over 20,000 students, offering students FREE admission counselling, information and support, scholarship updates, internship visits in Canada, pre-departure sessions and guidance. ICEC is dedicated to empowering the students of India to access the best educational and career opportunities in the world.
