Canadian university news, opinion, careers — University Affairs
网页BY OLIVIA GRANDY SEP 26 2024. Nipissing hosts inaugural fundraising gala. BY SUSAN GOLDBERG SEP 23 2024. Federal government further reduces cap on international student study permits. BY MOIRA MACDONALD SEP 20 2024. Canada’s largest student-run fashion show demonstrates the power of university clubs. BY …
September-October 2024 — University Affairs
网页FEATURES. Repositioning ÉTS: Kathy Baig’s vision for the future of engineering in Quebec. SEP 25 2024. Manitoba’s road to recovery. SEP 18 2024. Universities struggle to keep up with constant international student policy changes. SEP 11 2024.
Time to rethink Canada’s international education strategy
网页2024年1月10日 · Between 2014, the year of the country’s first formal international education strategy, and 2022, the number of study permits granted to international students rose from 330,000 to 805,000, 40 per cent of them at universities. The idea was that Canada could offer a high-quality education at a globally competitive price in a safe country that ...
Positioning Canada’s universities for the future
网页2023年12月6日 · D eep Saini began his term as the chair of the board of directors for Universities Canada in October 2023. The 18th principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University, he is a career academic with a research background in plant biology. He most recently served as president of Dalhousie University and, prior to that, was vice-chancellor and president of the University of Canberra in Australia.
Canadian universities largely unaffected by China’s sudden ban on ...
网页2023年3月28日 · News Canadian universities largely unaffected by China’s sudden ban on international credentials obtained online. The ban comes three years after China had agreed to recognize coursework completed online at foreign institutions during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new normal on campus — University Affairs
网页2021年6月9日 · The Université de Sherbrooke set itself apart among Quebec universities in that it continued to offer many in-person educational activities. About 60 per cent of fall semester courses were held in person. We knew we absolutely needed to protect students and help them to maintain as normal a life as possible.
Federal government further reduces cap on international student …
网页2024年9月20日 · Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced Sept. 18 that this year’s first-ever cap on new international student study permits is “here to stay” and that it will see a further 10 per cent cut in 2025. That level will be maintained for 2026. Master’s and doctoral students, previously exempt, will be folded ...
COVID-19: updates for Canada’s universities - University Affairs
网页Ontario has marked its highest COVID-19 test positivity rate since mid-January, with hospitalizations up 30 per cent, according to CBC News. However, more Ontario universities have announced the end of masking and vaccination requirements on May 1. The University of Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Carleton University – which has seen ...
University community welcomes Budget 2024
网页2024年4月19日 · Budget 2024 also includes measures to substantially increase funding for scholarships and bursaries, as well as for initiatives designed to facilitate access to education and support the student population. This year, the government decided to increase the full-time Canada Student Grant to $4,200 …
Imagining the post-pandemic university — University Affairs
网页2021年10月22日 · Since the coronavirus landed early last year, the situation in academia has been grim. Layoffs and furloughs have swept the sector, with women and racialized faculty left especially vulnerable.Some smaller institutions – especially south of the border – are facing insolvency and closure.Student residences have become sites of outbreak.Women scholars’ research output has plummeted.