Post-secondary

• Okanagan College president supports post-secondary changes for international students

  The province announced how it plans to bolster post-secondary education for foreign students, including putting a two-year freeze on all new international student applications.

  Education

  Jan 30
  
• B.C. says no tuition hikes for domestic students to offset international student cap

  On Monday, federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a 35 per cent cut in the intake of international students nationally, over the next two years.

  Education

  Jan 22
  
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• Lethbridge College enrolment at pre-pandemic levels

  According to the college's registrar, enrolment is up eight per cent compared to last year, adding about 400 students.

  Education

  Oct 2, 2023
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• University of Alberta 10-year plan includes strategies to boost enrolment, improve ranking

  The University of Alberta said it wants enrolment to grow from 44,000 in 2023 to 60,000 in the next decade — a 35 per cent increase.

  Education

  Sep 19, 2023
• UBC Okanagan campus welcomes more first-year students than 2022

  The campus at UBC-Okanagan in Kelowna has come alive with students--and a lot of them.

  Canada

  Sep 5, 2023
• Lethbridge post-secondary institutions adopt new tool to report sexual violence

  The online platform has already been implemented by other schools in Canada and aims to support victims of sexual and gender-based violence.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
• SFU splits with athletics director who oversaw scrapping of football program

  Theresa Hanson, who presided over the school's controversial decision to scrap SFU's football program earlier this year, had led the school's athletics program since 2015.

  Sports

  Aug 2, 2023
• Capilano University support workers ratify 3-year deal, ending strike

  CapU's inside workers started job action in May, and escalated to a full strike on June 6 when faculty joined the picket line in solidarity, shuttering classes.

  Education

  Aug 2, 2023
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• University of Guelph student earns degree a half-century later

  Steven Potter will be at Thursday's convocation ceremony at the University of Guelph to receive his bachelor of arts, more than 50 years after first enrolling at the school.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2023
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• British Columbia rolling out massive training program to address job shortages

  The B.C. government is investing millions to train and re-train workers specifically targeting industries with current shortages, including a future skills grant of up to $3,500.

  Education

  May 2, 2023