By Molly Thomas. Ten weeks and 25,000 Syrian refugees – an extended deadline that gives newly minted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a chance to consider who settles in Canada. As a university student myself, I hope he thinks of my peers on the other side of the globe. Read more...
By Ian MacAlpine. Located in a modern building on the grounds of Collins Bay Institution, it looks like any regular school, complete with posters to inspire in the hallway and each of the seven classrooms decorated the way the teacher likes. Read more...
By . Whether it’s our musical playlists, the programs we PVR, or the shows we live-stream or download, the information age is all about customization, tailoring content to match our interests. And we expect to consume that content how, when and wherever we want. For older generations, it’s an expectation that has evolved. But Generations Y and Z, those massive cohorts of young digital natives, have never known a different reality, and it’s fuelling a fresh, unbundled approach to post-secondary education. Read more...
By Peter Nowak. It’s hard to imagine the state of Canadian innovation being more dismal, with an expert panel labelling the country’s standing as “disturbing” in a new report from the Science, Technology and Innovation Council. Read more...
By John H. McWhorter. Today’s student protesters start with valuable observations, writes John H. McWhorter, but then they drift into a mistaken idea of what a university—and even a society—should be. Read more...
By . The federal government spends upwards of $140 billion a year for academic research, much of which helps to fund the doctoral students laboring in university labs and classrooms across the country. Read more...
By Alan Bernstein. By making science diplomacy a pillar of Canada’s international strategy, we both reaffirm and strengthen Canada’s important contributions to world affairs. Here’s why. Read more...
By Selina Chignall. A Statistics Canada report shows foreign student enrolment at Canada’s universities and colleges rose 2.5 per cent in 2013-2014, with international students accounting for roughly 10 per cent of all students enrolled in post-secondary institutions. Read more...
By UniversityHub.ca. It's that time of the year again where students are date nights with the library. Yes, it is exam time, and everyone is looking to find that perfect spot where they can get their heads into their books and start to study / cram for the impending barrage of exams that are about to come their way. Being comfortable and settled in your surroundings is the key way to get some successful studying done. More...
By Mandy Mail. Many students today are recognizing that there is more to education than lectures, essays and exams. Some of the most important lessons can be learned by investing time outside the classroom walls, in communities across Canada and around the world. More...
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