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BY ANQI SHEN | May 24 2016

Selon le recteur, cette renonciation qui n’a que trop tardé témoigne du net renforcement de la diversité de l’établissement.

L’Université de Concordia d’Edmonton a annoncé en avril dernier qu’elle renonçait à son caractère confessionnel. Selon son recteur, Gerald Krispin, cette décision correspond au mandat de Concordia depuis des décennies déjà : un établissement public, qui ne dessert aucune communaut...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/luniversite-concordia-edmonton-renonce-son-caractere-confessionnel/
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BY BRENNA BAGGS | November 15 2016

The region loses 1,300 people aged 20-29 each year.

Talented graduates need more reasons to stay in Atlantic Canada, said Dino Trevisani, president of IBM Canada, in a keynote address at an event in Halifax hosted by Universities Canada. At the November 7 Continue reading event, “Inspired thinking on entrepre...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/jobs-will-keep-young-graduates-atlantic-canada-says-ibm-canada-head/
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BY ANQI SHEN | November 22 2016

International students “would make the best future Canadians,” says immigration minister.

New rules for Continue reading immigration process put international students in a better position to become permanent residents. The https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/express-entry-reforms/
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BY ANQI SHEN | November 29 2016

Selon le ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, les étudiants étrangers « feraient les meilleurs Canadiens »

Les nouvelles règles du processus d’immigration canadien Continue reading facilitent l’obtention du statut de résident permanent pour les étudiants étrangers. En vigueur depuis le 19 novembre, les https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/la-reforme-dentree-express-profite-aux-etudiants-etrangers-qui-demandent-la-residence-permanente-au-canada/
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BY HELEN MURPHY | February 17 2017

At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, attendees confront a new troubling reality

It did not take long at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Continue reading for questions to be raised about the new U.S. administration and the challenges it poses to science. In the opening minutes of the AAAS meeting last night,...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/science-not-just-another-belief-system-says-aaas-president/
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BY PASCALE CASTONGUAY | May 29 2017

Des universitaires échangent sur les défis du marché du travail pour les doctorants et sur les changements à apporter pour faciliter la transition.

Surqualification, emploi hors du milieu universitaire, décalage entre obtention de diplôme et besoin du marché, ces préoccupations ne sont que quelques-unes de celles avec lesquelles jonglent les doctorants en matière d’employabilité. Auparavant considérée comme le sésame qui permettai...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/doctorants-dilemme-employabilite/
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BY SARA HAROWITZ | August 03 2017

Contact!Unload blends soldiers’ stories with data to call attention to deployment-related psychological trauma.

People go to the theatre for all kinds of reasons – to be transported and entertained, to engage with art and escape to a different reality. But what if it could also be space to find out about life-changing research? It is an idea that George Belliveau, a professor of theatre education at the ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/prof-brings-research-soldiers-mental-health-stage/
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BY ANQI SHEN | September 27 2017

Mona Nemer, biochemistry professor and recent vice-president of research at the University of Ottawa, takes the helm.

Mona Nemer has been named Canada’s new chief science advisor, and today is her first day on the job. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Science Minister Kirsty Duncan made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by Dr. Nemer and Art McDonald, a 2015 Nobel Prize winn...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/u-ottawa-cardiac-researcher-named-canadas-new-chief-science-advisor/
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BY ANQI SHEN | March 27 2018

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries proposes that institutions renegotiate unsustainable deals with journal publishers and transition toward open access.

For years, academic libraries have struggled to keep up with the rising costs of journal subscriptions set by a few large, international publishers. The situation “is now getting to a point of crisis,” according to the Canadian Association of Research Libraries...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/universities-must-present-united-front-rising-journal-costs-research-librarians-say/
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BY ANQI SHEN | March 29 2018

L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada souhaite que les universités renégocient les ententes non viables avec les éditeurs et fassent la transition vers le libre accès.

Depuis des années, les bibliothèques universitaires font des pieds et des mains pour absorber la hausse des frais d’abonnement aux revues savantes fixés par une poignée de grands éditeurs internationaux. La situation est devenue insoutenable, selon l’Association des bibliothèques de recher...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/front-commun-reclame-devant-la-hausse-des-frais-dabonnement-aux-revues-savantes/
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BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | May 15 2018

The initiative builds on a pilot project in Nova Scotia to combat the region’s shrinking and aging population.

International students Taruna Boodhun and Khousmita Gopaul started at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2016. They both chose PEI partly because it was an island, like their home country of Mauritius. While they experienced some adjustments, in particular adapting to different foods and the ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/expanded-program-aims-to-keep-international-students-in-atlantic-canada/
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BY PASCALE CASTONGUAY | October 18 2018

Douze avenues proposées pour améliorer l’insertion professionnelle de la relève en recherche à l’extérieur de l’université.

Dans son Continue reading sur la relève en recherche et les carrières hors des murs universitaires, le comité intersectoriel étudiant (CIÉ) des Fonds de recherche du Québec dégage d...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/plus-douverture-envers-les-emplois-non-academiques/
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BY LÉO CHARBONNEAU | December 10 2018

The association representing postdocs unveiled four key policy recommendations at a conference in Ottawa.

Postdoctoral scholars are the backbone of academic research, and yet they face a number of serious challenges in Canada, including poor pay, uneven work benefits and a lack of recognition for their training and expertise, according to representatives of the Cana...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/postdoctoral-scholars-in-canada-call-for-better-recognition-funding-and-career-training/
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BY MOIRA MACDONALD | January 09 2019

The mounting teacher shortages in parts of Canada have several sources, including working conditions, cuts to teacher education programs and a lack of specialty instructors.

Seana Schonfeldt-Taylor is getting a jumpstart on her teaching career before she’s even finished her bachelor of education program. The undergraduate at Laurentian University is in her final year of a concurrent education degree that she has combined with a bachelor’s in sociology. Since the ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/teacher-supply-goes-from-glut-to-scarcity-in-a-few-short-years/
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BY SHIREEN AHMED | January 17 2019

La nouvelle politique appuie l’inclusion des athlètes transgenres dans le milieu du sport universitaire, mais certaines préoccupations demeurent.

Après plus de deux ans d’efforts, U Sports, l’organisme de gouvernance du sport universitaire au Canada, a publié à la fin de 2018 une Continue reading qui permet ...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/u-sports-modifie-sa-politique-dequite-pour-inclure-les-etudiants-athletes-transgenres/
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BY ANQI SHEN | March 20 2019

The federal government’s pre-election budget contains several key items for students and universities.

Ahead of the fall election, the federal Liberals tabled a budget on March 19 focused on skills, employment and youth, along with other items related to affordable housing, pharmacare and seniors. The budget contains several key items for the postsecondary sector, including a target to create 84,000 ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/budget-2019-promotes-skills-scholarships-and-indigenous-student-access/
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BY ANQI SHEN | March 21 2019

Le budget préélectoral du gouvernement fédéral contient plusieurs mesures importantes pour les étudiants et les universités.

Le gouvernement fédéral libéral a déposé le 19 mars son budget préélectoral axé sur les compétences, l’emploi et la jeunesse, et sur certains éléments liés au logement abordable, à l’assurance médicaments et aux personnes âgées. Le budget contient plusieurs mesures clés pour le...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/budget-federal-de-2019-competences-bourses-detudes-et-acces-des-autochtones-aux-etudes/
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BY MATTHEW HALLIDAY | May 23 2019

De nombreuses entreprises canadiennes créent des programmes de bourses d’études dans le but de promouvoir leur responsabilité sociale.

Il y a quelques années, Rogers Communications cherchait à renouveler sa stratégie en matière de responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE), à savoir un mélange de relations publiques, d’action philanthropique et d’investissements au profit de la collectivité qui est de rigueur pour l...
https://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/actualites/actualites-article/les-entreprises-multiplient-les-programmes-de-bourses-detudes-pour-tisser-des-liens-durables/
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BY ANQI SHEN | July 08 2019

The centre, hosted by Ryerson University, has an ambitious mandate that includes funding and evaluating new approaches to skills development.

In the offices of an arts and cultural hub in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood, a handful of staff of the Continue reading are settling into their new jobs. In February, it was announced that Ryerson University won the bid to host the FSC – not to be conf...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/future-skills-centre-looks-at-scaling-up-best-practices-for-canadas-workforce/
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BY SPARROW MCGOWAN | August 20 2019

The new network of regional centers of excellence comes on the heels of Canada’s first national accessibility law.

Carleton University aims to draw on the power of partnerships to advance accessibility for people with disabilities through the recently announced Canadian Accessibility Network. “We are pursuing to establish Carleton as a centre of excellence in accessibility,” said Dr. Boris Vukovic, director ...
https://universityaffairs.ca/news/news-article/carleton-to-lead-canadian-accessibility-network/
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