Toronto, Aug. 24 - Higher education pays high rates of return to most
graduates of universities, colleges and trade schools, according to a
C.D. Howe Institute study released today. In "The Payoff: Returns to
University, College and Trades Education in Canada, 1980 to 2005,"
authors Daniel Boothby and Torben Drewes,...
UFV offers professional communications certificate in Mission this fall
Current or aspiring communications professionals, or those who just want to communicate clearly and concisely, will have direct access to a UFV certificate program in Mission starting this autumn.
The Professional Communication Essentials certificate is a three-course program designed to help people improve their communications...
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HSBC Bank Canada donates $50,000 to support the 30th annual World Rivers Day
August 16, 2010
BURNABY, BC: The Rivers Institute at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has received a $50,000 contribution from HSBC Bank Canada in support of World Rivers Day which celebrates its 30th anniversary on September 26.
To mark its continued support for Rivers Day, employees from the B.C....
UFV introduces Master of Social Work degree
August 11, 2010
Social services professionals in the Fraser Valley can now earn a graduate degree without leaving home…or their jobs.
The University of the Fraser Valley is introducing a new two-year Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, with the first intake of students slated for January 2011. Courses will be offered...
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The Games are Open | Emily Carr Students Assist Köebberling & Kaltwasser
The Games are Open, a project by Berlin-based artists Folke Köebberling and Martin Kaltwasser, is a massive project in both scale and ambition.
Using recycled materials from the 2010 Olympic's Athletes Village, the artists are constructing a larger than life bulldozer that will eventually decompose to provide fodder...
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BCIT marine officers graduate aboard BC Ferries
August 11, 2010
BURNABY, BC: In true mariner fashion, students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Marine Campus (BMC) graduated on August 10, 2010 aboard the BC Ferry “Coastal Celebration.”
Twenty students of BCIT’s Nautical Sciences and Marine Engineering program graduated during the two...
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Kwantlen hosts international conference to celebrate Africa’s Man of the Millennium
August 9, 2010
(METRO VANCOUVER, B.C.) In commemoration of the centenary birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, "Africa’s Man of the Millennium", Kwantlen Polytechnic University will host the Kwame Nkrumah International Conference from August 19-21, 2010. This conference will bring scholars and students from Canada and from...
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Deep Bay Field Station promotes sustainability on multiple levels
Vancouver Island University’s
Deep Bay Field Station goes beyond promoting sustainability for the shellfish aquaculture industry. The field station, with its distinctive clamshell shape, is also providing a model for green design and integrated regional development.
When it opens this fall, the field station will provide...
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National research awards provide unique summer jobs for students
Four Vancouver Island University science students are among Canada’s most promising student researchers.
Kyle Duncan, Megan Willis, Zach Yim and Dane Letourneau received prestigious Undergraduate Summer Research Awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada worth $4,500 each.
The awards,...
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Valley demand for education grows; UFV full to capacity
UFV has so many students wanting to study at its Fraser Valley campuses that it is now full…and then some. Projections indicate that the university will operate at up to 108 per cent of its government-set target in the coming academic year.
UFV’s Provost and Vice-President Academic Eric Davis notes that admitting...
