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Last updated: November 17, 2006
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News Releases:
November 16, 2006: Province
Invests $10 Million In University Of Winnipeg Capital Program |
Premier Gary Doer today announced an investment of $10
million in the University of Winnipeg’s capital program
that will make possible the construction of a new science
complex at the university which will also provide a home
for the recently-announced Richardson College for the Environment.
The premier also committed to a matching fundraising campaign
over the next three years with the University of Winnipeg
to provide up to $15 million in additional support.
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What's New in Canada:
Statistics Canada |
November 7, 2006: University
enrolment, 2004/2005 |
Enrolment in Canadian universities surpassed
the one-million mark for the first time during the academic
year 2004/2005, in the wake of Ontario's double cohort, rising
numbers of foreign students and growing numbers of young adults. |
The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada |
November 9, 2006: Third
International Education Week in Canada |
For the third consecutive year, ministers of education
across Canada are supporting International Education Week
(IEW), which will take place from November 13-17. IEW raises
awareness in participating countries of the benefits of
international education.
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Alberta Advanced Education |
November 3, 2006: Government
invests $136 million to make post-secondary studies more affordable |
The Alberta government has released a comprehensive
framework that will make post-secondary education more affordable
for students. A key component of the framework is a new tuition
fee policy that will limit annual tuition increases to inflation
starting in fall 2007. |
B.C. Office of the Premier |
November 5, 2006: New
measures to train, attract and retain workers |
The Province will launch aggressive new strategies to train,
attract and retain skilled workers and provide young British
Columbians with the education and support they need to work
and succeed in the Pacific Century, Premier Gordon Campbell
announced.
Backgrounder |
B.C. Ministry of Advanced Education |
November 10, 2006: 100
new degree programs expand student choice |
More than 100 new degree programs have been
approved at post-secondary institutions around the province
in the past three years, giving British Columbia students
more education choices, Advanced Education Minister Murray
Coell announced.
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Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
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November 6, 2006: McGuinty
government provides greater access to career opportunities and
training |
The McGuinty government launched Employment
Ontario, its new, integrated gateway to training and employment
services in Ontario, announced Chris Bentley, Minister of
Training, Colleges and Universities. Employment Ontario provides
seamless, coordinated training, apprenticeship and labour
market services, bringing together about 470 service providers
in almost 900 locations funded by the Ontario government.
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The Council of Ontario Universities |
November 9, 2006: Ontario's
universities introduce a new information tool for students,
parents and the public |
The Council of Ontario Universities has introduced
an enhancement to the wide array of information already available
to the public. Each of Ontario's 18 universities and the Ontario
College of Art & Design have worked together to develop
and compile data to create Common University Data Ontario
(CUDO). CUDO is an online tool designed to allow users to
access and to compare data that have been gathered on a consistent
basis.
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The Educational Policy Institute |
November 6, 2006: Apples-to-apples:
Towards a Pan-Canadian common university data set (19
pages) |
This report outlines the major sources of comparable
datam which are currently available regarding Canadian universities
and itemizes their strengths and weaknesses. It also examines
the case for creating a common, national data set for universities
that would benefit institutions and external stakeholders
(especially parents and students), and points out some possible
elements of a common data set.
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Institute for Research on Public Policy |
November 1, 2006: November
2006 online edition of Policy Options |
In this issue:
- A wake-up call on science literacy: Canada's future depends
on it
- Connecting the dots on lifelong learning: Canada's new
Composite Learning Index
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What's New in the World:
United States:
The Conference Board |
November 7, 2006: Job
seekers use both print and online advertising (3
pages) |
Seventy percent of all job seekers reported using newspapers
and online ads to look for employment, The Conference Board
reported. Online and print ads were ranked well above other
job search methods such as networking with friends and colleagues
and other activities including using employment agencies.
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Inside Higher Ed News |
November 6, 2006: Making
sense of ‘Bologna degrees’ |
In the early 1990s, Oberlin College and Stanford University
floated the idea that the standard time for an undergraduate
degree might be better at three years instead of four. The
idea went nowhere in the United States, but 45 European
nations have pledged to make three years the standard time
for their undergraduate degrees by 2010.
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The Sloan Consortium |
November 2006: Making
the grade: Online education in the United States, 2006 (27
pages) |
This is the fourth annual report on the state of online
learning in U.S. higher education. This year’s study,
like those for the previous three years, is aimed at answering
some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent
of online education from over 2,200 colleges and universities.
News
Release |
Australia:
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
November 6, 2006: Indigenous
Potential meets Economic Opportunity Discussion Paper |
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
released a discussion paper which outlines a new approach
to Indigenous employment servicing in urban and major regional
centres. Changes would increase the focus on placement directly
into jobs taking advantage of the strong employment opportunities
provided in these areas. |
New Zealand:
Department of Labour |
November 6, 2006: Quality
flexible work discussion paper (18
pages) |
A public consultation has opened to get New Zealanders’
feedback on how they envisage workplace flexibility working
for them – for example job sharing, varying starting
and finishing times, and working from home.
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Other International Releases:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) |
October 2006: Too
many workers leave the labour market through sickness and disability
benefits, says OECD |
Norway, Poland and Switzerland should do more to reduce
the number of people claiming sickness benefits and help
more disabled people to get jobs, according to a new OECD
report. Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers
analyses the sickness and disability policies in Norway,
Poland and Switzerland and proposes steps the governments
should take to cut the number of people claiming these benefits
and help them back into the labour market.
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