Universities Services
The University
Services Branch is responsible for overseeing the legislation
within which the
University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina and their
federated and affiliated colleges operate. The branch develops
processes to ensure that the public interest is advanced through
university programs and services. The government provides funds
to universities ensuring that public dollars are spent wisely.
The University Services Branch works in partnership with the
two universities to ensure that important public priorities
in postsecondary education are maintained.
These include:
1) quality:
2) accessibility;
3) equity;
4) meeting the learning needs of society;
5) research;
6) community service;
7) social and cultural development;
8) economic development;
9) integration of technology in teaching and learning; and,
10) international activities.
Through interprovincial agreements, the Department reserves
and funds spaces in other provinces for Saskatchewan residents
wanting to take health science programs not available in this
province. Programs include: Occupational Therapy; Optometry;
Denturist Technology; Orthotics and Prosthetics; and Nuclear
Medicine & Respiratory Therapy. For more information on
these programs contact 1-888-775-3276 or visit www.sasknetwork.ca or www.health.gov.sk.ca.
The University of Saskatchewan, located in Saskatoon, has
one federated college (St. Thomas More College), and seven
affiliations with colleges, six of which are theological institutions
and one that is focused on Metis education and culture studies.
The University of Regina, located in Regina, has three federated
colleges that include Campion College, Luther College and the
First Nations University of Canada. It has one affiliate: The
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
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