PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES FUNDS FOR NEW BRUNSWICK EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
March 26, 2002
PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES FUNDS FOR
NEW BRUNSWICK EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew is pleased to announce that the project submitted by the University
of Moncton, Moncton, has been selected for funding under the Development of International Business Studies
Program. The Program's seed funding, provided over three years, aims to assist academic institutions in
offering high quality international business training.
"We recognize the important contribution that Canadian universities and colleges make to our prosperity," said
Mr. Pettigrew. "The University of Moncton will play an active role in training today's and tomorrow's exporters,
and will make Canadian industry more competitive around the globe."
The University of Moncton will work toward providing its students with increased international opportunities. It
will also enhance a special partnership between academic institutions and private sector companies, and assist
small and medium-sized businesses to participate in trade missions.
The other institutions that were selected are:
• University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, British Columbia
• Capilano College, North Vancouver, British Columbia
• University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
• Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, Regina, Saskatchewan
• Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Collège Boréal, Sudbury, Ontario
• École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, Quebec
• École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
For more information about the selected institutions and their projects, please visit the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade's Canadian Knowledge Industry site at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ics-cki/pdibs-e.asp
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Sébastien Théberge
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca