Come to Learn
Eleven universities, 13 community college campuses, and more than 100 high schools, and several private language schools.
Nova Scotia offers a variety of ways to expand intellectual horizons. Our internationally recognized degrees and diplomas are gateways to successful employment or continuing studies. And our institutions welcome the world; one in ten students is from outside of Canada. While earning a quality education, students enjoy natural beauty, arts and culture, and a vibrant nightlife in some of the safest cities and towns in the world. Come see why Nova Scotia is the choice for creative and brilliant minds from near and far. Nova Scotia - Canada's Education Experience. Come to learn!
There are many education options and fields in Nova Scotia. To further explore the benefits of a Nova Scotia education, check out the links section.
Young Voices from a Nova Scotia Community
When I returned to Nova Scotia I was intent on becoming more involved in my community. I was a student when I lived here last with too much spare time and too few commitments. Now that school was behind me I had no excuse beyond laziness for my lack of connection to the community. I sought out a community program that I could relate to and came upon one called Hear We Are. It's organized through the Halifax Public Library to provide teens living in and around the Spryfield community with an opportunity to learn about radio and encourage them to share their stories. The hope was that the program might give the teens something to do, show them the ropes of recording, teach them how to pull off a good interview, excite them to piece stories together and generally interact with likeminded teens. Having a journalism degree, and some reporting and recording experience behind me, I felt I’d found a good fit.
Liberated Learning at Saint Mary's
“It was 120 years ago that Alexander Graham Bell, who had strong ties to Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada, began experimenting with speech recognition to help the Deaf. It seems fitting that a Nova Scotia university assumed a leadership role in advancing speech recognition to help persons with disabilities in the classroom and beyond.”
Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, along with a dozen or so other schools from North America, Europe and Asia, make up the Liberated Learning Consortium. Like Bell, with his drive to improve the world around him, they're working to improve the learning environment for students with disabilities through the innovative use of technology.
Saint Mary's University - A Hub of Activity!
The fall season is in full gear and Saint Mary’s University is hub of activity. Saint Mary’s University and Nova Scotia are a whole lot healthier as Dr. Richard Homburg announced a gift of $5 million from Homburg Canada Inc. to the Hearts & Minds Capital Campaign. The big announcement was made on September 20 in the Loyola Conference Hall at SMU. The event attracted droves of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University. The gift represents one of the single largest gifts in the University’s 205 year history and will support The Homburg Centre for Health & Wellness. As well, this gift, which acknowledges the leading role Saint Mary’s has taken in social health, wellness, and sport, is the latest chapter in Dr. Homburg’s support to Saint Mary’s which began in 1985. “Education and international mobility are the keys to success in the world,” said Dr. Homburg, who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Homburg Invest Inc. and The Homburg Uni Corp. Group. “At the core of success is the health and the wellness of all us, of all ages.
SMU is everywhere!
This summer marks a truly unique chapter in the growth of Saint Mary’s University in Halifax.
The University has already taken to the Web in a fresh, innovative way that will attract students from all corners of the globe with the launch of SMUtube — a video-based microsite that offers a dynamic look at student life at the south end campus in Halifax, NS. While the University’s official website continues to serve as a primary source of key information for all audiences, SMUtube provides prospective students with a personalized virtual experience that both informs and entertains. SMUtube will attract prospective students by appealing to them in today’s most popular online format. Based on the growing popularity of media sharing sites such as Flickr and YouTube, and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, SMUtube will allow members of the University community — students, faculty and staff — to upload their own video clips to share with others. The University anticipates that students will quickly adopt SMUtube as the place of choice to share their SMU experiences with others. In addition to fostering an even greater sense of community at the University, the video uploads will provide prospective students with another tool that they can use when determining if Saint Mary’s is the right choice for them. For those wishing to view SMUtube, check out www.SMUtube.ca This cool new site is bound to be a big hit!
Come to Learn, Stay to Thrive
Nova Scotia is known for its high-quality colleges and universities, and it’s also a preferred spot for our grads to prosper.
A recent follow-up study of the Class of 2003, conducted by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, found that 89 per cent of the graduates from Nova Scotia's universities, regardless of their province of origin, stayed in the province. This is the highest retention rate in the Maritimes and includes about one in four grads from outside Nova Scotia who stayed here after they earned their degree. ( http://www.mphec.ca/ )
The Nova Scotia Community College’s graduate follow-ups are even stronger. They show that 93 per cent of their grads are employed in the province.