Find Me Somebody To Love? Try Embracing The Single Life, Says SFU Study
Instead of searching for “Mr. Right”, Bridget Jones would have been better off focusing on herself, according to a new Simon Fraser University study on singlehood.
Education
VCC Strengthens Commitment to Clean Energy Workforce Development with New Programs
Vancouver Community College (VCC) is strengthening its role in preparing B.C.’s skilled workforce for the shift towards clean energy and sustainable technologies. Designed in…
VCC Receives Funding To Support Emerging Talent In B.C.’S Animation Sector
Vancouver Community College (VCC) has received funding from DigiBC, in partnership with Netflix, for six seats in its Production for Animation and VFX Award of Achievement micro-credential. The funding is part of a joint initiative to strengthen B.C.’s position as a global hub for creative technology. Applications for the fully funded seats are now open.
Teachers Caught In The Crossfire: SFU Study Probes Impact Of Anti-Sogi And Sex Ed Policies
As political debates over inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) and sexual health education in schools intensify across North America, a new Simon Fraser University study aims to uncover how teachers and students are impacted in everyday classrooms.
New SFU–Exeter Partnership Fast-Tracks Path To Become A Lawyer
Simon Fraser University is breaking new ground in legal education with an exclusive international partnership that offers students a faster route to becoming a lawyer.
Education & Skills Summit 2025
BC-India Business Work organized its annual Education and Skills Summit at SFU’s Segal Centre in Vancouver. The well attended event emceed by Jatinder Dhir and Anna Mathews started by acknowledging the unceded ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples and welcomed education sector leaders, institutional heads, academics, students, government officials and others.
Geneviève Tellier becomes Chair of the University of Ottawa Press Editorial Board
Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa / University of Ottawa Press (PUO-UOP) is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Geneviève Tellier as Chair of the Editorial Board.
KPU Offers Internationally-educated Nurses Tuition-free Course To Prepare for Job Market
New funding from the B.C. government will support a Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) course that assists internationally-educated nurses in accessing health care jobs in Canada.
Reading, Science And Math, Oh My: Ignore Canada’s Slipping Student Scores At Our Own Peril, Warns SFU Professor
A steady decline in Canada’s reading, science and math scores signals serious trouble ahead, according to a Simon Fraser University professor.
SFU Awarded $22.9 Million To Lead National Invention To Innovation (I2I) Network Expansion
Simon Fraser University (SFU) has been awarded approximately $23 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Lab to Market program, to expand their award-winning Invention to Innovation (i2I) suite of programs over the next five years.
SFU Scientists Working To Build Neutrino Telescope To Provide A New Window Into The Universe
SFU scientists are among a team of researchers from universities across Canada that has received a multimillion-dollar government grant to build a state-of-the-art neutrino telescope off the B.C. coast.
MSM Group, in partnership with the BC-India Business Network (BC-IBN), hosted a successful media round table on “International Education & Brand Canada on July 29 in Surrey
The event was co-hosted by MSM Group’s CEO Dr. Raghwa Gopal, and CIO Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan and guests were welcomed by BC-IBN’s Founder, Dr. Vivek Savkur. The event brought together over 15 prominent South Asian media leaders.
International Credentials Recognition Act streamlines career opportunities
More internationally trained professionals will be able to use their skills for a career in B.C. as the International Credentials Recognition Act comes into effect on Monday, July 1, 2024.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s rising political star garners two prestigious awards
Surrey, B.C. – Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) political science student Suhana Gill has been named one of Surrey’s Top 25 Under 25 and listed among the…
Younger Canadians Are More Prone To Self-Judgement, SFU Study Finds
A study by Simon Fraser University psychologists that examined different facets of mindfulness in Canadians has found that youth and adolescents are more likely to display traits of self-judgment and have worse mental health, including anxiety, depression and stress.