QC may reduce tuition hike for out-of-province students

According to La Presse, the Government of Québec may backtrack on its plan to almost double tuition prices for out-of-province university students. La Presse reports that QC plans to increase tuition for out-of-province students from $9K to $12K–instead of the previously proposed $17K–in exchange for more ambitious francization programs at QC’s English-speaking universities. QC reportedly […]

The Common Front–which represents unionized cégep staff among other public sector employees–has announced seven days of strike action in early December if an agreement is not reached with the Government of Québec. Common Front previously went on strike on two occasions in November. In response to this announcement, Fédération des cégeps President Bernard Tremblay stated […]

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue will establish a national observatory that studies the health and environmental impacts of contaminants. The Observatoire national sur les incidences des émissions de contaminants sur la santé et l’environnement (ONICSE) will seek to disseminate scientific research on foundries and the contaminants they emit; propose solutions in relation to the economy, […]

McGill University recently formalized a partnership agreement with the investment and innovation platform Innovobot. Under this agreement, the two parties will accelerate the commercialization of technologies that are based on research conducted by McGill professors. “As we strive to increase the impact of our research on society, having strong partners to accelerate commercialization by providing […]

Concordia University will lead a new cybersecurity research project in partnership with the communication technology company Ericsson and researchers from the University of Waterloo and University of Manitoba. The project “Building Cyber Resilient and Secure 5G Network Through Automation and AI” aims to investigate 5G security by researching, designing, and implementing technologies that can mitigate […]