Canada must improve processes, policies to support international students: Opinion

In a recent article for Le Devoir, Concordia University doctoral candidate Neslihan Sriram-Uzundal encourages Canada to build a more stable immigration system in order to better support international students. Sriram-Uzundal asserts that federal and provincial processes and policies make studying in Canada and staying after graduation difficult. The precarity introduced by these policies impacts international […]

Cégep de Shawinigan and Concordia University’s Volt-Age research program are among the founding partners of a new innovation hub in Shawinigan. Supported with a $20M investment from the Government of Québec, the MCS+ Space at the Centre d’entrepreneuriat Alphonse-Desjardins Shawinigan (CEADS) will serve as a location for partners to collaborate on electrification, battery, and advanced […]

Concordia University’s Volt-Age research program signed two memorandums of understanding during the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. The first MOU is an agreement with ADM Aéroports de Montréal for Volt-Age to join ADM’s YMX Innovation research hub to further expand the hub’s capabilities. Among the plans are collaborations on applied research, technology demonstration, and […]

Valery Fabrikant, the perpetrator of the Concordia University massacre in 1992 and a former associate professor at the institution, has reportedly died in prison of apparent natural causes. Fabrikant was an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Concordia at the time of the shooting. La Presse reports that four other engineering professors—Aaron Jaan Saber, Matthew […]

Concordia University recently signed three agreements with institutions and organizations in France. A bilateral exchange program has been developed with L’École polytechnique de Paris for engineering faculty and students, adding to the university’s more than 50 academic exchanges in the country. Concordia also signed an agreement with the Institut national de la santé et de […]

Bishop’s University, Concordia University, and McGill University have each signed an eight-year agreement with the Government of Québec that will facilitate the development of French-language skills among students from outside of Québec. The universities will receive annual funding of up to $20M to support related initiatives; the institutions will be expected to achieve an objective […]

Concordia University will be launching seven new microprograms that are designed for learners who are interested in expanding their skills without enrolling in a degree program. Six of the programs are undergraduate microprograms in Economic Policy; Computational Physics; Religious, Cultural, and Ethnic Literacy; Jewish Studies; Production Accounting for Film and Television; and Songwriting and Music […]

Concordia University will be launching the Mark Pathy Space Institute with a $15M donation from commercial astronaut Mark Pathy, who was part of the 2022 mission to the International Space Station. The institute will focus on space engineering, and will be a hub for research, student training, and industry partnerships. Pathy has also donated an […]

Concordia University has launched the School of Performance, which it says is the first interdisciplinary hub of its kind in Québec. Concordia explains that the launch of this school reflects a broader shift towards interdisciplinary arts education. The school will bring together the departments of Contemporary Dance, Music, and Theatre under Concordia’s Faculty of Arts, […]

Concordia University and The Sacred Heart School of Montreal have signed a partnership framework to support students from the private school as they transition into university. The agreement accelerates the admissions process for grade 12 applicants, as well as offering a guaranteed admissions pathway based on students’ high school stream. In addition to the admission […]