UMoncton creating new scholarships, launching online courses to improve competitiveness

The Université de Moncton is taking action to combat declining interest from New Brunswick Francophone graduates, reports CBC. UMoncton’s goal is to welcome more than 30% of the graduates from NB’s Francophone schools, but that proportion has dropped from 34.2% in 2018 to 26.3% in 2024. UMoncton Recteur Denis Prud’homme told CBC that other Canadian […]

The Université de Moncton and Dassault Systèmes have partnered on a pilot project that will address housing, urban growth, and ecological challenges in southeastern New Brunswick. Over six months, the team will build a 1,000 km² “virtual twin” of the provincial region using Dassault’s 3DEXPERIENCE platform, drawing on data about zoning, biodiversity, infrastructure, and more. UMoncton […]

Université de Moncton has received $5M from the Government of New Brunswick to renovate its gymnasium and develop expansion plans for the Centre d’éducation physique et des sports (CEPS). The facility—which houses UMoncton’s kinesiology school, rehabilitation clinics, and athletics program—also serves as a community recreation hub. The upcoming renovations will include new flooring, seating, and […]

The Government of Manitoba, Government of New Brunswick, and Government of Québec are each supporting the development of more student housing. MB, along with the Manitoba Mineral Development Fund and Prairies Canada, will contribute $2M toward the University College of the North’s new student housing project. The facility will open in Flin Flon in Fall […]

The citizens committee Opération Nouveau Nom has proposed three potential new names for the Université de Moncton: Université d’Acadie, Université francophone Atlantique and Université Nouvelle-Acadie. While the university has not endorsed a name change and previously rejected a proposal to do so in 2023, the group plans to hold a public consultation about potential names […]

The Université de Moncton’s website was offline for 10 days following a cyber incident flagged by the institution’s Cyber Intrusion Detection system on October 14. UMoncton’s VP of Administration and Human Resources Gabriel Cormier told CTV News that there is currently no indication that personal or sensitive data was compromised by the incident. The university […]