Continuing education has a responsibility to prepare leaders to lead on sustainability: Opinion

Continuing education programs must embed sustainability as a foundational principle to prepare professionals for rapidly evolving environmental and market demands, suggests University of Northern British Columbia Manager of Continuing Studies Nicole Neufeld. Neufeld highlights how sustainability is emerging as a strategic imperative across industries—from resource extraction to tourism—and contends that continuing education’s agility positions it […]

Coast Mountain College, the College of New Caledonia, Northern Lights College, and the University of Northern British Columbia have partnered with Northern Health on a regional campaign to address healthcare staffing shortages. The campaign promotes related programs offered by the four institutions in areas and emphasizes how local training can lead to rewarding careers with […]

The Government of British Columbia has proposed new legislation that, if approved, will speed up permitting and approvals in order to allow major infrastructure projects to be built faster. The legislation would speed up approvals for projects that have been designated as provincially significant. BC states that the act will enable the ministry to work […]

Canada’s Top 100 has released its 2025 Canada’s Greenest Employers list and nine institutions have appeared among the leaders. The competition assessed employers across the country, ranking them based on employee-led initiatives, programs focused on creating a culture of environmental awareness, and in-house sustainability efforts. The postsecondary institutions that made the ranking were the British […]

The University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Victoria have each embarked on initiatives alongside Indigenous community partners in the spirit of reconciliation. UNBC has partnered with the Sahtú Land and Water Board on an oilfield reclamation project guided by Sahtú Dene and Métis perspectives. This project helps these communities participate in reclamation […]

Maclean’s has updated its universities & colleges site for 2025, which features the magazine’s student hub with articles about life at university, school profiles, and the 2025 University Rankings that were released late last year. The school profiles include details such as institutions by location, population, and tuition. The rankings assess Canada’s top primarily undergraduate […]

The University of Northern British Columbia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation (LTFN) to reduce barriers to education for LTFN students. The MOU includes a formalized tuition waiver from UNBC alongside financial support from LTFN to cover student costs such as living expenses and books. The initiative builds on […]

Several members of the postsecondary education community held special workshops and learning opportunities to celebrate Love Data Week, which runs from February 10th to 14th. The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research—a consortia of 750 international academic institutions—encouraged researchers and students to “adopt a dataset” and help share the information it contains. McGill University, […]

Several postsecondary institutions have been named on the BC Top Employers list for 2025. Hosted by Canada’s Top 100, the annual competition evaluates British Columbia employers in eight criteria, including employee communications; performance management; and training and skills development. This year, the following postsecondary institutions were acknowledged for fostering positive work environments: British Columbia Institute […]

The Government of British Columbia’s Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) has officially expanded to cover the province’s six research universities. Effective December 1st, the act will now cover Royal Roads University, Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Northern British Columbia, and the University of Victoria. BC states […]