Royal Roads, UWinnipeg, Holland College launch financial incentives for prospective students

Royal Roads University, the University of Winnipeg, and Holland College have launched fee waivers and financial incentives to encourage more prospective students to apply to study. Royal Roads has announced that it will waive a portion of the tuition and application fees for those applying for its inaugural classes at the West Shore campus and […]

Earlier this week, several postsecondary institutions marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. They honoured the victims of the Holocaust and Nazism on January 27—the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp’s liberation. McMaster University lit its University Hall with yellow lights and the University of Winnipeg lowered its flags and reaffirmed its commitment to countering all […]

The University of Winnipeg’s Wesmen Women’s soccer team members have launched a petition focused on restoring the women’s soccer team after last week’s announcement that the team would be suspended in 2025 due to financial challenges. City News reports that over 3,000 people have signed the petition. “We were told that fundraising is not an […]

The University of Winnipeg has discontinued its English Language Program (ELP) and the women’s soccer team, citing “significant financial challenges facing the University.” UWinnipeg President Dr Todd Mondor explained that these cancellations are part of a broader effort to ensure that the institution remains financially stable. Members of the UWinnipeg community have expressed disappointment over […]

Prior to the 2024 holiday break, the University of Winnipeg Foundation took a creative approach to ensure it could complete its annual holiday card delivery. The Canada Post strike meant that the foundation’s cards could not be delivered to donors in time for the holidays. To ensure donors felt appreciated, UWinnipeg Foundation President Javier Schwersensky […]

The University of Winnipeg is reviewing recommendations to establish a flexible process for verifying First Nations, Métis, and Inuit ancestry for jobseekers and award applicants. The recommendations were endorsed by UWinnipeg’s Indigenous Identity Working Group, which has collected feedback over the last year on identity, citizenship, and “safeguarding opportunities” to discourage fraudulent claims to Indigeneity. […]

The University of Winnipeg has frozen hiring in response to declining international student enrolment stemming from federal policy changes. According to Winnipeg Free Press, UWinnipeg President Todd Mondor told the UWinnipeg Senate that new enrolment from non-Canadian students had dropped by 50% for the Fall term; meeting minutes also projected an up-to-$5M decrease in tuition […]

The University of Winnipeg Foundation recently launched the Venture Fund Group, a “Dragon’s Den”-style opportunity that allows graduate students and faculty members to pitch their innovative projects and ideas to a group of investors. Each investor may pledge up to $5K, which the foundation will match dollar for dollar. “The idea behind this new initiative […]

The University of Winnipeg recently received approval from the Government of Manitoba to launch its first doctoral program, the PhD in Bioscience and Policy. Through this program, students will learn to apply bioscience research to address societal challenges such as climate change, environmental sustainability, and human health. They will also complete courses in science and […]

Several members of the Canadian postsecondary sector arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival over the weekend and into this week. OCAD University, which has an ongoing partnership with TIFF, is hosting a tent at the TIFF street festival, interviewing artists and filmmakers on the red carpet and showcasing an exclusive virtual reality exhibition of […]