Co-op and Career helps local small business hire students
UVic’s Co-operative Education Program and Career Services will help eight to 10 Vancouver Island businesses hire post-secondary students to grow their e-commerce strategies, thanks to a new partnership with Industry Canada’s Small Business Internship Program (SBIP). Through the agreement, UVic Co-op and Career will allocate $80,000 in SBIP funding to small- or medium-sized businesses wishing to hire students for a 12-week internship. Project details can be found at www.uvic.ca/coopandcareer/employerfunding.
University presidents say province should lower student loan interest
Academic burnout on the rise
Post-secondary teaching staff suffer burnout at levels approximating that of health professionals, according to an international literature review published in the journal Educational Research and reported in THE (Times Higher Education). Based on 12 peer-reviewed studies in the United States, Britain, Canada, South Africa, Spain, Turkey and the Netherlands, the authors found that those suffering from greater emotional exhaustion included younger staff and women.
Strike at Vancouver Island University settled
Canada's universities announce election priorities
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada has launched its Election 2011 Universities Matter website, outlining the priority issues of Canada's universities in the federal election campaign.
Quebec tuition freeze to end
Alternative Federal Budget proposes increased funding
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released its 2011 Alternative Federal Budget, proposing restoration of per-capita funding to 1992 levels, increasing support for Aboriginal learners, and doubling the number of Canada Graduate Scholarships.
Consolidation of PSE responsibilities praised
Leadership contests present opportunity for post-secondary education
Student employment on the rebound
According to a Sept. 29 Statistics Canada report, employment among full-time post-secondary students aged 15-24 during the 2009/10 school year was 45 per cent, down from 48 per cent in 2007/08, just before the economic downturn. But the employment figure increased this past summer to 47 per cent.
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