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REPORT RELEASED ON FUTURE OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
VICTORIA – Geoff Plant, QC, special adviser to the Premier and Advanced Education Minister for Campus 2020: Thinking Ahead, has submitted his final report to the provincial government on the future of B.C.’s post-secondary education system.
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KWANTLEN TRADES CAMPUS TO TRAIN SKILLED WORKERS
CLOVERDALE – Premier Gordon Campbell officially opened the new Kwantlen University College Trades and Technology Centre, which will provide leading-edge trades and technology training for more than 900 students in an environmentally friendly building.
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PROVINCIAL FUNDING TO ADVANCE NEW MEDICINES
VANCOUVER – The Province is providing $25 million to the Centre for Drug Research and Development to advance new drug therapies and medicines from the discovery stage to commercialization, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
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NEW BILL ASSURES KNOWLEDGE NETWORK’S UNIQUE ROLE
VICTORIA – Legislation paving the way for government to fulfil its vision for the Knowledge Network as the province’s education broadcaster was introduced today by Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
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NEW PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM OFFERED AT MALASPINA
NANAIMO – A new bachelor of science, major in psychology program is being offered at Malaspina University College, providing students with more access to quality education, Nanaimo-Parksville MLA Ron Cantelon announced.
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TWO NEW DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED AT DOUGLAS COLLEGE
NEW WESTMINSTER – A new bachelor of arts in child and youth care and a bachelor of business administration will be offered at Douglas College, expanding opportunities for students and building on existing diploma programs, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell anno ...
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$15.2-MILLION THOMPSON RIVERS CAMPUS OFFICIALLY OPENS
WILLIAMS LAKE – Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell joined Rick Hansen, Thompson Rivers University officials and community members for the official opening of the institution’s new $15.2-million campus in Williams Lake, providing space for more than 1,000 student ...
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26 B.C. ABORIGINAL STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
VICTORIA – The Province has awarded 26 Alberta scholarships worth $2,005 each to Aboriginal students attending British Columbia’s public post-secondary institutions, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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B.C. PROVIDES $6M IN NEW FUNDING FOR SPORT INSTITUTE
VICTORIA – The Province is providing up to an additional $6 million for Camosun College’s Pacific Sport Institute to help construct a new venue and training centre for national and international athletes, announced Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
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PROVINCE ENHANCES QUALITY AT PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS
VICTORIA – New measures that will protect students, enhance quality, and strengthen accountability at B.C.’s private post-secondary institutions were announced today by Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
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ABORIGINAL CAMPUS TO OPEN IN BURNABY THIS FALL
BURNABY – A new campus of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) in Burnaby will give more Aboriginal students access to top-notch post-secondary education and training starting this fall.
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$10M TRIPLES GRADUATE STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
VANCOUVER – The Province is providing $10 million to triple the size of an internship program where graduate students will work with B.C. businesses to help increase the province’s competitiveness, announced Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
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NEW HEALTH STUDIES DEGREE TO BE OFFERED BY UBCO
KELOWNA – A new interdisciplinary bachelor of arts degree in health studies, which will form the backbone of University of B.C. Okanagan’s health focus, begins its first classes in September, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Al Horning announced.
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PROVINCE INVESTS $7.5M TO EXPAND UBC MINING SCHOOL
VICTORIA – The Province is providing $7.5 million to expand faculty and increase student spaces at the internationally renowned Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
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UNBC TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTRE OFFICIALLY OPENED
PRINCE GEORGE – Environmental planning is just one of a number of programs to be offered at the University of Northern B.C.’s new $31-million Teaching and Learning Centre, which was officially opened today, announced Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
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B.C. OPENS WORLD-CLASS SAFETY SIMULATION CENTRE
NEW WESTMINSTER – A state-of-the-art $3.2-million emergency simulation centre to train responders for disaster situations was officially opened at the Justice Institute of B.C. by Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell and Minister of Public Safety John Les.
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NEW SEA FLOOR LAB WILL HELP STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE
VICTORIA – The Province is providing close to $1 million for a sea floor laboratory that will help researchers study important environmental issues such as climate change, earthquakes, fish conservation and energy sources, announced Advanced Education Minister Murray ...
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PREMIER PRESENTS EXCELLENCE AWARDS TO TOP GRADS OF 2006
VANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell presented 15 B.C. high school students with Premier’s Excellence Awards, to recognize their academic achievements and outstanding community service.
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B.C. INVESTS $1.2M IN TECHNOLOGY TO STUDY NEW GALAXIES
VANCOUVER – The Province is providing close to $1.2 million towards improving camera technology that will study how new stars and galaxies are formed, contributing to research about the origins of the universe, announced Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
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PROVINCE PROVIDES $8M FOR GREEN SCIENCE BUILDING
BURNABY – The Province is investing $8 million in a green science building at Simon Fraser University that will house researchers working on low-cost sources of energy and new treatments for illness, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced today.
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PROVINCE FUNDS BIGGEST SCIENCE EXPERIMENT IN HISTORY
BURNABY – The Province is providing $4 million towards the world’s largest scientific experiment, designed to unlock the origins of the universe, announced Advanced Education Murray Coell today.
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$7.1M HELPS GIVE UBC REHAB PROGRAMS NEW HOME
VANCOUVER – The Province will provide $7.1 million to help the University of B.C. create a state-of-the-art home for rehabilitation science programs as part of the $120-million UBC Renew partnership updating older buildings on campus, Advanced Education Minister Murra ...
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NEW P.E. AND COACHING DEGREE FOR DOUGLAS COLLEGE
NEW WESTMINSTER – A new bachelor of physical education and coaching degree has been approved for Douglas College, building on the success of existing sport science, coaching and physical education instruction diplomas, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announce ...
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NEW GIS DEGREE PROGRAM APPROVED FOR SELKIRK COLLEGE
CASTLEGAR – A new bachelor of geographic information systems program has been approved for Selkirk College, increasing degree opportunities in high technology sectors, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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$31.8M BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO FIRST MAJOR UBC BUILDING
VANCOUVER – The oldest academic building at the University of B.C., serving students for over 80 years, has been transformed into a world-class chemistry research and teaching facility with the help of $16 million from the Province, Advanced Education Minister Murray ...
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SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES IN B.C.
VICTORIA – B.C. is promoting the international exchange of knowledge and culture through a new scholarship that will support international students attending public post-secondary institutions in B.C., Minister of Advanced Education Murray Coell announced.
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UCFV TO OFFER NEW DEGREE PROGRAM IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
VICTORIA – The University College of the Fraser Valley is adding to its bachelor of science offerings with a new major and minor in physical geography, creating increased opportunities for students to study environmental issues, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coel ...
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PROVINCE PROVIDES $1M FOR TRADES AT NORTHERN LIGHTS
FORT ST. JOHN – Northern Lights College is receiving a $1-million boost from the Province to update and enhance trades training equipment and support the Oil and Gas Centre of Excellence, ministers Murray Coell and Richard Neufeld, and MLA Blair Lekstrom announced.
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PROVINCE FUNDS REGIONAL LITERACY CO-ORDINATORS
VICTORIA – The Province will be providing more than $1.6 million to fund regional literacy co-ordinators at 16 public post-secondary institutions as a way to enhance co-ordination and delivery of adult literacy programs, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announ ...
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NEW TRADES & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE OPENS ITS DOORS AT UCFV
CHILLIWACK – B.C.’s largest recycled training facility – the $21.6-million Trades and Technology Centre at the University College of the Fraser Valley’s new campus in Chilliwack – officially opened today.
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$15M FOR NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING AT ROYAL ROADS
VICTORIA – The Province is providing $15 million to Royal Roads University to fund the first new academic building to be constructed since RRU's transition from a military college to a university, announced Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
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PROVINCE CONTINUES IMPROVEMENTS TO EDUCATION QUALITY
VICTORIA – Government is putting into action a number of changes to further strengthen quality, accountability, opportunities and protection for students in post-secondary education in British Columbia, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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$600K TO BUILD FOUR GATHERING PLACES AT NLC CAMPUSES
FORT ST. JOHN – The Province is providing Northern Lights College with $600,000 to develop gathering places at four campuses, enhancing support services for their growing number of Aboriginal students, Peace River North MLA Richard Neufeld announced.
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$450K WILL BUILD CAMPUS GATHERING PLACE IN CRANBROOK
CRANBROOK – The Province is providing the College of the Rockies with $450,000 to build a gathering place in Cranbrook that will enhance support services for the growing number of young Aboriginal students at the campus, East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett announced.
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$522K WILL BUILD ABORIGINAL GATHERING PLACE AT KWANTLEN
SURREY – The Province is providing Kwantlen University College with $522,000 to build a gathering place on its Surrey campus that will enhance support services for the growing number of Aboriginal students there, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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$310K WILL BUILD ABORIGINAL GATHERING PLACE AT CNC
FORT ST. JAMES – The Province is providing the College of New Caledonia with $310,000 to build a gathering place in Fort St. James that will enhance support services for the growing number of young Aboriginal students on campus, MLA John Rustad announced.
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$304K WILL BUILD LANGARA CAMPUS GATHERING PLACE
VANCOUVER – The Province is providing Langara College with $304,000 to build a gathering place that will enhance support services for the growing number of young Aboriginal students at the campus, Vancouver-Langara MLA Carole Taylor announced.
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$2.4M HELPS SUPPORT ABORIGINAL STUDENTS ON 6 CAMPUSES
VICTORIA – Six public post-secondary institutions are receiving $2.4 million from the Province for gathering places that will support the growing number of Aboriginal students on campus and reflect their unique cultures, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell said.
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PROVINCE AWARDS SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
VICTORIA – Three of British Columbia’s graduate students will have a chance to conduct sustainability research after winning the walkingthetalk Sustainability Education Graduate Scholarships totalling $30,000.
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STUDENTS, EDUCATORS HELP SHAPE POST-SECONDARY FUTURE
VANCOUVER – Students, presidents and board chairs from post-secondary institutions all over B.C. have gathered for a unique forum hosted by Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell to discuss the next phase of Campus 2020 to shape the future of higher education in B.C ...
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POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS TAP INTO GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s post-secondary institutions will have access to a vast geographical database, thanks to a memorandum of understanding with the Integrated Cadastral Information Society (ICIS), the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) and the Ministry ...
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NEW ADDICTION RESEARCH CHAIR RECEIVES $2.25 MILLION
VANCOUVER – The Province’s $2.25-million investment in a new B.C. Leadership Chair will support leading-edge research and the development of innovative treatment approaches by a world authority on addictions, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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NEW HOME FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS OPENS AT UVIC
VICTORIA – The University of Victoria’s $37.7-million social sciences and mathematics building will officially open today, providing state-of-the-art space for students and researchers under two sustainable green roofs, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announc ...
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MALASPINA ADDS MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
NANAIMO – Malaspina University-College, soon to be Vancouver Island University, has been approved to offer a master’s degree in educational leadership, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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PROVINCE INVESTS $9M IN RESEARCH COMPUTING NETWORK
VICTORIA – The Province is investing $9.3 million in Compute Canada, a cross-Canada high-performance computing network that will help researchers in a broad range of disciplines solve complex problems, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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PROVINCE FUNDS PROSTATE RESEARCH EXPANSION AT VGH
VANCOUVER – Provincial funding of $2.8 million will expand the Prostate Cancer Centre at Vancouver General Hospital to help turn discoveries in cancer biology into improved prostate cancer treatments, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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FOUR NEW DEGREE PROGRAMS APPROVED FOR KWANTLEN
VANCOUVER – Students opting for Kwantlen University College, soon to be Kwantlen Polytechnic University, will have four new bachelor’s degree programs to choose from, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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PROVINCE APPROVES NVIT’S FIRST DEGREE, JOINT WITH TRU
MERRITT – The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology will offer a bachelor of social work degree jointly with Thompson Rivers University, the first degree program approved for the Aboriginal-governed institute, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced.
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TOP GRADS HONOURED, NEW AWARD ANNOUNCED
VANCOUVER – Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell presented awards to the province’s top high school graduates last year – chosen for their excellent grades, service to their communities and involvement in extra-curricular activities – and announced a new category ...