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Universities growing more reliant on foreign student fees
International students in Ontario are paying nearly $1.3 billion in tuition, double the amount paid just four years ago.
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Concordia University to create new research centre on Loyola campus
A new $52.75-million science centre will be built in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce thanks to funding from the federal and provincial governments.
Ottawa Business Journal
Fulbright donation leads to new entrepreneurship chair at Carleton University
Four academic chairs will visit Carleton, including an entrepreneurship chair at the Sprott School of Business, as part of a $16-million, 25-year partnership with Fulbright Canada.
Waterloo Region Record
UW student fighting to improve sexual assault prevention on campuses
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Student teachers at U of S call for paid practicums
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