The University of Quebec (UQ) must at least “double its reception capacity” to respond to the growing arrival of foreign students, according to its president, Alexandre Cloutier. A project which requires investments of around 700 million dollars.
Mr. Cloutier will present this morning the UQ brief to the consultations on multi-year immigration planning, in Quebec. While he plans to welcome the reforms made to the “graduates” component of the Quebec Experience Program, he also intends to emphasize the importance of offering international students who attend the network a home.
“To ensure their success, as well as to have the capacity to welcome and accommodate them, UQ assesses the needs at 4,000 new rooms for all of its students over the next five years through his network,” Mr. Cloutier wrote to DutyWednesday.
The duty reported this summer that waiting lists for student residences continue to grow. The Minister responsible for Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau, intends to amend her Bill 31 on housing to add certain measures regarding student housing.
Further details will follow.
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