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Greek students demonstrate against the arrival of private universities
Published on 03/09/2024 1:13 p.m. Update on 03/09/2024 1:43 p.m. Video length: 2 min Eurozapping: Greek students demonstrate against the arrival of private universities Eurozapping: Greek students demonstrate against the…
McGill and Concordia universities turn to court to challenge tuition hike
McGill and Concordia universities have decided to go to court to challenge the measures imposed by the government of François Legault in the matter of tuition fees for Canadian students…
Universities, a bulwark against “polarization”, says the rector of UdeM
The rector of the University of Montreal, Daniel Jutras, affirms that he observes with “concern” what is happening in American universities, in a way a “cultural war”, but assures that…
Universities: how to recognize scientific fraud
Tuesday, I exposed ideological excesses at Concordia. I could have taken almost any university, here or elsewhere, although Concordia is at the forefront of the slippage. A reader asks me…
English-speaking universities: Louise Beaudoin disagrees with Plante
That Valérie Plante does not have great sensitivity for the French fact and its future in Quebec is nothing new. In 2018, giving a speech to an audience of investors…
A sneaky virus is ravaging our universities
At the very end, if there is only one left to denounce the ideological excesses of our universities, it will be me. I spoke to you last week about the…
Universities to the rescue of non-legally qualified teachers
Several Quebec universities have developed new programs to meet the needs of non-legally qualified teachers and support the educational environment in a context of shortage. Some programs are qualifying, others…
Canadian universities take a stand on anti-Semitism
(Ottawa) The presidents of Canada’s leading universities say any call for genocide of the Jewish people violates their institution’s code of conduct, but they remain cautious about whether this ban…
Quebec universities in the red, choices that raise concerns
At a time when Quebec universities estimate their financial needs at hundreds of millions of dollars, a slowdown in hiring, the increased use of entirely remote courses and the increased…
English-speaking universities as scapegoats
More than ever in our postmodern (or “post-truth » as we say in English), the truth is — presumably — in the eye of the beholder. The phenomenon of echo…
The tiresome indignation of English-speaking universities
The complaints of our English-speaking institutions are as boring and predictable as the return of bad music at Christmas. • Read also: English-speaking universities: here is the level of French…
English-speaking universities: here is the level of French that foreign students must achieve
At the end of their baccalaureate, 80% of foreign students who attend an English-speaking university must at least be able to reserve a hotel room over the telephone in French,…
Federal Liberal MPs call out universities on anti-Semitism
(Ottawa) Five federal Liberal MPs are asking the administrations of 25 Canadian universities to clearly clarify whether calling for “genocide against the Jewish people” or “the elimination of the State…
Quebec’s English-speaking universities make an offer to Legault on tuition fees
The English-speaking universities of Quebec have made a proposal described as “enhanced” to the Legault government concerning tuition fee increases for new foreign students and those from other Canadian provinces.…
Quebec’s English-speaking universities make an offer to Legault on tuition fees
The English-speaking universities of Quebec have made a proposal described as “enhanced” to the Legault government concerning tuition fee increases for new foreign students and from other Canadian provinces. The…
Tuition fees for students outside Quebec | English-speaking universities made an “enhanced” offer to Legault
(Montreal) The English-speaking universities of Quebec have made a proposal described as “enhanced” to the Legault government concerning tuition fee increases for new foreign students and from other Canadian provinces.…
Tuition fees for students outside Quebec | English-speaking universities made another “enhanced” offer to Legault
(Montreal) Quebec’s English-speaking universities have made a proposal that it describes as “improved” to the Legault government concerning tuition fee increases for new foreign students and from other Canadian provinces.…
The Israel-Hamas conflict plunges major American universities into a political crisis
The eventful appearance of the presidents of three major American universities before a Congressional committee underlines the strong tensions that the Israel-Hamas conflict has brought to the surface. I am…
prestigious American universities at the heart of a controversy
Welcome World United States of America Published on 07/12/2023 22:38 Video length: 2 min Anti-Semitism: prestigious American universities at the heart of a controversy Anti-Semitism: prestigious American universities at the…
The engine of universities must not be based on competition and division
We are the 27 department directors of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Concordia University, and we are alarmed by the announcement of the increase in tuition fees imposed…