French programs from the University of Ottawa will be offered at the University of Sudbury starting in September 2025.
The courses, which will be given by professors hired by the northern Ontario establishment, “will lead to degrees from both establishments,” declared rector Serge Miville.
This partnership aims to reduce administrative costs, according to Mr. Miville, but also to “develop a bilingual workforce in the region”, in a context of shortage.
“The greatest threat to the sustainability and development of our services in French is the shortage of French-speaking and bilingual labor,” declared Peter Hominuk, director general of the Agence de la francophonie de l Ontario, which reviewed the agreement.
Further details will follow.
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