College & University Collaboration

Partnership in Manufacturing Technology Gives Students Hands-on Skills
George Brown College’s partnership with the University of Toronto Aerospace Team (UTAT) allows George Brown students to get hands-on experience manufacturing aerospace products, and the UTAT team has world-class machinists working on their projects.

Regional Development and Innovation on the Rise in New Brunswick
Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) is part of the prestigious ERDI (Empowering Regional Development and Innovations) program. Together with Université de Moncton, the college works to promote regional development and employability.

MEd Program Focused on Regional Leadership
The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Masters of Education program, offered on the Grande Prairie Regional College campus, is focused on educational leadership in a northern and rural environment.

Giving Nova Scotia Students an Opportunity to Study Close to Home
Nova Scotia Community College and Mount Saint Vincent University have articulation agreements that allow students across Nova Scotia to begin their post-secondary education close to home with lots of support at one of the many NSCC campuses across the province and to then complete a university degree in Halifax.

Manitoba Institutions Welcome Student Refugees
Red River College, Université St. Boniface, the University of Manitoba, Brandon University, and the University of Winnipeg have teamed up to sponsor student refugees seeking a Canadian post-secondary education.

One-of-a-kind Masters Program in Ecological Restoration
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) are delivering Canada’s first master’s program in Ecological Restoration, combining BCIT’s technical and experiential knowledge with SFU’S basic science and community engagement expertise to restore damaged ecosystems.

Developing Drone Technology on BC Campuses
Camosun College‘s Technology Access Centre (CTAC) and University of Victoria‘s Centre of Aerospace Research (CfAR) collaborate on the development of unmanned aerial vehicles through engineering design, prototyping and manufacturing and student test flights of newly developed prototypes.

First Online Joint Masters’ Program Offered in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the University of Regina have launched an online Collaborative Nurse Practitioner Program (CNPP) where students can obtain their Master of Nursing while studying in their home communities.

A Focus on Community Economic Development
Cape Breton University’s MBA in Community Economic Development is being delivered at Centennial College in Scarborough. Centennial’s Signature Learning Experience and the MBA program offer students an experience that advances both community and global socioeconomic goals.

Helping People with Disabilities Access Training for High-demand Jobs
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) and University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) created a training program designed shift away from an accommodation model to educate staff and faculty about how disabilities have an impact on learning, and the benefits of curriculums with universal design principles.

University Partnership Centre Facilitates Post-secondary Pathways for Students
The University Partnership Centre at Georgian College supports more than 550 articulation and transfer agreements with 48 institutions across the world. Students experience the best of both college and university education programming.
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Social Work PRogram Specialized for Northern Communities
The University of Regina’s Certificate of Social Work program delivered at Aurora College is focused on local social issues, cultural groups, and delivery systems which makes a positive contribution to the educational and professional development of Canada’s northern population.