2024-09-09
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Ontario colleges banned from new international activities
Why Ontario Colleges Are Facing a Ban on New International Activities
Ontario colleges banned from new international activities
The Ontario Government has put a halt on all new activities related to international involvement for the province's 24 colleges that receive public funding. This prohibition, which takes effect right away, stops colleges from starting new international education programs, like opening satellite campuses, creating new alliances, or entering into agreements for curriculum development outside of Canada. Colleges that are already involved in international activities and are recruiting students internationally are not impacted but are not allowed to grow these areas during this period.
This order, given by the former Minister of Colleges and Universities, Jill Dunlop, is designed to make Ontario's higher education institutions more stable by making sure they concentrate on their primary role of serving the local community. This ban is expected to last until at least early 2025, with a review of the existing policies that regulate these activities. This decision has raised worries among the education community, especially about how it might affect college budgets and the variety of programs they offer.
This situation occurs during a period of significant policy changes in Canada, including limits on the number of foreign students and alterations to the rights of students to work after completing their studies, which are already posing challenges to the higher education sector in the country.
This order, given by the former Minister of Colleges and Universities, Jill Dunlop, is designed to make Ontario's higher education institutions more stable by making sure they concentrate on their primary role of serving the local community. This ban is expected to last until at least early 2025, with a review of the existing policies that regulate these activities. This decision has raised worries among the education community, especially about how it might affect college budgets and the variety of programs they offer.
This situation occurs during a period of significant policy changes in Canada, including limits on the number of foreign students and alterations to the rights of students to work after completing their studies, which are already posing challenges to the higher education sector in the country.
