The Issues
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Universities matter.
- They produce ideas and discoveries that will fuel Canada’s 21st century knowledge economy.
- They produce the highly educated graduates whose skills and knowledge will drive that economy.
- They build international linkages that create opportunities for Canadians in the global knowledge economy.
AUCC calls on all candidates to make the following commitments in three essential areas:
University research and graduate education
- Maintaining Canada’s G-7 leadership in public sector research, including funding the institutional costs of supporting research excellence at internationally competitive levels.
- Increasing the number of graduate students in Canada.
- Ensuring the long-term sustainability of Canada’s major research facilities and networks.
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Access to quality postsecondary education
- Ensuring universities’ capacity to provide access to quality higher education, regardless of students’ social or economic status.
- Providing more opportunities for Aboriginal Canadians to benefit fully from postsecondary education.
- Investing in green and smart campus infrastructure to enhance quality and sustainability.
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Universities’ connections to the world
- Investing in international research collaboration to increase Canadian researchers’ opportunities to work with their global peers.
- Expanding Canada’s international marketing effort to attract more of the best foreign students to study in Canada.
- Increasing opportunities for Canadian students to study abroad as part of their university education.