The Netanyahu visit. Back to Concordia. JMSB recruitment in China [...] and Sri Lanka.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 24, 2015
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- An opinion piece in the Financial Post about a drift in Jewish political support away from western left-leaning parties mentions the September 2002 disturbance at Concordia surrounding the scheduled appearance of then-former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Le Devoir, writing about the impending return to classes by university students at downtown campuses, highlights Concordia's strategic plans for development of its research and academic activities. It quotes Benoit-Antoine Bacon, provost and vice-president, academic affairs, and mentions Concordia's PERFORM Centre and the Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics (CSFG).
- The John Molson School of Business is listed in an article in wtoutiao (in Chinese) among Canadian university business schools participating in an MBA recruitment and information activity in Beijing, September 3rd. The event is organized in conjunction with the Canadian embassy in China.
- Sri Lanka's Sunday Observer writes that representatives of eight of Canada's leading universities, including Concordia, will visit Sri Lanka, August 30th to September 1st, for a recruiting and information activity for prospective students.