Concordia in China. The knowledge economy. Students in flux.

Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution: 

• A CNW news release announces that Concordia, participating in an economic mission to China being led by Montreal mayor Denis Coderre, has signed two agreements: the first, a cooperation agreement with the Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, the Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences and the Chinese Academy in the areas of genomics and synthetic biology; the second, a trilateral agreement with the Mitacs organization and the China Scholarship Council to help provide financial support for Concordia researchers conducting work in China. The release is picked up by Le Lézard.  Le Journal de Montreal andCanoe reference the Concordia agreements in their reports on the trade mission.
• An Academica release links to an opinion piece by President Alan Shepard in Monday's Montreal Gazette andLa Presse Plus about the challenges and opportunities of an economy in transition. Shepard calls on Canadians to invest in the knowledge economy and the upcoming generation of innovators.
• CSU president Terry Wilkings is quoted in an article in the Montreal Gazette about recent changes in Quebec's student movement. The article mentions that the CSU will hold a referendum this month on joining the newly-formed Association for the Voice of Education in Quebec (AVEQ).

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