First Nations students. Solar Decathlon.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 29, 2017
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- Le Devoir writes about First Nations students at John Abbott College and the particular services made available to them in the west-island CEGEP. The article includes a chart showing the number of First Nations students in universities across the province. Concordia is listed with 98 aboriginal students — the most among Quebec's English-language universities.
- A CNW release announces a news conference, this morning at eleven, on the Loyola campus, to announce that Hydro-Québec is sponsoring the 'TeamMTL' entry in Solar Decathlon China 2018 in Dezhou, China. The news conference will conclude with a media tour of the net-zero energy Deep-Performance Dwelling, assembled on the campus by TeamMTL. The team is made up of more than 40 Concordia and McGill students. The Deep Performance Dwelling was recently written up in Tree Hugger and The Urban Developer.