Federal public safety announcement. Go-ahead for new science research centre. UNESCO prize. Courting French undergrads.
Concordia in the news
Posted on September 12, 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:
- A CNW/Telbec release announces a news conference at 1pm today at the John Molson School of Business for a funding announcement by the federal Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The release is picked up by Shaw Connect, CEO.ca and Ticker Tech.
- The Montreal Gazette and Global News Montreal (video and text) report that the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce has rejected a local citizens’ petition opposing the 52-million dollar project to build an extension to the Richard J. Renaud Science Complex that will allow for the creation of a new science research and innovation centre on the Loyola campus. Some NDG residents had expressed concern about a loss of green space.
- Actualités UQAM joins the media announcing that Concordia's Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) has been awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize for its Learning Toolkit (LTK+) initiative, implemented in schools in Kenya.
- Maudits Français reports that Concordia is preparing to invite students whose application for graduate studies in France has been refused to pursue their studies at Concordia.