Études de la santé

 Thursday, May 28, 2009

 

New opportunities for francophones pursuing health education:

Laurentian University and Collège Boréal sign five new articulation agreements

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Sudbury (Ontario) - Today, Laurentian University and Collège Boréal signed five new articulation agreements that will increase opportunities for health studies in French and will facilitate student mobility between both institutions.

 

As of September 2009, students who have received a Collège Boréal diploma in 1) sports and recreation management, 2) dental hygiene, 3) massage therapy, 4) paramedics or 5) practical nursing, can enrol in the bachelor of arts in health studies at Laurentian University, and receive advanced standing according to their grade point average. More than 400 current Collège Boréal students could take advantage of these new agreements with Laurentian University.

 

“College-university collaborations are becoming increasingly important to better meet students’ needs, and Collège Boréal is a prime partner for Laurentian to develop French-language educational opportunities,” said university president Dominic Giroux. “By offering more and more opportunities to study in the region, especially in the health field, we’re further contributing to the well-being of the communities we serve.”

 

Collège Boréal president Denis Hubert spoke of the rising interest, for all students, in flexible postsecondary options that are adapted to the needs of a constantly evolving society: “Facilitating access to postsecondary training is a goal shared by Collège Boréal and Laurentian University to optimise student learning. These new articulation agreements presage other collaborations between our institutions and new future perspectives for our regions’ francophone students.”

 

In 2007, Laurentian University and Collège Boréal signed a collaborative agreement to promote the development of joint initiatives between the two institutions and to increase postsecondary education choices in French, in Ontario. At that time, the first seven articulation agreements were made in the areas of business, health and security, which now brings to twelve the total number of current articulation agreements between these partners. A joint committee representing the university and college is charged with drawing up the articulation agreements, facilitate implementation and evaluate the impacts.

 

About Laurentian University

The only bilingual and tricultural university in Canada, Laurentian University has been ranked fourth, since 2000, in terms of growth among Ontario universities, and currently serves some 9,000 students, including more than 800 graduate and international students. Laurentian is proud to be the first choice for university students in northeastern Ontario, who choose LU above Nipissing, Algoma, Hearst and Ottawa combined. Laurentian offers 141 programs, in French and English, including six PhDs. Its School of Medicine awarded its first degrees in June 2009. Throughout its 49-year history, Laurentian University has produced nearly 40,000 graduates.

 

About Collège Boréal

Established in 1995, Collège Boréal is a French-language institution of postsecondary and skills training, that contributes to the growth and development of communities in Northern and Central-Southwestern Ontario.  For seven consecutive years, it has had the highest graduation rate among the 24 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology in the province. Its graduate satisfaction rate is also the highest in the province for six of the last ten years according to the Key Performance Indicators published each year by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Collège Boréal is the first education sector representative officially designated by the Ontario government under the French Language Services Act.

 

Photo caption (from left): Laurie Rancourt, vice-president, academic, and Denis Hubert, president, Collège Boréal, with Dominic Giroux, president, and Patrice Sawyer, acting vice-president, academic (Francophone Affairs),  Laurentian University. 


Reference:

Guylaine Tousignant                                                                                                  

Media Relations                                                                                                         

Laurentian University                                                                                                 

(705) 675-1151, ext. 3406                                                                             

gj_tousignant@laurentian.ca                                                                         

 

 

Benoît Clément

Manager, Strategic Communications

Collège Boréal

(705) 560-6673, ext. 1235

benoit.clement@borealc.on.ca


 

 
 
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