Topic: Tuition and student fees

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International students in Canada: A lesson from history

Soma Chatterjee, York University

For the 2023-24 year, most arts and science programs at Toronto’s York University and Toronto Metropolitan University charge international students approximately $33-35,000 […]

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The Universities Accord will plan for the next 30 years: what big issues must it address?

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Canada identifies international students as ‘ideal immigrants’ but supports are lacking

The question is not whether international students are needed, but rather if they are valued. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan The number of […]

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The future of internationalization in the wake of COVID

Elizabeth Buckner, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

International students have been a growing demographic at Canadian universities, which have become increasingly dependent on the fees they pay. Has the […]

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The pandemic exposed the vulnerability of international students in Canada

Universities and colleges need better, more easily accessible and culturally competent mental health services targeted to the needs of international students. (Shutterstock) […]

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The shadowy business of international education

Nicholas Hune-Brown

Foreign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it. This story […]

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‘You have to suffer for your PhD’: poor mental health among doctoral researchers – new research

Ms.Lotus Bua/Shutterstock PhD students are the future of research, innovation and teaching at universities and beyond – but this future is at […]

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Fair access to university depends on much more than making students ‘job-ready’

Shutterstock Today is World Access to Higher Education Day, but Australia is still a long way off fair access for students from […]

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Laurentian University insolvency reflects a structural crisis in Ontario’s neoliberal university system

David Leadbeater

On February 1 the Laurentian University president and board got what they wanted from Ontario Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz: “This Court orders and […]

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Youth who grew up in care have the right to post-secondary education — and tuition waivers open doors

Finances are a significant barrier to post-secondary education for people raised in care. (Shutterstock) There are more than 50,000 children living in […]

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