News Releases
ABORIGINAL CAMPUS TO OPEN IN BURNABY THIS FALL
June 6, 2007
A new campus of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) in Burnaby will give more Aboriginal students access to top-notch post-secondary education and training starting this fall. Read more >>
STRATEGY TO IMPROVE ABORIGINAL ACCESS, ACHIEVEMENT
April 24, 2007
The Province has launched a new $65-million Aboriginal post-secondary strategy to help Aboriginal students to start, stay in and succeed in post-secondary education and training, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today. Read more >>
26 B.C. ABORIGINAL STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
April 4, 2007
The Province has awarded 26 Alberta scholarships worth $2,005 each to Aboriginal students attending British Columbia’s public post-secondary institutions, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced today. Read more >>
PROVINCE ADDS $100,000 TO FIRST NATIONS SCHOLARSHIP
December 02, 2006
The provincial government has contributed $100,000 to the Chief Joe Mathias British Columbia Aboriginal Scholarship Fund to help more students pursue education and training in British Columbia, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today. Read more >>
B.C. FUNDS ABORIGINAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
Feb. 3, 2006
The Province will invest $2.25 million through the Leading Edge Endowment Fund to help fund the new Dr. Donald B. Rix B.C. Leadership Chair in Aboriginal Environmental Health to be held by Dr. Laurie Chan at the University of Northern British Columbia, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today. Read more >>
FUNDING PROVIDES IMMERSION COURSE IN ABORIGINAL HEALTH
April 27, 2006
A pilot project that aims to increase health-care students’ understanding of Aboriginal health issues will place four teams of students in First Nations communities for practical experience this summer. Read more >>
LAND GRANT TO UNBC HIGHLIGHTS NEW RELATIONSHIP
July 20, 2006
The Province, with the support of Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, has given 248 hectares of Crown land to the University of Northern British Columbia for research, teaching and use in Nordic sports, nearly doubling the size of the Prince George campus. Read more >>
$2M HELPS ABORIGINAL STUDENTS FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION
Sept. 27, 2006
The provincial government has increased funding for the third straight year to help Aboriginal students throughout British Columbia succeed in post-secondary education, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced today. Read more >>
22% FUNDING INCREASE SUPPORTS ABORIGINAL EDUCATION
Sept. 12, 2005
Government has increased funding to $1.8 million for 36 new projects that will help Aboriginal students across B.C. pursue their post-secondary education and career goals, Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced today. Read more >>
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