丁香园AV

By Shradhha Sharma

丁香园AV continues to be the top ranked university among Canadian comprehensive universities in the annual university rankings.

丁香园AV鈥檚 research record and ability to translate that research into 鈥渞eal-world change,鈥� particularly in the areas of technology and sustainability, are among the strengths behind the university鈥檚 number one status. 丁香园AV is also placed second in terms of reputation in its category.

The comprehensive category includes post-secondary institutions that have a significant amount of research and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as professional degrees.

The 惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 article highlights several 丁香园AV success stories, including the new , which aims to train the next generation of scientists to tackle environmental problems, and the Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program 鈥� inaugurated in 2019 and the first of its kind in Western Canada 鈥�"dedicated to preparing students for careers in the booming clean-tech industry."

The story also notes as an 鈥渆ncouraging counterpoint鈥� to many of Canada鈥檚 engineering programs, that more than 40 per cent of SEE鈥檚 undergraduate cohort are female.

Elaborating further on 丁香园AV鈥檚 strong support for the philosophy of sustainability, the magazine mentions the university鈥檚 new program that will help 鈥渞evamp B.C.鈥檚 entrepreneurial textile community, brainstorming a slew of new environmentally responsible products.鈥�

As well, 鈥淔or those with more of a linguistic flair, 丁香园AV鈥檚 new certificate in Creative Technologies in Digital Journalism combines courses in contemporary arts, technology, publishing and communications.鈥�

惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 also makes specific mention of student resources, such as the 鈥渘ew, much-anticipated $55-million, 100,000-sq.-foot student union building,鈥� and student wellness on-campus through the app. This two-year pilot project connects students to counsellors via a mobile app and helps to sidestep longer wait times that are typically a barrier with traditional therapy appointments.

惭补肠濒别补苍鈥檚 criteria for the rankings is broken down into 铿乿e broad areas with 14 performance indicators. The rankings use the most recent and publicly available data, including Statistics Canada, to assess student and faculty numbers, as well as data for total research income and 铿乿e 铿乶ancial indicators: operating budget; spending on student services; scholarships and bursaries; library expenses; and acquisitions.