New opportunities for international high school students through UOIT-DCDSB partnership

A new agreement between the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) will make it easier for international high school students to complete their post-secondary studies in Canada.

In the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed July 12, the university agrees to provide conditional offers of admission to students the DCDSB recruits from areas recognized as priority countries in Canada’s International Education Strategy. The offers will become firm when students graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma and a competitive program grade point average. In turn, the DCDSB will promote the university while recruiting abroad.

This relationship falls in line with the university’s updated International Plan 2015 – 2020. One of the plan’s objectives is to support the international experience on campus by focusing on international student retention and success, as well as international pathways.

The MOU also creates a foundation for establishing best practices in areas such as:

• academic training
• collaborative research
• faculty exchanges and/or visiting programs for teaching and research
• international student recruitment
• student exchanges
• teaching

Related link:

• Durham Catholic District School Board news release

Quotes:

“The University of Ontario Institute of Technology takes pride in its long-standing partnership with the Durham Catholic District School Board, and looks forward to working with the board to help further international student enrolment in Durham Region. By creating more global classrooms in our secondary and post-secondary school systems, this initiative will help enrich cultural diversity across the entire region.”
- Tim McTiernan, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

“We are pleased to announce this formal agreement with our valued partners at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in our commitment to offering quality education for international students, and providing seamless pathways into post-secondary education here in our very own Durham Region.”
- Anne O’Brien, Director of Education, Durham Catholic District School Board