annual-report-2016-2017
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Strategic Priority:<br />
Leading Innovation and Research<br />
International Expansion<br />
International enrolment at our campuses in<br />
Niagara continued to increase through a diversified<br />
recruitment strategy. 3,006 (full time equivalent)<br />
international students from more than 90 countries<br />
are studying in 102 programs across the college.<br />
Niagara College working with Agriteam Canada,<br />
continued its Vietnam’s Technical Vocational<br />
Education and Training reform project.<br />
Contract training activities delivered on our<br />
Canadian campuses also increased in cooperation<br />
with our global college and university partners.<br />
New contracts were executed with the following<br />
countries: Denmark, South Korea, Spain, Japan and<br />
Italy.<br />
Niagara College was approved by the Hubei<br />
Provincial Government and the Chinese Central<br />
Government Educational Authority to offer a<br />
collaborative program with Wuchang University<br />
in hotel management, where students will study<br />
two years at our partner university and one year<br />
in Canada in order to receive a two year diploma<br />
from both institutions. This initiative is part of our<br />
expansion of pathways options for students to<br />
study at NC from around the world.<br />
KSA Operations<br />
Building on the previous success in the<br />
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of operating our Taif<br />
and Makkah campuses, NC began operating<br />
two female campuses: Al Ahsa and Al Majma’ah.<br />
Niagara College is now teaching more than 2000<br />
students in Saudi Arabia.<br />
In May, NC signed a contract with Colleges of<br />
Excellence to officially commence operations<br />
for a capacity building project benefitting the<br />
Madinah Female College of Technology. The<br />
project will see Niagara College officials mentor<br />
Madinah administrators on enhanced internal<br />
business practices and the quality of teaching<br />
and instructional delivery. This is the single largest<br />
consulting project in Niagara College history.<br />
12 ANNUAL REPORT