CANADA $85 MILLION BOOST FROM THE ALBERTA PROVINCE FOR FACULTIES LIKE NURSING, ENGINEERING ,AVIATION AMONG CALGARY PROGRAMS

By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada

The Alberta government will spend $84.6 million over the next three years to fund more than 3,000 new seats in popular programs — like aviation, quantum computing and health care — at six Calgary post-secondary institutions.



Ambrose University, Bow Valley College, Mount Royal University (MRU), the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), St. Mary's University and the University of Calgary will all benefit from the funding.



The University of Calgary is getting $61 million, the largest chunk of the money, which will create more than 1,300 new spaces at the school.

The additional money will go toward programs like software engineering, nursing and computer science, which are all in high demand, according to University president Ed McCauley.