Lakehead University and Confederation College have learned Ottawa's reduction in international student permits will not affect them next year
THUNDER BAY — Officials at Confederation College and Lakehead University are breathing sighs of relief after hearing their approved allocations for international students will remain unchanged.
Leaders of the two Thunder Bay institutions both initially expressed concern about the effect this could have on them, but Ontario's ministry of colleges and universities has now decided that neither school will be required to reduce their international student intake in the coming year."Like every university, we were worried about the impact. We're just delighted we're going to have the same number of students eligible to come as we had last year.
But Siddall said: "We see international students as incredibly important to the richness of our environment here at Lakehead, and also to Thunder Bay and the region. They make incredible contributions, and we're just always so happy to have them here . . . It makes for a very rich learning environment."
Salo said the college will be cutting only one program that's primarily an international program, International Business Management.
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