Key Factors:
- The presence of worldwide college students helps to counteract the decline in native enrollment and contributes to the soundness of assorted applications, particularly in francophone universities, making certain these applications stay accessible.
- For the 2024–2025 educational 12 months, income from worldwide college students accounts for over 75% of the “new” grants allotted by the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur to Quebec universities.
- The FQPPU advocates for measures to boost universities’ recruitment capabilities, protect their autonomy, and strengthen collaboration inside the educational neighborhood.
MONTREAL, Nov. 29, 2024 /CNW/ – In 2022–2023, worldwide college students performed a vital function in stabilizing varied applications that had been weakened by a decline in native enrollment. This discovering is highlighted in Les étudiant•es internationaux•ales dans les universités québécoises : Portrait de la situation, a report during which the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université (FQPPU) sheds gentle on their very important function in shaping the way forward for larger schooling in Quebec.
Following the introduction of Bill 74, the report illustrates that worldwide college students are rather more than only a supply of funding. They improve educational vitality, foster innovation, and broaden the worldwide attain of Quebec’s universities, significantly francophone establishments.
A Clear Prognosis: Main Contributions to Our Universities
The report highlights two key findings:
- Stabilizing enrollment: Worldwide college students play a vital function in offsetting the decline in native enrollment, particularly at francophone universities and people positioned outdoors city areas, reminiscent of UQAC, UQTR, and UQAM. Given the continuing problem of underfunding, their presence is crucial for sustaining the sustainability of many applications.
- A crucial monetary lever: Tuition charges from worldwide college students account for greater than 75% of the “new” grants allotted by the Ministry of Larger Schooling to Quebec universities, making their contribution very important for the monetary stability of those establishments.
Suggestions to Safeguard the College Community
Contemplating these findings, the FQPPU recommends a number of particular actions for any authorities aiming to guard the integrity and vitality of Quebec universities:
- Set up a baseline for recruiting worldwide college students to make sure program variety and stability.
- Protect universities’ autonomy in managing admissions, as this precept is crucial for fulfilling their public curiosity mission.
- Create a session course of with educational stakeholders to enhance strategic decision-making associated to worldwide pupil admissions.
A Name to Motion
“Worldwide college students are extra than simply an asset to larger schooling in Quebec. In gentle of a big demographic decline, our report highlights their essential function in sustaining our universities and program choices. Subsequently, it’s important to make sure and promote their inclusion in collaboration with key stakeholders within the sector,” acknowledged Madeleine Pastinelli, president of the FQPPU.
Since 1991, the FQPPU has been Québec’s college college’s coordinating and consultant physique.
SOURCE Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université (FQPPU)
For extra data or to request an interview, please attain out to: Émile Bordeleau-Pitre, Strategic Communications Advisor, 514-692-3643, [email protected], www.fqppu.org/
