University Canada West celebrates 20th anniversary
On Monday 27 May, University Canada West launched the celebration of its 20th anniversary, marking a significant journey from its modest beginnings in Victoria, British Columbia, to its campuses in downtown Vancouver.
Founded in 2004, UCW is home to more than 14,000 students from over 110 countries – a sharp contrast to September 2005, when its first cohort of 19 students enrolled to study a Bachelor of Commerce in Management Technology.
Bambi Smith, an Indigenous artist, was commissioned by UCW to create a carving to commemorate the university’s 20th anniversary. The carving includes imagery of male and female salmon, the moon and a human face. Bambi Smith, who is part of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) First Nation, described the piece as the Symbol of Life.
The carving was unveiled last week during UCW’s Spring Convocation Ceremony and will remain on permanent display at UCW’s Vancouver House Campus.
Dr Bashir Makhoul, President and Vice-Chancellor of UCW, said: “At the heart of UCW’s success lies its dedicated faculty and staff whose unwavering passion for teaching and mentorship has empowered students to reach their fullest potential.”
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LSBF Singapore has been awarded the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) Award for Most Positive Workplace Collaboration, a national recognition that celebrates organisations that foster outstanding collaboration between employers, employees, and teams to create positive workplace cultures.
The University of Law and University Canada West have achieved overall 5-Star ratings in the internationally recognised QS Stars university rating system, recognising their continued performance across key areas of the student and academic experience.
For the second year in a row, University of Niagara Falls Canada has received the award for Most Innovative Higher Education Institution 2026 – Ontario as part of Corporate Vision’s Education and Training Awards.
LSBF India has partnered with with KPMG in India for the delivery of select modules within its Professional Certificate in Data Analytics & AI and Professional Certificate in Cyber Security programmes.
UPES, in strategic partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), has inaugurated the HPE Networking AI-Driven Centre of Excellence at its Dehradun campus, marking another step in the university’s AI-first learning journey.
The University of Niagara Falls Canada recently celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art VR Lab, a learning environment designed to bring students’ coursework to life. The multipurpose, high-tech space dedicated to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) learning is the centrepiece of a newly completed 10,837-square-foot expansion.
The University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) Dubai has launched the Green Futures Forum, a new platform designed to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of a more sustainable future.
UPES has announced the launch of its AI Campus in collaboration with Google, reinforcing its transition into an AI-First university. Designed to embed artificial intelligence, cloud technologies and intelligent automation across teaching, learning, research and innovation, the initiative will expand access to advanced AI tools and industry-relevant learning experiences for students across disciplines.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore has launched twelve fully online postgraduate master’s programmes in collaboration with FutureLearn, marking Italy’s first partnership between a traditional university and an international online learning platform.
The University of Law announced a new strategic partnership with Lancaster University, bringing its postgraduate legal training programmes to Lancaster from September 2026.
