2005 News Releases
December 2005
- Three new members named to Grande Prairie Regional College’s Board of Governors
- New public member named to Red Deer College Board of Governors
- 5,500 more apprentices working in Alberta in 2005
- NAIT using SuperNet to train apprentices in their communities
November 2005
- New chair appointed to Alberta College of Art and Design
- NorQuest College's public board sees three new appointments
- Students aged 8, 11, or 14 to be eligible for $100 Alberta Education Savings Grant program
- Legislation improves flexibility in advanced learning system
- New public member appointed to Lakeland College Board of Governors
- New public member appointed to Medicine Hat College Board of Governors
- Alberta Centennial Scholarship continues longstanding tradition of helping students financially
- Government injects $15 million into research commercialization for U of A's downtown facility
- Alberta celebrates International Education Week
- Investment for the Access to the Future Fund grows to $750 million
- Government funds over 1,000 new post-secondary spaces
- Record number of high school students awarded with apprenticeship scholarships in 2005
- Learning Forum closes with commitment to action
- Day one of Learning Forum establishes groundwork for a learning society
October 2005
- Forum to generate bold new directions for higher learning
- Bow Valley College receives $47 million for major redevelopment
- Multi-million dollar investment will give Alberta vet students another option
September 2005
- Alberta opens new international education office in Mexico
- Alberta inaugura una nueva oficina de educación internacional en México
- NorQuest receives $1 million to plan campus expansion
- Promoting Alberta’s post-secondary programs the focus of Hancock’s mission to Mexico
- Government funds new University of Calgary capital projects
- SAIT receives $2 million for capital projects
- Grande Prairie Regional College expands with $3 million from government
- Government provides $2.2 million to Medicine Hat College
- Albertans asked for input into Advanced Education and Technology review
- University of Lethbridge gets $12 million to expand water research facility
- Province announces $7.1 million for renovation project at Lethbridge Community College
- Lakeland College gets $8 million boost to expand facilities at Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses
- Red Deer College receives $29 million for facilities expansion
- New Lethbridge Community College chair appointed
- New program will help new Albertans improve literacy
- Calgarian honoured as first recipient of literacy award
August 2005
July 2005
June 2005
- Record number of scholarships awarded to students in 2004-05
- World experts gather in Calgary to discuss e-learning
- Apprenticeship learning products get youth excited about trades
- Access, affordability, quality focus of Advanced Education and Technology review
- Scholarship sends students on a global education adventure
May 2005
- Scholarship to commemorate Royal Visit to Alberta
- MLA to attend 2005 WorldSkills competition
- Lac La Biche businessman named new chair of Portage College
- New Lakeland College chair designated
April 2005
- Province salutes talented students with more than half a million dollars in scholarships
- Half-million dollars in apprenticeship scholarships to enhance career options
- Government taking action to meet skilled-labour demand
- New literacy award to recognize exceptional adult literacy learner
- Budget 2005 puts higher learning at head of the class with 30 per cent, three-year funding increase
- New occupations provide more options for Albertans
March 2005
- High-achieving Alberta students receive financial boost from the province
- Legislation amendments will build more flexibility into Alberta’s student finance system
- Proposed amendments to further strengthen Alberta’s post-secondary system
- Bill 1 to secure Albertans' access to the future
February 2005
- Chairs appointed to Medicine Hat College and Olds College
- Province recognizes excellence in Alberta’s apprenticeship and industry training system
- Alberta to lead the country in post-secondary opportunities
January 2005
