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<p class="minister-email">Email: <a href="mailto: PSFS.Minister@gov.bc.ca">PSFS.Minister@gov.bc.ca</a></p> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script>  </div> <div class="home-body" id="main-content-release" role="main"> <h2 class="ministry-name-mobile">Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills</h2> <div class="top-article"> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0044-001454">More health-profession students will train at new UBC facility in Surrey</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, September 6, 2024 2:15 PM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0044-001454#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0044-001454">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0044-001454'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53976481035_95dc3ae0d1_b.jpg&token=UYuvesJCqgpm5YDfOjAUCPtaGUk0uJfAC%2B2EHPxtCm0%3D' alt="More health-profession students will train at new UBC facility in Surrey " title="More health-profession students will train at new UBC facility in Surrey "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>More people will have the opportunity to train for in-demand careers, such as physical therapists, occupational therapists and midwives, at a new state-of-the-art University of British Columbia (UBC) facility in Surrey.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0044-001454" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="feature-article"> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0005-000040">Construction begins on new student housing in Nanaimo</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Thursday, January 23, 2025 10:15 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2025INF0005-000040">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0005-000040'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F54285318274_fd107db48c_b.jpg&token=3n5WRummhZPoDa3rhRbkviY2%2FPBmwmpovgWRA2xBgfw%3D' alt="Students studying at campus" title="Students studying at campus"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Students studying at Vancouver Island University鈥檚 (VIU) Nanaimo campus聽will聽have access to more on-campus housing beds and a new dining hall, with construction underway.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025INF0005-000040" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="other-articles"> <div class="regular-articles"> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0047-001552">New micro-credential program helps boost B.C. rural, remote economic development</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, September 18, 2024 11:15 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>A new micro-credential program at North Island College (NIC) will help people living in rural and Indigenous communities build relevant skillsets to foster economic growth in their communities.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0047-001552" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0046-001517">Minister’s, parliamentary secretary's joint statement on Consent Awareness Week 2024</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Sunday, September 15, 2024 8:00 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="item-text"> <p>Lisa Beare, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, and Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have released the following joint statement in recognition of the annual Consent Awareness Week 2024:</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0046-001517" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0045-001488">More student housing opens in Castlegar, Nelson</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, September 13, 2024 12:00 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0045-001488">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0045-001488'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53993227454_a87a229b2f_b.jpg&token=AWeK5KeKFX%2FR6Mec3pmV5sEG1toPuxfVGLOGP9eUVQs%3D' alt="More student housing opens in Castlegar, Nelson" title="More student housing opens in Castlegar, Nelson"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Selkirk College students now have access to new on-campus聽housing at聽Castlegar and Nelson-Silver King campuses.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0045-001488" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0043-001450">Revitalized UFV Mission campus brings more learning opportunities to Fraser Valley</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, September 6, 2024 12:15 PM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0043-001450">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0043-001450'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53975539661_a659c5dbdf_b.jpg&token=ysm5aenharBvqnHOkWNKXOE9gOOFsFZipvETUpMKcA0%3D' alt="Revitalized UFV Mission campus brings more learning opportunities to Fraser Valley" title="Revitalized UFV Mission campus brings more learning opportunities to Fraser Valley"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>The revitalization of the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) Mission campus is now complete, making it the new home for UFV鈥檚 School of Education, training students in the region to become teachers or early childhood educators.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0043-001450" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0041-001424">B.C. taking action to prevent overdoses, make students safer on campus</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, September 3, 2024 11:30 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0041-001424#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0041-001424">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0041-001424'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53968018452_bf8904a5b2_b.jpg&token=W8pqucpeK0GZETzje92z0JnQ9i00hrdzf8JdsfZIcQ8%3D' alt="B.C. taking action to prevent overdoses, make students safer on campus " title="B.C. taking action to prevent overdoses, make students safer on campus "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>The Province is moving forward with new guidelines to protect students and reduce the risks and harms of toxic-drug poisonings.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0041-001424" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0040-001409">Expanded gathering place supports Indigenous culture on campus</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Thursday, August 29, 2024 9:30 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0040-001409">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0040-001409'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53957242860_512c3663a4_b.jpg&token=gcNxZNg6cgbMWm75q2bxC1mgeVSSIz%2BMnBlzc5Xn9c0%3D' alt="Vancouver Island University (VIU) expanded space for ceremonial and support services in the Shq’apthut (a gathering place) building on campus" title="Vancouver Island University (VIU) expanded space for ceremonial and support services in the Shq’apthut (a gathering place) building on campus"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Indigenous students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) now have access to more space for ceremonial and support services with the opening of the newly expanded space in the Shq鈥檃pthut (a gathering place) building on campus.聽聽</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0040-001409" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0036-001360">More student housing opening at Okanagan College</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, August 23, 2024 11:23 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0036-001360">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0036-001360'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53942281017_ce7625c467_b.jpg&token=wVOFmHlGcINNMD7EmNZGUVQWBJUuSdJC1%2B4NgZ46jrk%3D' alt="More student housing opening at Okanagan College " title="More student housing opening at Okanagan College "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Okanagan College (OC) students now have access to more on-campus housing with the opening of new student housing at the Vernon and Kelowna campuses, reducing housing pressures in both communities and making it easier for students to focus on their studies.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0036-001360" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0036-001343">Largest provincial investment in student housing coming to UBC</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Tuesday, August 20, 2024 11:15 AM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0036-001343#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0036-001343">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0036-001343'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53937189020_eae5ec0a3d_k.jpg&token=HBpKNkWWsKxlM6tARoaJKFqn1V0n7qjcJSUaTQBtnkI%3D' alt="More student housing coming to UBC" title="More student housing coming to UBC"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>The largest provincial investment in on-campus student housing will lead to more than 1,500 new post-secondary beds on the University of British Columbia鈥檚 Vancouver campus, as the Province continues to build homes for students at a record pace.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0036-001343" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0039-001268">Pilot project will expand seaweed industry jobs in the north Island</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, August 7, 2024 11:15 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0039-001268">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0039-001268'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53908506946_9f3c5ec4ae_b.jpg&token=pERZmnqvnUHgvgkuMagqe6HNuXKqdRWYAzGa2LAAkvM%3D' alt="Pilot project will expand seaweed industry jobs in the north Island " title="Pilot project will expand seaweed industry jobs in the north Island "/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>A new and innovative seaweed industry pilot project at North Island College (NIC) will equip people with the skills necessary to thrive in an emerging sector, promoting economic resiliency and growth for communities on聽northern Vancouver Island.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0039-001268" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0038-001201">Kwantlen Polytechnic University will offer first traditional Chinese medicine degree in Canada</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Friday, July 26, 2024 1:30 PM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0038-001201#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0038-001201">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0038-001201'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53883609149_40c11e8a34_k.jpg&token=LYfBOU2%2Bs1Cnd3d1CZT0oZSkVf35AcfDOIEpPzMbH%2FI%3D' alt="Kwantlen Polytechnic University to offer first Traditional Chinese Medicine degree in Canada" title="Kwantlen Polytechnic University to offer first Traditional Chinese Medicine degree in Canada"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Canada鈥檚 first bachelor鈥檚 degree in traditional Chinese medicine will be offered at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) to train people for in-demand careers.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0038-001201" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0033-001185">More people will benefit from training grants</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:19 PM</div> <div class="item-medialink translations"> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0033-001185#translationList" aria-label="translations"><i class="fa fa-language fa-lg" style="font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600;" aria-hidden="true"></i> Translations</a> </div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0033-001185">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0033-001185'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53879890840_457e7f7bee_b.jpg&token=aYmdX414ehnT8Y6k8cDs%2BOk%2BOtW1Sy4rkyyksYXrY0M%3D' alt="Build your skills and advance your career with StrongerBC future skills grant" title="Build your skills and advance your career with StrongerBC future skills grant"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>People training for good paying, in-demand careers will be able to access grants that cover most, or all, of their tuition thanks to the next intake of the StrongerBC future skills grant.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0033-001185" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner { height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner.not-expanded { width: 64px !important; } .youtube-wrapper { max-width: 100% !important; height:0 !important; } </style> <div class="article hidden-article"> <h2><a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0037-001130">New student housing coming to Camosun College</a></h2> <div class="list-container ps-0 pb-0"> <div class="item-date">Wednesday, July 17, 2024 11:45 AM</div> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class='item-asset asset flickr' id="youtube-asset-2024PSFS0037-001130">   <a href='https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0037-001130'><img src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53864132290_6dd3f58057_b.jpg&token=AbpjQk79SFO0ARtahtpfRCTeaPJ4b4UaBbzC1YPTKEI%3D' alt="" title=""/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>Camosun College students will soon have access to on-campus student housing for the first time with funding approved for a new 423-bed student housing project at the Lansdowne campus. 聽</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0037-001130" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <style> .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button a { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container .overlay-container .outer .inner .play-button { width: 64px !important; height: 64px !important; } .asset .placeholder-container 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src='https://media.news.gov.bc.ca/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F53859277061_3a3e2fa52e_b.jpg&token=rPjexmcMJJd8owCpsa6dGhrZ%2Fu39wQfFvChiQ%2FFXwMs%3D' alt="Better safeguards, higher standards for international education" title="Better safeguards, higher standards for international education"/></a> </div> <div class="item-text with-image"> <p>The Province is strengthening supports to ensure the highest quality education for international post-secondary students.</p> <br /> <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSFS0035-001111" class="read-more"><i class="fa fa-caret-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>  Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div>  <div class="news-control"> <a class="read-more" href="/Search?ministry=post-secondary-education-and-future-skills">Search News</a> <a href="#" rel="nofollow" class="load-more link-button">Load More News</a> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="collapsible-regions"> <div 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