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UCN Announces Student Housing Facility in Flin Flon
Read more: UCN Announces Student Housing Facility in Flin FlonThe University College of the North (UCN) is excited to announce plans for a dedicated student housing facility in Flin Flon. This initiative ensures that students attending short-term programs have a place to stay, reflecting UCN’s dedication to overcoming barriers to education in northern Manitoba. “For many, attending UCN means rewriting their future and their…
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UCN Launches Power Engineering Program
Read more: UCN Launches Power Engineering ProgramUniversity College of the North (UCN) launched its Power Engineering Class 5 program today, January 6, 2025. This evening program is at full capacity, with 25 students registered and taking classes. The program runs until April 2025. “Power Engineers play a critical role in supporting our communities,” said Doug Lauvstad, UCN’s President. “The north has…
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UCN is a Key Partner in Securing Manitoba’s Critical Mineral Future
Read more: UCN is a Key Partner in Securing Manitoba’s Critical Mineral FutureUniversity College of the North (UCN) is pleased to be named in Manitoba’s new strategy related to critical minerals mining and exploration in the province. “UCN’s legislation specifically tasks UCN with the mandate to enhance the economic and social well-being of northern Manitoba through training and education,” said Doug Lauvstad, UCN President. “Supporting the growing…
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UCN Opens New Diploma in Practical Nursing Facilities in Flin Flon and Swan River
Read more: UCN Opens New Diploma in Practical Nursing Facilities in Flin Flon and Swan RiverUniversity College of the North (UCN) is pleased to announce the upcoming grand openings for the new Diploma in Practical Nursing buildings in Flin Flon and Swan River, MB. These state-of-the-art facilities will provide opportunities for nursing and health care aide students in the north. Flin Flon’s grand opening will take place on October 2nd…
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UCN Linkages The Pas Conference to Foster Innovation and Collaboration in Northern Manitoba
Read more: UCN Linkages The Pas Conference to Foster Innovation and Collaboration in Northern ManitobaUniversity College of the North (UCN) is excited to announce the upcoming UCN Linkages The Pas Conference, scheduled for October 8-9, 2024, at the Kikiwak Inn and UCN Campus. This year’s keynote speakers will reflect the conference theme of ‘Innovation + Renewal’ by discussing disruptive innovation, emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, leadership through change,…
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UCN’s Northern Manitoba Mining Academy Launches Mining Readiness Training Program at Foran McIlvenna Bay Project Site
Read more: UCN’s Northern Manitoba Mining Academy Launches Mining Readiness Training Program at Foran McIlvenna Bay Project SiteUniversity College of the North (UCN) is excited to announce applications for the second intake of students to the Mining Readiness Training Program. The students from the first intake started training this week in Sagkeeng First Nation. The second intake will be held in part at the Foran McIlvenna Bay Project site near Flin Flon,…
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UCN Successful Recipient of CEWIL and MakeWay Foundation Grants
Read more: UCN Successful Recipient of CEWIL and MakeWay Foundation GrantsUniversity College of the North (UCN) received four Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning (CEWIL Canada) grants for students in the Early Childhood Education (ECE), Health programs and Faculty of Arts, Business and Science. UCN faculty members in Arts, Business and Science also received a MakeWay Foundation Grant. The CEWIL grants allowed UCN to support first…
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UCN Partners With NORCAT, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), to deliver a Mining Readiness Training Program
Read more: UCN Partners With NORCAT, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), to deliver a Mining Readiness Training ProgramUniversity College of the North (UCN) will partner with NORCAT to deliver a Mining Readiness Training program in Manitoba beginning in September 2024. Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) is supporting the program with $1,264,805 in funding. Based in Ontario, NORCAT delivers industry-standard miner training across Canada and around the world. “UCN is very pleased to…
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UCN Launches Apprenticeship Program in Thompson
Read more: UCN Launches Apprenticeship Program in ThompsonTo help increase skilled trades in Manitoba, the University College of the North (UCN) is proud to introduce the Level 1 Common Core Heavy Duty/Truck and Transport/Agricultural Technician program. This comprehensive training is available to level 1 apprentices of these critical trades for the first time ever. This marks a significant milestone in UCN’s technical…
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UCN Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Read more: UCN Celebrates its 20th AnniversaryUniversity College of the North celebrates 20 years in operation on July 1, 2024. As part of the celebration, three UCN professors, Dr. Keith Hyde, Dr. Greg Stott, and Dr. Hendrik Warnar-Brown are writing a book about UCN’s history and its significance in northern Manitoba. “Over the course of decades, many Indigenous and northern Manitobans…
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