Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) has received more than $2 million to support international francophone students.
Friday’s announcement at the CCNB Dieppe campus saw Ottawa and New Brunswick each contribute $1,035,278 to a project to adapt the support model for international francophone students.
The first priority is continuing education for international students to transition to the Canadian higher education system and enhance academic success.
The second priority is improving job search services and creating job match projects with regional employers to manage career plans effectively.
This funding supports French-language education and second-language instruction in New Brunswick under a bilateral agreement between the Canadian and New Brunswick governments, with Canadian Heritage also backing additional projects aligned with the province’s action plan.
Dr. Pierre Zundel, CEO of CCNB, gave his thanks to both levels of government for the funding.
“In recent years, the CCNB has made growing investments to support a major increase in the international student clientele, which directly contributes to the growth of the demographic weight of francophones in the province through immigration and to the training of future generations in key sectors that are dealing with labour shortages,” said Zundel.
Half of the college’s attendees at locations in Dieppe and four rural campuses in Bathurst, Campbellton, Edmundston, and Shippagan are francophone international students.