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It was announced today that Red River College will be submitting a
proposal to the Council on Post-Secondary Education (COPSE) to combine
its current RN diploma program and joint RRC-University of Manitoba RN
baccalaureate program into a new baccalaureate RN program.

In addition to providing 15 additional RN education seats, the new RRC
degree program will provide nurses with a four-year baccalaureate
degree delivered on an accelerated 32-month schedule. The proposed
program would be launched in September 2010.

“Red River College is proud of the role we’ve played in helping build
capacity across Manitoba’s health-care system and we’re happy the
province is moving to expand our degree granting authority by
supporting a new, larger accelerated nursing program,” said Dr. Jeff
Zabudsky, president of Red River College.

Red River College (RRC) and Shenyang Institute of Engineering (SIE) of
China have reached an agreement to create a new joint program in
Electrical Engineering Technology. The partnership is the first of its
kind for a Chinese educational institution.

The agreement was signed at RRC’s Princess Street Campus today by SIE
President Dr. Zhang Tieyan, RRC President Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, and RRC
Vice-President of Business Development David Leis.

Under the new program, students will train for two years at SIE, and
then have the option to transfer to RRC for one and a half years of
study in the Electrical Engineering Technology program. Graduates will
receive diplomas from both SIE and RRC. The first intake of students
from China is expected in September 2010.

The joint diploma program is the latest development in RRC’s lengthy
relationship with SIE. For over 20 years the two institutions have
participated in faculty and student exchanges and joint program
development and delivery. One of the first students to participate in a
joint program was Dr. Zhang Tieyan, who studied English under the
guidance of an RRC instructor during the early-nineties when he was a
teacher at SIE.

As part of its "We Believe in Winnipeg" series, the Winnipeg Free Press profiled Red River College in its April 27th issue. Topics included the dramatic growth the college has experienced in the past decade, our efforts to enhance the perception of college-level education, and our plans to expand at both the Notre Dame and Exchange District campuses.

Read the whole story here.

Manitoba colleges would be able to offer four-year baccalaureate degrees under proposed amendments to the Colleges Act and the College universitaire de Saint Boniface Act introduced today, said Advanced Education and Literacy Minister Diane McGifford.

“New industry standards, areas of specialization, technological advances and more complex tools and equipment are all career-related trends and issues that point to the need for expanded educational opportunities for Manitoba’s post-secondary students,” McGifford said.  “The province is responding to a need identified by Manitobans, industry and labour market analysts across Canada.”

The minister said she was pleased to be able to announce $250,000 which would support the development of the first proposed degree at Red River College, which would directly support Manitoba’s construction sector, pending the passage of the legislation.

The proposed legislation would support Red River College’s plans to begin the offering a degree in construction management, which would be the first program of its kind available for Manitobans.

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