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Neither crisis mode nor complacency

Published: 20 November 2014

In September, the Quebec government announced that 69热视频鈥檚 operating grant would be almost $15 million less than what it had proposed in the spring 鈥 and warned that a second wave of cuts were to come. On Nov. 12,聽Quebec鈥檚 universities and CEGEPs were hit with that new round of cuts, amounting to $31.6 million. 69热视频鈥檚 share is close to $5 million. Provost Anthony C. Masi talked to the 69热视频 Reporter about this development, and the University鈥檚 ongoing underfunding situation.

...听For example, international students in science, engineering, management, and law are now 鈥渄e-regulated,鈥 meaning that universities get no subsidies for them, but all the tuition they pay stays with the home institution. So, why not de-regulate all international students? Much of the red tape at 69热视频 is due to compliance and reporting requirements of a complex funding formula. Wouldn鈥檛 the Ministry and universities save positions and money if the processes were simplified? A third option is to generate revenue by offering programs that are not subsidized by the Ministry like professional master鈥檚 degrees and continuing professional training. Couldn鈥檛 69热视频 build on strengths and enhance our reputation and reach, and therefore revenues, by designing and delivering such offerings? As a final illustration, look at how well we have done in increasing revenues with creative off-shore programming by Continuing Studies, the Desautels Faculty of Management, and the Faculty of Medicine. Can we think of other such developments that would be in line with our mission and values?

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