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Official Languages committee We already have plans in place for a third phase of education capacity expansion so that the Université de Saint‑Boniface can accept more education students. To do this, we built a model by working with school divisions, not just the Franco‑Manitoban School Division, but school
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee It's a file—
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee About 33% of our students, so a third, are from FMSD schools and another third come from immersion schools. In addition, 10% of our students are enrolled in a master's program and 21% are from other countries.
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee I would say that's the case for both groups, but since you're basically talking about students from immersion schools, it's about a third of our student body. However, the vast majority of the classes we offer through our continuing education division, including to public servant
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee Yes, absolutely. That's our mandate.
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee Which programming do you mean?
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee Université de Saint‑Boniface's roots go back to 1818, so we have a very long history. In the past few years, our programming has grown because we were allowed to increase our education capacity and the number of spots we had. We were able to enhance our capacity in both of our nu
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee That's a big question.
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee We still have work to do in order to identify all the programs, and we're conducting feasibility studies on that front. However, we also have to provide services and, above all, develop infrastructure to support student life on campus. We have excellent sports teams, but we need
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee It's probably more straightforward in Manitoba, since we are the only francophone institution. As for funding for French education, I would have to check provincial reports to see how much goes to the Bureau de l'éducation française.
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee It's really interconnected, isn't it? If we want to add more programs, we need the appropriate infrastructure so we can accommodate a larger student body. We have to find a way to balance all that. We also need to make sure we have the capacity to serve that population. Linguisti
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee As I see it, the two levels of government need to work hand in hand to find solutions and build that capacity. For us, early childhood education is another important piece. Right now, the province and the federal government have come together to give us the funding we need to enh
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee We've really gone through the wringer these past few months. International students make up 21% of our student body. We'd like to keep the percentage at that maximum level for a variety of reasons. International students are important. They contribute to the diversity and overal
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee I would say it's very much driven by synergy. For example, Université de Saint‑Boniface created a social work program in response to a request that came from the community. Our nursing program came about the same way. We work closely with the community. We've even set up a round
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard
Official Languages committee Thank you. Yes, that funding is vital in order to truly be competitive and meet the needs of Franco-Manitobans and those who choose French immersion programs. To give you an idea, I can tell you that, over the past six years, enrolment in the school system has gone up 1.4%. Com
April 18th, 2024Committee meeting
Sophie Bouffard