Students from Peru and Bermuda will have new access to university studies in Canada, thanks to two agreements the University of Ontario Institute of Technology recently signed with post-secondary institutions in these countries.
Partnership with Universidad Cientifica del Sur
The university's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Universidad Cientifica del Sur (Cientifica), located near Lima, Peru, promotes co-operation in academic pathways, as well as faculty and student mobility and research.
Peruvian students can now prepare for entry into a Canadian university program by earning their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) through Cientifica. They will receive conditional admission to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology upon entry to the OSSD program, with final admission pending graduation with an OSSD and a competitive grade point average.
Cientifica offers the OSSD in partnership with Rosedale Academy, an online high school teaching the Ontario curriculum. Rosedale Academy partners with educational institutions around the world to deliver Ontario high school courses in a blended-learning environment (a combination of online and in-class learning) for students seeking to bridge into a Canadian university program.
"While students in Peru typically complete 11 years of standard education, this partnership allows students to complete a 12-year education, providing them with extended learning opportunities and new academic pathways to undergraduate study at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology," says Shannon Bracken, the university's Director of Recruitment and Admissions. "The agreement also opens Peru as a new recruitment market for the university."
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