Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec

2008

• November
  • Political parties affirm that education is a priority, but certain commitments need to be enhanced and made more specific
  • Universities call on all political parties to make education a priority
• October
  • “Knowledge Matters”
    Television campaign on the importance of advancing knowledge
  • Ministerial announcement relating to UQAM
    Quebec universities favour good governance
  • Graduate registrations up
• September
  • Quebec universities call on federal political parties to support investment in the university sector
• June
  • Allocation aux étudiants du premier cycle du privilège d’emprunt direct dans les différentes bibliothèques universitaires québécoises
• May
  • Record number of residency admissions in 2008
  • 2008 postdoctoral medical training admission processus to be completed soon
• April
  • International medical graduates: productive discussions, a basis for joint action
  • Open letter - University graduates are key to Quebec’s future
  • End of the second round in the residency admission process: admission rate at Québec universities higher than elsewhere in Canada for international medical graduates
  • CREPUQ deplores the government’s approach to compulsory fees
  • The number of admissions of international medical graduates (IMGS) to residency programs continues to increase
• March
  • CREPUQ’s reaction to the Québec budget…
    A major step in the right direction
• February
  • CREPUQ welcomes several measures announced in the federal budget but deplores the lack of any increase in transfer funding for postsecondary education
  • CREPUQ deplores the announcement of controls for fees charged by universities