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Study in Canada
With more than 70,000 international students in Canada this year, meeting people from all over the world is central to the study experience.
Saif’s experience of a Canadian campus that is both diverse and exciting is typically one of the most attractive features of studying graduate programs in the country. With more than 70,000 international students in Canada this year, meeting people from all over the world is central to the study experience. Canadian universities equally support very vibrant approaches to life away from the lecture hall – student clubs and societies encourage participation from graduate international students in all aspects of their activities and it is common for your social networks to be based around these aspects of student life.
One of the features of Canadian graduate education most relevant to international students is the great investment in English-language support and study skills many universities make to ensure that the study experience is as positive as possible. Carleton University in Ottawa, the nation’s capital, is one of the most internationally diverse of all Canadian universities. With large concentrations of graduate students from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, the support provided to international graduate students is essential. Eric Koshinsky from Carleton’s Learning Support Services describes the way in which they help incoming students: “We focus on helping international students improve their listening abilities so that when they go in to a regular lecture in economics, physics or mathematics they will easily and clearly be able to understand what the professors teach them, they will be able to write and take notes quickly. We also focus on writing skills so they will be able to express their own ideas in their own ways so that they can learn and share what they know with others.”
The experience of graduate school at a Canadian university is one that has real benefits for many of the international students that make it their first choice. New legislation in Canada allows all international students completing a graduate program at a recognized university a work permit for up to 12 months in a work area related to their field of study. The opportunity to put in to practice all that you have learnt is one that in the coming years is likely to make Canada even more popular amongst international students. As Saif Rahman concludes: “Changing the immigration practices to allow companies to hire international students after graduation is very important – it will certainly be the way the country can retain talented international students.”
