A shock with a capital letter!The number of applicants to McGill University, Canada's top university"Catastrophic"After a 20% slash, I'm now thinking about running away!
According to McGill University, the school has been severely affected by plans to increase tuition fees for students from other provinces.
Last October, Quebec's Minister of Education, Pascale Déry, announced that tuition fees for students from other Canadian provinces would range from $8,992** to $17,000 starting in the fall of 2024. These changes are expected to have a serious impact on Quebec's three English-speaking universities, which accept more out-of-province students than French-speaking universities.
The Coalition Enir Quebec (CAQ) said that tuition fees would help preserve the language and promote the development of French-speaking universities. They want to reduce the number of monolingual students from other parts of Canada, saying they are making Quebec anglicized.
McGill University vice-chancellor Deep Saini confirmed to reporters in Montreal on Thursday that the number of applicants has fallen by 20 percent this year compared to the same period last year.
It's a catastrophic decline," he said.
Source: Global News
*We estimate that McGill University could lose between $42 million and $94 million per year based on the impact of these measures on admissions.
Principal Saini said"Therefore, it is an ongoing loss. "
To add insult to injury, Moody's (moody'On Wednesday, McGill University was downgraded, leaving the university in a dilemma.
Associate Provost Fabrice Lebeau stated"We could face a significant loss of income, which would reduce our ability to repay our debts, and if our credit rating did go down, it would reduce our ability to borrow. So, these two things add up to each other"。
Rector Saini said McGill University did not rule out moving some of its operations to other provinces if Quebec continues with its plan to nearly double tuition fees for students from other provinces.
The Premier of Quebec speaks out: he hopes McGill University will stay
In response, Quebec Premier Fran Ois Legault said he wanted McGill University to stay. He told reporters Friday: "It's important to me that McGill stay in Quebec. ”
Source: thegazettesaini
"We are pleased that the Premier has expressed his desire for McGill University to remain in Quebec," the Chancellor said. I've said before that McGill University is the pride of Quebec. Quebec is part of McGill University's identity and our home. We didn't want to leave either. ”
However, in a statement provided to the Montreal Gazette, Saini said that the last time he had a "substantive dialogue" with Quebec's education minister was at the end of November. "Since then, we have been trying to reach out to the minister, but without success. ”
The English-speaking university in Quebec says tuition** will result in a significant drop in enrollment. Both McGill University and Concordia University said applications from other provinces had dropped significantly. The two institutions say they will lose more than 1$500 million in revenue.
A journalist asked Saini on ThursdayIf Quebec** doesn't back down, will McGill University consider setting up campuses in other provinces, such as Ontario?
Saini replied that McGill University is Quebec's most well-known university in Canada and internationally, and if Quebec** continues to advance, McGill University will"Consider all your options"。
He said:"McGill University has been present in Quebec for more than 200 years, and our presence in Montreal and our relationship with Montreal and Quebec are a very unique feature of McGill University. However, as the president of the university, it is my responsibility to ensure that the school remains well-developed. Therefore, we consider all options. I don't want to comment on this issue specifically, we will look at all options to ensure that McGill University continues to be one of the top universities in the world. "
McGill University's position was seen as a threat by the leader of the Parti Quisman, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. He said on Friday that CAQ's plan was not perfect, but "not to the point where universities are threatening to move operations out of Quebec." ”
It seems that this matter has become more and more troublesome!I wonder if McGill University will actually move out of Quebec in the end