“This is a remarkable period in history,” said Indira Samarasekera, president of the University of Alberta, who wants to put her school among the top 20 in the world by 2020. “People will look back at this time and marvel.”
With wise spending and carefully placed bets, Dr. Samarasekera said she believes the province can use the “Alberta advantage” to position itself as a global magnet for academic talent. Once the bar is raised in Alberta, she reckons interest in the country as a destination for world-class scholars will follow.
It's an impressive vision. Can Alberta pull it off?
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Will Alberta's Energy Boom Revolutionize Higher Education?
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Dave Ruston
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"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
-Max Planck
Education to these types is entirely rankings and corporatist priorities; never quality.
Given that Alta is a lot like Texas, one will assume there will be a healthy showing of 'Christian' or 'value' universities gaining more and more legitimacy while undermining education elsewhere.