THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

international students

  • By March 7, 2014

    Rising tuition at the University of Saskatchewan is proving to be a barrier to international students’ education now more than ever.

  • Gov’t hopes to double international students

    By January 31, 2014

    On Jan. 15, the Conservative Party  of Canada announced a strategy to double the amount of researchers and students coming from abroad. The program centers around $5 million per year in funding primarily going toward branding and marketing.

  • Building bridges in the City of Bridges

    By November 24, 2013

    What does it mean to be a multicultural campus?

  • International students lack trust in authorities

    By November 9, 2013

    The University of Saskatchewan needs to extend more understanding to their international students, especially when taking into account language barriers and cultural differences.

  • Canada ups residency intake of international students

    By November 22, 2012

    The Government of Canada has announced Canadian Experience Class (CEC) immigration intake, which includes residency for international students, is expected to quadruple from 2,500 in 2009 to 10,000 in 2013.

  • USSU still dealing with fallout from AGM

    By November 30, 2011

    Following the University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union’s annual general meeting, international students and indigenous students on campus lack full representation on University Students’ Council.

    At the Nov. 10 AGM for the USSU, an amendment to section 28 of the union’s bylaw was voted down that would have given the two groups on campus two councillors each. All student groups with more than 1,000 members get two councillors. Student groups with fewer members get one councillor.

  • A “constitutional crisis of our very own”

    By November 23, 2011

    The following is a letter USSU President Scott Hitchings sent to Members of Students’ Council (MSC) regarding the AGM and the previous By-Election for the International Students’ MSC:

    We are in the midst of what could appropriately be coined a ‘constitutional crisis’ regarding the recently held by-election for the two positions on University Students’ Council for International Students. Hit the jump to read more.

  • More reasonable debate was needed at last week’s USSU meeting

    By November 23, 2011

    Student government is a sphere in which future leaders hone their critical and rhetorical skills, and everyone is permitted the odd lapse in judgement. The tenor of the debate at the AGM, however, exceeded the bounds of reasonable debate. People went from disagreeing to being disagreeable, and perfectly illustrated that in student politics, the smaller the stakes are, the greater the noise.