The BCIT Alumni Association (BCITAA) board of directors appointed Emil Bosnjak as president, following their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 11. Emil previously served on the board from 2003 to 2006. “I’m thrilled to return to the BCIT Alumni board as president, and look forward to giving back,” says Emil. “My BCIT education prepared … Read more
Taking the classroom to rural Africa Kigali, Rwanda is about as far away as one can get from the BCIT Burnaby campus. Despite the distance and cultural differences, the curriculum that future pediatric and neonatal nurses are studying in Rwanda looks strikingly similar. Since 2012, the BCIT Specialty Nursing programs for Neonatal and Pediatric nursing … Read more
Retired, and Extremely Dedicated! The R.E.D. Team is on a roll! The BCIT Retiree’s Association—Retired, and Extremely Dedicated—is moving ahead with renewed energy and focus. The current board has stepped up activity on several fronts. Membership is growing rapidly with a 25+% leap in just a few months. Various activities keep members engaged with BCIT, … Read more
Today, BCIT celebrated the official opening of the Three Gorges Polytechnic University (TGPU) Banan campus in Chongqing, China. Although students move into the state-of-the-art facility this year, the TFPU will welcome hundreds of students in Fall 2017 to learn from BCIT-developed aviation and automotive curriculum. The curriculum is equivalent to what a student would learn … Read more
Photo: From Left – Lawrence Gu, Dean International BCIT, Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Doug Callbeck, Vice-President Industry Partnerships BCIT, Yao Li, Vice Presidents, ZIG. A new International Joint Educational Partnership Program between the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and Three Gorges Polytechnic University (TGPU) took flight in China last week at the … Read more