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Algonquin College helps build industry connections at Business – Marketing networking event

OTTAWA (March 21, 2025) – On March 19, 2025, 100 graduating full-time students in the Business – Marketing diploma program eagerly gathered for an evening of industry networking at Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus, creating a buzz of excitement and nerves in Nawapon.

Industry contacts at the event included individuals from Ottawa’s top marketing and sales fields, senior business leaders, and Ottawa entrepreneurs. Of the nearly 60 industry guests, 33 were Algonquin College alumni.

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Real Estate Council of Ontario partners with AC to provide real estate education

The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) announced on Thursday, March 6, that Algonquin College will be one of its new real estate registration education partners, with intake beginning in Summer 2025.

“This partnership between Algonquin College and RECO underscores our mutual commitment to excellence in education and professional training,” said Julie Beauchamp, Senior Vice President, Academic. “By working together, we are equipping future real estate professionals with the essential knowledge and skills required to thrive in a dynamic industry. We take pride in our collaboration with RECO to foster high-quality learning opportunities that will benefit both our learners and the broader real estate sector.”

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Stress and Resilience: Harnessing Wearable Technology and Machine Learning for First Responders at Algonquin College  

OTTAWA (Mon., March 17, 2025) – Algonquin College invites you to a micro-net funding announcement to benefit first responders. This initiative will enable pattern recognition and identification and stress indicators through the data analytics and advanced machine learning from wearable devices. The project objectives are to monitor and assess real-time physiological stress indicators and reported stress indicators, develop reliable results to advance field trading and operations in supporting first responders’ resilience and the sustainability of emergency response as a whole.

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Algonquin College showcases student entrepreneurship spirit at ACTIVATE Pitch Championships  

OTTAWA (Wednesday, March 12, 2025) – The ACTIVATE Pitch Championships are a showcase of Algonquin College’s entrepreneurial spirit, designed to help kickstart student and tech-enabled ventures by giving learners a platform and a chance at funding. They provide a platform for student-led and tech-enabled ventures to compete for funding and recognition.

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The next generation of culinary talent at Algonquin College mobilizes for food security

OTTAWA (Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025) – Since 2003, La Tablée des Chefs’ Solidarity Kitchens – Next Generation program (SKNG) has mobilized teachers and culinary students in Québec, Ontario, and even France, to take on the challenge of preparing meals that are then distributed to food banks.

This year in Canada, over 1,000 students will be rolling up their sleeves to feed those in need. Their goal is to produce 125,000 portions of vegetarian chili.

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Algonquin College’s Social Innovation Lab Receives $400,000 Through the Embark Student Foundation Major Grant Program

OTTAWA (Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025) – In an effort to address the challenge of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET), the Embark Student Foundation has awarded $400,000 to support the Social Innovation Lab at Algonquin College. This grant will fund the Transdisciplinary Approach to Service Transformation in NEET (TASTE), a long-term initiative to design, pilot, and evaluate innovative approaches to reactivate NEET youth to education.


Algonquin College’s ACCE Networking Event returns for seventh year

OTTAWA — On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Algonquin College’s Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE) hosted more than 50 industry partners for the seventh annual ACCE Networking Event.

Approximately 400 students had the valuable opportunity to meet, chat and pitch themselves to some of the most notable employers in the region, ranging from Hydro Ottawa and Thomas Cavanagh Construction Ltd. to Stantec Inc. and the DeWalt Industrial Tool Company. Past iterations of this event have helped ACCE students find exciting work opportunities straight out of graduation, leading to valuable work experience.

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Message from the President – Financial Challenges and Mitigation Measures

Dear colleagues,

Our College community is built on the dedication and hard work of our employees; the steps we are taking now are not a reflection of that commitment, but rather a response to the changing environment in which we operate.

As discussed in my previous messages and at our January 16 Town Hall, Algonquin College, along with the entire post-secondary education sector, is facing unprecedented financial challenges. This is due in part to a prolonged and ongoing provincial government tuition freeze, chronic underfunding, and recent federal government immigration policy changes that negatively impact international enrolments. Continue reading Message from the President – Financial Challenges and Mitigation Measures


Algonquin College advances sustainability efforts with innovative new Green Supply Chain and Sustainability Lab  

OTTAWA (Dec. 10, 2024) – On Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, Applied Research at Algonquin College officially launched the newly independent Green Supply Chain and Sustainability Research Lab (GSCSRL).

Under the leadership of Ahmad Teymouri, Professor, Supply Chain Management, School of Business and Hospitality, this state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to advancing sustainability and digital technologies.

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Algonquin College students double the impact for Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre in celebration of Giving Tuesday

Algonquin College students double the impact for Dave Smith
Youth Treatment Centre in celebration of Giving Tuesday

OTTAWA (Dec. 6, 2024) — First-year students in Canada’s only Event Management-focused business degree program raised $6,831.35 for the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre (DSYTC) during the runup to Giving Tuesday.

Students in the new Bachelor of Event, Sport and Entertainment Management (Honours) degree planned and executed seven impactful events at Algonquin College’s Ottawa Campus on Nov. 28, engaging the campus community while raising funds and awareness for the DSYTC. The funds raised by the students were generously matched by Adobe, bringing the total contribution to $19,602.85.

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