With Kwantlen and other schools gaining university status in recent years, how do you see the landscape of higher education changing?
KPU (and the other new universities) have a unique mandate to pursue excellence in teaching and to meet the needs of the communities we serve. Kwantlen plans to meet this mandate by keeping our class sizes small, ensuring university education remains accessible, and developing new degree programs that meet the needs of business and industry in the South Fraser Region. All our communities will benefit through access to affordable education that terminates in a recognized, meaningful degree leading to employment or graduate school. What makes Kwantlen a good destination for South Asians in particular? We are a teaching university that puts the needs of the student first. We also are an accessible institution that believes anyone who works hard and is capable of academic achievement can succeed. KPU provides an opportunity for students to study close to home, and also for them to make the most of their university experience. Learning occurs in small classes where, unlike larger universiti
