HEQCO experts are available to speak to media on a variety of issues related to the access, quality and accountability of postsecondary education in Ontario. To arrange an interview, please contact:
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Toronto, March 24, 2022 – Dr. Karin Schnarr, an associate professor of policy at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics (Lazaridis School) at Wilfrid Laurier University, has been appointed as chair of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario’s (HEQCO) Board of Directors for a three-year term ending June 2024, succeeding interim chair Patricia […]
May 5, 2021 – Making Sense of Microcredentials, a new report from the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), provides a clear definition for microcredentials and insight into their perceived and potential value for employers, government, postsecondary institutions and potential students. Working with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Colleges and Institutes Canada […]
Fuelled by a shared interest in skills development and training, the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) is proud to partner with the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) to conduct research that will improve collective understanding of microcredentials to inform future development and delivery. https://www.bher.ca/news/bher-and-heqco-partner-microcredentials-research-improve-skills-development
Daniel Woolf, Principal Emeritus of Queen’s University, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), effective April 24, 2020. Having served as Queen’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor between 2009 and 2019, Dr. Woolf remains a professor in the Department of History at Queen’s. He is a fellow […]
A. Scott Carson, Chair (Acting) of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), announced today the appointment of Janice M. Deakin, PhD. as HEQCO’s third President and CEO, effective August 1. Janice Deakin served for eight years as the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) at Western University. This followed nearly 25 years at Queen’s University, […]
David Trick, Interim President and CEO of the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, announced today the appointment of Julia Colyar as Vice President, Research and Policy, effective May 20. Julia brings to HEQCO more than two decades of experience in higher education policy and research as a scholar, teacher and practitioner. Julia joins HEQCO […]