Source: McMaster University
http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=4335 School of Graduate Studies hosts open houseNovember 6, 2006 McMaster's School of Graduate Studies is hosting two Graduate Studies Open Houses on Monday, Nov. 6 and Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the McMaster University Student Centre. These events will give prospective graduate students the opportunity to meet with faculty, staff and graduate students in their programs of interest. Monday, Nov. 6: Faculties of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences Wednesday, Nov. 8: Faculties of Engineering, Health Sciences and Science Graduate schools and programs that will be participating on both dates include the DeGroote School of Business (MBA and PhD Programs); School of Geography and Earth Sciences; and Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Programs, School of Rehabilitation Science. In September of this year, the provincial government announced $240 million in funding to increase the number of graduate students at Ontario universities. The funding will create 12,000 new graduate spaces by 2007-08 and another 2,000 by 2009-10. As one of the top 100 universities in the world, McMaster aims to increase its graduate enrolment to 20 per cent of its total student population. For more information, please contact Arlene Dosen, Admissions & Recruitment Officer at the School of Graduate Studies, at dosena@mcmaster.ca or visit the School of Graduate Studies website.
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