UW Senate

President’s Report

November 21, 2011

Canadian Experience Class to include foreign PhD students

•Canadian Experience Class is an immigration category for skilled temporary foreign workers and international students who wish to become permanent residents•3,917 permanent residents were admitted to Canada in 2010 through the CEC program

•PhD students can begin applying November 5• To be eligible, PhD students must have completed at least 2 years of

study toward their degree and be in good academic standing.• Graduates who are a year out of their program are also eligible to apply

•Up to 1,000 international PhD students a year will be accepted through the Federal Skilled Worker Program

•The aim is to boost Canada’s science, technology, and math sectors•Will provide universities with another competitive edge in attracting and retaining top international talent.

Source: CBC News, November 2

Ontario tuition grant to take effect in January

•Ontario Legislature to resume today•30 per cent tuition reduction was a key plank in the Liberal Party’s re-election platform•Will be built into the provincial budget•Applies to students from families with incomes under $160,000

• The grant could save university students up to $1,600 and college students $730

• Program will cost $201M in 2012 and $423M in 2013/14•Ontario NDP called for a four-year tuition freeze in their platform•Ontario PCs have not formally signaled their stance on the proposal

Source: The Toronto Star, November 17

Maclean’s 2011 Rankings

Overall Rankings – Comprehensive Universities

Source: Maclean’s Magazine, November 10, 2010

Institution 2011 Rank 2010 Rank

Simon Fraser 1 1

Victoria 2 2

Waterloo 3 3

Guelph 4 4

Memorial 5 5

New Brunswick 6 6

Carleton 7 7

Windsor 8 7

York 9 9

Regina 10 9

Maclean’s 2011 Rankings – National Reputational Ranking

Source: Maclean’s Magazine, November 7, 2011

Name Best Overall Highest Quality Most Innovative

Leaders of Tomorrow

Waterloo 1 3 1 1

McGill 2 1 4 2

Toronto 3 2 3 5

UBC 4 4 2 3

Alberta 5 7 5 4

McMaster 6 6 6 10

Queen’s 7 5 11 9

Simon Fraser 8 9 7 11

Sherbrooke 9 16 12 6

Western 10 8 9 17

Maclean’s 2011 Rankings

Scholarships and Bursaries – Percentage of Operating Budget

Source: Maclean’s Magazine, November 10, 2010

2011 % 2010 %

Waterloo 14.9 14.9

Carleton 10.1 10.1

Victoria 9.9 9.9

Guelph 8.5 8.5

York 7.8 7.8

Brock 7.4 n/a

Windsor 6.9 6.9

Simon Fraser

6.8 6.8

Maclean’s 2011 Rankings

Number of Students (per 1000) who have won national awards

Source: Maclean’s Magazine, November 10, 2010

2011 2010

Waterloo 7.5 7.6

Simon Fraser 7.2 7.1

Victoria 6.3 6

New Brunswick

6.2 6.1

Guelph 4.1 4.1

UQAM 4.1 4.2

Memorial 3.4 3.2

Concordia 2.8 2.7

Windsor 2.7 2.6

York 2.7 2.7

Globe and Mail University Report 2012

•Waterloo in 1st place among large institutions in Career Preparation (A-)

•Waterloo was one of only three schools across the country to receive an A+ grade in Reputation with Employers

•Tied for 1st place among large institutions in Research Opportunities (B), Class Size (B+)

•2nd place among large institutions in Course Registration (B+)

•Tied for 2nd place in Quality of Teaching (B+), Most Satisfied Students (B+), Information Technology (B+), and Student Residences (B)

•Waterloo made the “Ivy League” category alongside the University of Toronto, McGill, Queen’s, UWO, UBC, Alberta, and McMaster.

Globe and Mail University Report 2012

Category 2012 2011

Buildings and Facilities B- C+

Student Residences B B-

Recreation and Athletics B+ B

Libraries B+ B

Campus Atmosphere B+ B

Times Higher Education 2011-2012 World University Rankings

Top 50 Engineering and Technology Universities

•CalTech and MIT tied for the top spot3.Princeton University4.University of California, Berkeley5.Stanford University

•University of Waterloo tied for 48th overall with Kyoto University

•4 Canadian schools made the Top 50:• University of Toronto (18)• University of British Columbia (33)• McGill (47)• Waterloo (48)

Times Higher Education 2011-2012 World University Rankings

Top 50 Arts and Humanities Universities

The Top 5:

1.Stanford2.Harvard3.University of Chicago4.Australian National University5.Princeton

3 Canadian schools made the Top 50:

•University of Toronto (10)•McGill (21)•University of British Columbia (28)

Times Higher Education 2011-2012 World University Rankings

Top 50 Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health Universities

The Top 5:

1.University of Oxford2.Harvard University3.Imperial College London4.University of Cambridge5.Johns Hopkins University

5 Canadian Schools made the Top 50:

•McGill (11th)•McMaster (16th)•University of Toronto (17th)•University of Montreal (47th)•University of Alberta (49th)

Times Higher Education 2011-2012 World University Rankings

Top 50 Life Sciences Universities

The Top 5:

1.Harvard University2.Massachusetts Institute of Technology3.University of Cambridge4.University of Oxford5.Stanford University

Three Canadians schools made Top 50:

•University of British Columbia (14th)•University of Toronto (22nd)•McGill University (24th)

Times Higher Education 2011-2012 World University Rankings

Top 50 Physical Sciences Universities

The Top 5

1.California Institute of Technology2.Princeton University3.University of California, Berkeley4.Massachusetts Institute of Technology5.Stanford University

Two Canadian schools made the top 50

•University of Toronto (18th)•University of British Columbia (24th)

Times Higher Education 2011-2012 World University Rankings

Top 50 Social Sciences Universities

The Top 5

1.Stanford University2.Harvard University3.University of Oxford4.University of Chicago5.Princeton University

Three Canadian schools made the Top 50:

University of British Columbia (16)University of Toronto (18)McGill University (24)

Highlights from the Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ending April 30, 2011

Revenue - $781M, a 6 per cent increase over last year

Scholarships and Bursaries - $88M, a 9 per cent increase over last year

University infrastructure - $134M in new capital assets

Endowment fund market value – up $20.5M

Mid-Cycle Review update

• Total number of planned sessions: 44 (September 12 – December 6)

• Total number of sessions completed: 33 (as of November 21)

• Number of participants so far:• 65 students• Over 700 faculty/staff• 25 alumni/donors

• Online survey being sent to all students, faculty, staff and 67,000 alumni

• Over 2,220 survey responses to date, with over 1,170 from undergraduates