New Funding For Tech Spaces For Okanagan Students
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New provincial funding will increase students’ access to tech-related programs at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus and Okanagan College, giving them access to the skills needed to succeed in B.C.’s rapidly growing tech sector.
The University of British Columbia is receiving $600,000 in startup funding, in part to support new manufacturing-engineering and expanded computer-science degree programs at its Okanagan campus.
These will result in 96 seats per year by 2022-23, and are expected to produce 24 additional graduates per year by 2023.
“We’re grateful for the Province’s investments in students in the Okanagan and Vancouver, which will enable UBC to deepen the talent pool for data scientists, software engineers, manufacturing innovators and biomedical researchers in B.C. companies,” said Santa J. Ono, president of UBC. “We will continue to work with industry, government and our post-secondary partners to ensure students are best prepared for high-paying, in-demand careers in tech fields, including computer science and biomedical and mechanical engineering in B.C.”
