UW Board of Governors Environmental Scan April 5, 2011

Local Overview Former student donates $1M to VeloCity Ted Livingston, former Waterloo student and entrepreneur, founder of Kik Messenger Donation inspired uWaterloo to establish a $1M seed fund for VeloCity Providing 30 student ventures with $25,000, 4-months of office space, mentoring and incorporation services 75 student startups will receive $500 prizes Source: Communications and Public Affairs, March 29, 2011 Record Co-op Enrolment in Winter term 5,517, including 2,389 from Engineering – the most students ever employed during a work term Final rate of students employed or “not participating” is 95.9 per cent, down from 96.5 per cent in winter more students were scheduled out to work and 442 more students employed in comparison to this time last year Source: The Daily Bulletin, March 4, 2011

Local Local Overview Senior Position Vacancies –Vice President Academic and Provost (Search) –Vice President External(Search) –Vice President Research (Review) –University Secretary(Search) –Dean of Engineering (Search) –Dean of Science (?) –Associate Provost, Students (Search)

Local Overview Dr. Stephen Hawking to return for Perimeter extension grand opening Source: The Waterloo Region Record, March 7, 2011 New Dean of Arts, New Conrad Grebel president Town Hall Meeting – April 11, Humanities Theatre

Provincial Overview Ontario Budget 2011 – March 29 $50M over 10 years for the Perimeter Institute $28M for undergraduate growth in $94M for undergraduate and graduate growth in $163M for undergraduate and graduate growth in ,000 additional student spaces; 41,000 allocated to universities: 10,600 in ,400 in ,365 in Commitment to increase international enrolment by 50 per cent $58M in OSAP to address enrolment increases and $10M for OGS Ontario Public Service to reduce size by 1,500 spaces Reduction in “executive office” costs by 10 per cent over two years

Provincial Overview High School graduation rates up Graduation rate was 81 per cent in , up from 68 per cent in Represents an increase of 72,000 high school graduates Ontario’s goal is an 85 per cent high school graduation rate Source: Office of the Premier, March 3, 2011 Ontario university applications up Number of high school students applying to university is 88,626, a 2.4 per cent increase over last year A 49 per cent increase over the year 2000 Source: The Council of Ontario Universities, January 17, 2011

National Overview 2011 Federal Budget – March 22/ 2011 Federal Election $60 million over 3 years to promote increased student enrolment in disciplines relating to the digital economy (particularly STEM disciplines) and $100M per year to Canada Media Fund Enhancements to Canada Student Loans and Grants programs ($34 million annually once implemented) Full time students can earn more employment income without having loan eligibility clawed back (weekly exemption increased from $50 to $100) Expanding eligibility for loans and grants for part-time students Examination fees of $100 or more for professional status, license, or certification now covered by tuition tax credit $10M over 2 years to develop an international education strategy Creation of an India Engagement Strategy $12M over 5 years to establish Canada-India Research Centre of Excellence

National Overview 2011 Federal Budget – March 22/2011 Federal Election $37M increase in the base budgets of all three federal granting agencies $15M annually to NSERC $15M annually to CIHR $7M annually to SSHRC $10M per year to the Indirect Costs program $53.5M over 5 years to establish 10 new Canada Excellence Research Chairs $50M over 5 years for Perimeter Institute $35M over 5 years to support excellence in climate and atmospheric research at Canadian universities (administered by NSERC) $12M over 5 years for the Idea to Innovation Program to support joint college-university commercialization projects $80M over 3 years for IRAP partnerships between colleges and SMEs, and $5M annually to create 30 new Industrial Research Chairs

National Overview 2011 Federal Budget – March 22/2011 Federal Election $10 million a year in tax relief to Canadian university students who study abroad Eligibility for tuition, textbook, and education tax credits extended to those in courses of at least 3 consecutive weeks, rather than 13 weeks Canada Social Transfer raised from $11.2 to $11.5 billion this year No commitment on shape of transfers after Liberal Party of Canada – Canada Learning Passport First plank in Liberal Party’s “learning strategy” $1 billion a year student aid program Government would contribute $1,000-$1,500 to an RESP annually for four years Quebec CEGEP students would get same amount over five years Used as up-front payment at beginning of school year Would replace education and textbook tax credits Source: The Waterloo Region Record, March 29, 2011

National Overview International students in Canada in 2010 In 2010, 96,147 foreign students were studying in Canada An increase of 28,292 from 2005 Foreign students contribute $6.5 billion to the Canadian economy each year Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, February 13, 2011 $20M investment in Pathways to Education Program Investment over 4 years in Pathways to Education Canada Supports Pathways to Education’s 5-year ‘Graduation Nation’ initiative Will establish programs in 20 high-need communities by 2016, supporting more than 10,000 students Source: Pathways to Education Canada, March 3, 2011

International Overview Times Higher Education Reputation Ranking University of Waterloo is in the top 100 in the world (91 st ) Four Canadian universities made the cut: University of Toronto (17 th ) McGill (29 th ) University of British Columbia (31 st ) Source: Times Higher Education Top Universities by Reputation 2011 International Migrant Integration Policy Index Canada ranks 3 rd in integrating newcomers Canada was ranked 5 th in 2008 Tied with USA in 1 st for programs and laws fighting discrimination and promoting equality Canada performed very well in education category (1 st to 3 rd place finishes) Source: The Toronto Star, February 28, 2011

International Overview Centre for the Study of Living Standards Report 2011 Canada has risen in the rankings of countries with extensive university-business research collaboration, from 15 th in 2007 to 7 th in 2010 Canada’s higher education sector performs 6.2 per cent of total business sector R&D, compared to 2.5 per cent in the UK, and 1.1 per cent in the US Canada leads OECD countries in total Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) spending financed by business: 8.5 per cent vs. 5.7 per cent in the US and 4.6 per cent in the UK However, business spending on university research has flatlined over the past decade Conclusion: Canada not getting its money’s worth from university-business collaboration Source: “Government Policies to Encourage University-Business Research Collaborations in Canada: Lessons From the US, the UK, and Australia” Centre for the Study of Living Standards Research Report