Thunder Bay's Lakehead University and Barrie's Georgian College have announced plans to develop a four-year degree in electrical engineering that it will deliver jointly in Central Ontario.
The program was announced at Georgian College’s Barrie Campus, Oct. 30, by Georgian president-CEO MaryLynn West-Moynes, and Lakehead president and vice-chancellor Brian Stevenson.
Students will enrol in both institutions and graduate with a Georgian advanced diploma and Lakehead degree. Graduates will be eligible to apply for a Professional Engineer (PEng) designation.
Pending all approvals, the program will begin in September 2015.
Students will study concurrently at Lakehead and Georgian throughout their four years, taking classes at Georgian’s Partnership Centre in Barrie and at Lakehead’s Orillia Campus.
The two institutions have also signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue joint international recruitment of students for select programs; to work together to develop programs for Aboriginal learners; and to extend postsecondary learning opportunities using distance education technology.
