(Edmonton) Charles Poon got his first taste of education with an international flavour when he left his native Hong Kong to check out potential schools in Australia. But when he decided to study design at UAlberta, his first creative project would be convincing his parents that it was a good idea. That was six years ago.

Edmonton) In October 2012, after years of preparation and hard work, the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health was granted accreditation by the U.S. Council on Education for Public Health. This makes the school the first accredited school of public health in Canada, the second outside the United States and the 50th in the world.

(Edmonton) The University of Alberta is taking a lead role in a Canada-India research collaboration to develop new technologies to ensure health, safety and sustainability for remote and rural communities in both countries.