布洛克大学获得6.4B美元的省级资金,以结束财政紧张、解除学费冻结和扩大学生名额。
Brock University gets $6.4B in provincial funding to end financial strain, lift tuition freeze, and expand student spaces.
布洛克大学在四年中获得了64亿加元的省级投资,这十年来首次大幅增加了资金,以应对预算削减、冻结资金和冻结学费造成的多年财政压力。
Brock University has received a $6.4-billion provincial investment over four years, its first major funding boost in over a decade, to address years of financial strain from budget cuts, frozen funding, and a tuition freeze.
减免措施包括取消2019年的学费冻结,允许每年增加2%——每名学生约170美元——以及增加学生人均资金,以帮助弥补超过2 000万美元的年度赤字。
The relief includes lifting the 2019 tuition freeze, allowing a 2% annual increase—about $170 per student—and increasing per-student funding to help close annual deficits exceeding $20 million.
莱斯利·里格总统呼吁提供变革性支助,使业务稳定、留住工作人员和维护基本服务。
President Lesley Rigg called the support transformative, enabling stabilization of operations, retention of staff, and preservation of essential services.
该省还拨款17亿美元,在护理和工程等高需求领域创建70 000个新学生名额,Brock预计将受益。
The province also allocated $1.7 billion to create 70,000 new student spaces in high-demand fields like nursing and engineering, with Brock expected to benefit.
虽然金融可持续性仍然是一项挑战,但投资标志着朝着长期稳定迈出的关键一步。
While financial sustainability remains a challenge, the investment marks a pivotal step toward long-term stability.