By OSWALD T. BROWN
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2023 –The Bahamas High Commission – Ottawa has announced the recent virtually signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) between the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) and Algonquin College, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In the narrative that accompanied a collection of photos posted on Facebook on Monday, September 18, the High Commission – Ottawa said, “It was through the efforts, knowledge, and teamwork of the Bahamas HC-Ottawa that led to the meeting and now a partnership of the institutions that we believe will benefit Bahamians for generations to come.”
I absolutely had to share the post along with additional information on Algonquin College with readers of my online publication, BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, which has a huge following among the Bahamian diaspora across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom as well as in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college has three campuses, all in Ontario: a primary campus located in Ottawa, and secondary campuses located in Perth and Pembroke.
It has 19,000 full-time students and offers bachelor’s degrees, diplomas, and certificates in a range of disciplines and specialties. The college serves the National Capital Region and the outlying areas of Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and Upstate New York. It has been ranked among the Top 50 Research Colleges in Canada and has been recognized as one of Canada’s top innovation leaders. The enabling legislation is the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities AcT. It is a member of Polytechnics Canada.
The college was established during the formation of Ontario’s college system in 1967. Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology were established on May 21, 1965, when the Ontario system of public colleges was created. The founding institutions were the Eastern Ontario Institute of Technology (established in 1957) and the Ontario Vocational Centre Ottawa (established in 1965 at the Woodroffe Campus and known as OVC).
Algonquin College is named after the Algonquin First Nations Peoples who were the original inhabitants of the area.
SOURCE: Wikipedia
