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June 28, 2024
Conestoga commemorates World Refugee Day with WUSC partnership

Conestoga commemorated World Refugee Day on June 20 by celebrating its sponsorship of refugee students over the past two years....


June 14, 2024
Study trip immerses students in Indigenous communities in Costa Rica

From April 22 to May 4, Conestoga students embarked on a study abroad experience to Costa Rica to become immersed...


June 14, 2024
Conestoga confirmed as member of UArctic education and research network

On June 2, Conestoga was confirmed as a new member of the UArctic network at the UArctic Assembly 2024 in...


June 14, 2024
Conestoga finalist for international awards recognizing excellence in global education

Conestoga is a finalist for two awards recognizing innovation and achievement in global education from a United Kingdom-based organization focused...


May 24, 2024
New Milton location on Steeles Avenue welcomes its first students

State-of-the-art health-care simulation labs are the centrepiece of the new Milton - Steeles Avenue campus, home to the Conestoga Centre...


May 15, 2024
Exchange student from Czech Republic would happily extend studies at Conestoga

Tereza Mikulova jumped at the chance to be the first from her university in the Czech Republic to become an...


April 26, 2024
Conestoga professors share knowledge through partnership in France

From March 12 to 15, two professors from Conestoga’s School of Business travelled to Troyes, France, to share knowledge and...


March 27, 2024
Transformation continues at Conestoga’s Waterloo campus

Conestoga’s Waterloo campus is in the midst of a major revitalization that will finish transforming the old high school into...


March 15, 2024
Celebrating Diversity Week marked at Conestoga with host of events

Diversity was recognized with a week-long celebration and an array of events at Conestoga as the college community embraces all...


March 1, 2024
Online learning program fosters global exchanges

This academic year, Conestoga joined an international network of virtual student exchanges, joint coursework and knowledge sharing by piloting the...


March 1, 2024
Two professors awarded grants for trips to develop international collaborations

Two Conestoga faculty members will travel to Latin America to teach, learn and collaborate thanks to a government-funded program....


February 1, 2024
Exchange program welcomes students from Conestoga's partner institutions

Conestoga’s welcome was warm, but Canada’s winter weather was rather chilly for Colombian exchange student Camila Castañeda García who joined...


February 2, 2023
Conestoga welcomes Nigerian delegation

From January 23 to 25, a delegation from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the University of Lagos visited Conestoga to...


November 17, 2020
Conestoga COVID-19 readiness plan approved

Conestoga has been added to the list of approved designated learning institutions (DLI) with an approved COVID-19 readiness plan....


December 18, 2019
Serving a global community: Focus on Internationalization

International student enrolment at Conestoga’s network of campuses has grown exponentially in recent years, increasing from just over 1,000 in...


August 27, 2019
Program delivers airport welcome for new international students

New international students attending Conestoga this fall will be greeted upon arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport thanks to the...


May 10, 2019
Orientation activities welcome new students

The Conestoga community welcomed more than 1,500 new students across campuses participating in orientation activities ahead of the spring term....


July 3, 2017
Conestoga celebrates Canada 150 with campus BBQ

Conestoga students and employees filled the halls of the Doon campus on June 29 as they waited in line for...


March 27, 2017
Top employers and students honoured during National Co-op Week

In recognition of National Co-op Week, Conestoga’s School of Career & Academic Access, Department of Co-operative Education, and Corporate Training...


November 2, 2015
Student food drive breaks record

A group of nine international students volunteered their time at a food drive on Saturday, October 24 to support Conestoga's...


May 27, 2015
Students raise funds to support Nepal relief effort

A team of international students from Conestoga raised more than $1,000 to support the Nepal relief effort in a recent...


March 27, 2013
Chinese delegation learns from Conestoga

A delegation of school administrators representing the Guangxi provincial government visited Conestoga on March 26 with the purpose of exchanging...


March 15, 2013
College experience leads to real-world success

Frank Zhang completed an undergraduate degree at Tsinghua University, the #1 ranked school of China’s more than 2300 colleges and...


October 1, 2012
International students choose Conestoga

Travelling thousands of miles away from her home in Sichuan Province, China, Yuexiao (Rosiel) Tang had never seen Canada before....


March 2, 2012
Providing the comforts of home to international students

For their home away from home, many of Conestoga’s international students choose homestay, which offers home cooking, a chance to...


July 28, 2011
Conestoga attracting growing number of foreign students

Conestoga College is becoming an education magnet for engineering students from the Czech Republic, nurses from India, and food scientists...


March 28, 2011
Canadian Immigration Integration Program (CIIP) announces Conestoga as its new Southern Ontario Focal Point Partner

Based on a submission by the School of Career and Academic Access, Conestoga College has been named as the new...


November 14, 2001
Conestoga Recognizes Employee Service and Effort

Each November, Conestoga College recognizes and thanks long-serving employees for their dedication, as well as presenting a number of Employee...