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Welcome to the website of the Alberta Graduate Council. The
Alberta Graduate Council (AGC) represents the over 15,000 graduate students
at Alberta universities to the government and other interested stakeholders.
AGC is active at the three major Alberta universities, through our member
associations:
Please explore our
site, and feel free to send us an e-mail at chair@albertagrads.ca if you have any
questions.
RECENT NEWS
Government of
Alberta Daily News
January 2010 – Province-wide
graduate student research conference gaining support across Alberta. Learn more
about it!
December 2009 – Athabasca University graduate students join the Alberta
Graduate Council. The AGC now
represents ALL Alberta graduate students studying at research
universities.
December 2009 - Read the Third Edition of AGC Awareness!
November 2009 – The AGC held its annual Legislative Lobby Week in
Edmonton. It was a great
success! Go HERE to review documents prepared for meetings.
October 16/17, 2009 - The Fall Meeting of the Alberta Graduate Council is
held in Edmonton at the University of Alberta.
Go HERE to see the meeting's agenda.
September 2009 - Read the Second Edition of AGC Awareness!
July 30, 2009 - Read the First Edition of AGC Awareness!
July 29, 2009 - The AGC meets with
Health Minister Ron Liepert
We discussed issues related to medical research and the role that graduate
students play in the system. You
can read our report from the meeting here.
May 22, 2009 - The AGC asks the Students
Finance Board to pressure Minister to keep tuition policy in place.
We asked to the Board to put pressure on the Minister to keep the current
tuition fee policy. The AGC strongly supports the current policy and is
against any further increases in graduate student tuition.
You can review our presentation here.
May 15, 2009 - New AGC executive takes office
Go HERE to view the new executive
team.
April 7 - Alberta Budget 2009 Response: Don't Cut Research and Innovation
Go HERE to read the media release.
March 16 - AGC Executives meet with Advanced Education Minister Doug Horner
in Edmonton.
February 28 - The Winter Meeting of the Alberta Graduate Council is held in
Calgary.
Go HERE to see the meeting's
agenda.
November 21 - The AGC asks the Alberta
Students Finance Board to make international graduate students eligible for
provincial scholarships.
Go HERE to find out more.
October 27 and 28 - The AGC organizes first annual "Meet Your MLA"
Day at the Alberta Legislature
Go HERE to find out more.
September 16, 2008 - Alberta Graduate Students Applaud Investment in
Graduate Student Awards
Go HERE to read the AGC's news
release.
Go HERE
to read the government release and details of the announcement.
August 25, 2008 - The AGC asks the
Alberta Students Finance Board to recommend the creation of graduate
scholarships to support nursing and fine arts students
Go HERE
to view the presentation.
July 1, 2008 - New AGC executive takes
office
Go HERE to view the new executive
team.
Mar 17, 2008 - AGC congratulates Doug
Horner
Go HERE
to view our congratulatory letter to Minister Horner regarding his provincial
re-election and re-appointment as Minister of AET.
Mar 3, 2008 - 2008
Provincial Election comes to an end
Mar 1, 2008 - AGC holds a general meeting
Go HERE to view the
presentation given to the AGC members
Feb. 25, 2008 - AGC election candidate
survey results update posted.
Go HERE to link directly to the answers, divided
by geographic region
February 8, 2008 - AGC responds to
provincial election call through a press
release.
Feb 1, 2008 - AGC starts Facebook Group
This gives Grads and PSE stakeholders a forum for discussion
regarding Grad-related issues
Go HERE to
check it out or join today
Jan 31, 2008 - AGC attends PIA's
"Education & Alberta's Future" forum
Keynote speaker Dr Fraser
Mustard, along with Jane Hewes, Ellen Bielawski and Don Fleming gave
fantastic presentations regarding education in Alberta
Go HERE for more
info on Public Interest Alberta's Post Secondary Education campaign
Nov-Dec, 2007 - AGC participates in the
Research Capacity & Provincial Research Centres of Excellence Working
Group
The AGC participated in discussions, led by the Ministry of AET,
which are vital to the implementation of the Roles & Mandates
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Graduate Council
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