Education Highlights

University of New Brunswick

Founded in 1785, the University of New Brunswick is one of the oldest public universities in North America. Its tradition of educational excellence and progressive research in a variety of disciplines attracts students and faculty from around the world. UNB faculty and researchers are key participants in Fredericton's knowledge cluster, forming strategic alliances with local businesses to bring new technologies to market.

Home to one of the world's most renowned engineering faculties, UNB boasts a number of cutting-edge research and development concentrations:


  • Home to the Planetary and Space Science Centre, with the only NASA-supported planetary imaging facility in Canada

  • First faculty of computer science in Canada

  • First software engineering degree program in Atlantic Canada

  • Engineering faculty among the top 20% in North America - Canada's largest per capita engineering cluster

  • Over last decade, sponsored research funding climbed from $11 million to over $40 million, research centres grew 800% and research chairs more than 400%

  • Research Chairs in:

  • Nanotechnology

  • Chemical Contamination of Food Webs

  • Rehabilitation Cybernetics

  • Pulp and Paper Science and Engineering

  • Planetary Materials

  • Forest and Conservation Genomics and Biotechnology

  • Molecular Systematics and Biodiversity

  • Adaptive Information Infrastructures for the e-Society



St. Thomas University



St. Thomas University is one of Canada's leading liberal arts institutions. In addition to a full complement of humanities concentrations, St. Thomas offers professional programs in education, social work and journalism.

New Brunswick Community College



The Digital Communications Technology Centre of the New Brunswick Community Colleges produces award-winning graduates trained in a full range of multimedia and internet-related disciplines.

The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD)



The NBCCD is a learning community dedicated to ideas, imagination, technical knowledge and entrepreneurship in fine craft, applied design, and visual arts.