<p>I didn’t say it had anything to do with taking money from one faculty and giving it to another, and I don’t necessarily agree with it. And while I agree that we could take money from grad programs to fund undergrad programs, it’s not in a college’s interest to do so, as it increases its prestige through its output of of quality researchers, and besides its existing researchers, the best way to attract graduate researchers is via funding.</p>
<p>I agree with alwaysamom – why should we subsidize international students’ education? Perhaps it would have been better had they deregulated all of the faculties at once.</p>
<p>“the best way to attract graduate researchers is via funding.”</p>
<p>Same goes for undergrad, I don’t see much of a difference. That is why I don’t agree with the statement that it is not strange at all. In the end, the school long term prestige is tied to all the students that graduate from the school. Why is it good to have equity in grad school tuition but inequity in undergrad?</p>
<p>If one were a cynic, one might assume that the Quebec government made the decision re: deregulation of certain programs for international students to increase revenue, since Quebec universities and colleges/CEGEPs have been so very underfunded for many years. It’s also a way to do it without directly affecting Quebec students who are notoriously activist.</p>