A new partnership between BCCIE and the Metropolitan Education Department of Mongolia will promote educational exchange between Canada and Mongolia.

VCC has been named the International Secretariat of UMAP, overseeing student and faculty mobility to and from the regions.

The work of five leaders across the international education sector has been recognised by the British Columbia Council for International Education.

Canada welcomed more than 400,000 new international students at all study levels in 2019, with Indian enrolments seeing significant growth in new permits issued.

A program offering international work experience to indigenous students, an industry leader, a rising star and a marketing wizard were recognised in the British Columbia Council for International Education Awards.

A major investment in international education was included in the Canadian federal budget 2019, released on Tuesday, with a focus on supporting the new International Education Strategy and outward mobility.

Another education partnership has been sealed between Canada and Mexico, with an MoU signed by BCCIE and the Asociación Mexicana para la Educación Internacional.

Two-way mobility of college students and staff between Vietnam and British Columbia will be facilitated by a new partnership forged between BCC and VACC.