OTTAWA — The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said, after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation.
ITK says it needs $160 million from the public and private sectors to open a main campus and develop initial degree programs. It aims to open the doors to students in 2030. "We’re the only developed country that has not had a university in the Arctic for some time, and that’s of huge significance to us from a sovereignty perspective but also from an equity perspective," he said in an interview.
Six faculties are imagined that represent Inuit values and cultures. The faculty of resourcefulness and sustainability includes major and minor degree programs in economics, hunting and engineering, and the faculty of sovereignty includes major and minor programs in governance, leadership, land claims and Inuit self-determination.
Obed cited challenges in securing funding, ongoing consultations around course offerings and locations and the request to the federal government to develop legislation that allows the university to operate across provincial and territorial jurisdictions. "Inuit Nunangat University will deliver exceptional learning in the Inuit homeland creating new pathways to meaningful livelihoods for Inuit youth in support of healthy and vibrant Inuit communities," she said.
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