More graduates needed, says universities body

Canada’s economy could be in trouble if universities do not start churning out more graduates from all fields of study, including the arts and humanities, says the Association of Universities and Colleges Canada (AUCC), writes Matthew Pearson for Ottawa Citizen.

“If we think our economy is going to be healthy going forward without a well-educated population, we’re kidding ourselves. It is not going to happen,” said Stephen Toope, AUCC’s chair and the president of the University of British Columbia.

His comments might surprise those who believe today’s job market is flooded with unemployed or under-employed English and history grads. But both he and the AUCC president, Paul Davidson, contend graduates from those fields, as well as those from science, technology, engineering and maths, are and will continue to be in high demand by employers.
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