With eye on Calgary's core, Notley promises $200M for downtown university campus yyc ableg abpoli
“This campus would support the creation of an innovation district that brings post-secondaries, entrepreneurs, startups, business incubators and accelerators together to facilitate collaboration and innovation,” she said.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The University of Calgary already has a downtown campus and Bow Valley College’s main campus is also in the core, while SAIT is just to the north.The project is light on details. There are no plans on where the campus could be and no indication of what post-secondary institutions could be involved. Notley did not shut the door on out-of-province schools being connected to the facility, but said priority would be given to Alberta-based schools.
Student housing would also likely be included in the project, which could include the expansion of existing campuses and the repurposing of vacant office towers. Notley referenced Concordia University of Edmonton’s $50-million expansion and MacEwan University’s $190-million business school project for how they developed a $200-million budget for the project.
There is no timeline for this to come to fruition if the NDP forms government following the election in May. Notley said planning would begin within months, and potential repurposing of office space could begin in the fall.
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