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NB-IRDT Expands Service Offering Through MEKTU

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: January 25, 2021 12:00:00 PM AST

Category: Seniors, Health


It’s one thing to implement a program – it’s a whole other matter to determine if the program works and how it can be improved. This is where MEKTU comes in. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Transfer Unit (MEKTU) is the new program evaluation unit in NB-IRDT, currently supporting healthy aging in Canada through program evaluation of the Healthy Seniors Pilot Project. A...

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Student Spotlight: Postsecondary Enrolments and Graduate Outcomes

NB-IRDT Staff

Posted: January 14, 2021 12:00:00 PM AST

Category: Education, Population Research



From May to August 2020, NB-IRDT hosted the very first Pathways to Professions: an experiential learning program that provided six UNB students with hands-on workplace experience and training in research methods and job readiness. Each month, our Student Spotlight series will highlight some of the students’ research findings on the population demographics and economic progress of New...

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Student Spotlight: Tourism Expansion in New Brunswick

NB-IRDT

Posted: January 11, 2021 12:00:00 PM AST

Category: Pathways to Professions, Economics



Tourism has a direct impact on the development of the New Brunswick economy, contributing toward employment and income creation. The Government of New Brunswick’s tourism growth strategy states that NB should aim to increase GDP generated through tourism by 57% -- reaching $2 billion by 2025. Are we on track to meet this goal? This summer, Pathways to Professions student Aya Benotmane...

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