SDG 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Key Stats
A first-generation student is the first person in their immediate family to attend university.
Source: Performance, Analytics and Institutional Research (2022)
- 407 senior academic staff in 2020/21 are female
- 1,456 out of 3,491 graduates in STEM in 2021 were female
- 1,205 out of 1,583 graduates in Medicine in 2020 were female
- 2,766 out of 4,295 graduates in Arts & Humanities/Social Sciences in 2021 were female
research impact
For the period 2018-2022
№ relevant publications: 1,268
№ times cited: 7,939
Source: InCites
sample Courses
Videos
Institutional Stewardship Initiatives
Coursera MOOCs
The ß÷ßäÉçÇø offers 18 university-level courses as Massively Open Online Courses, meaning they are both open to the general public and can be taken by ß÷ßäÉçÇø students for credits. Courses build on the university’s reputation for astrophysics, paleontology and Northern studies. The course Indigenous Canada is internationally recognized, going viral after Emmy Award-winner Dan Levy encouraged tens of thousands to sign up for the course.
🔗 U of A’s Indigenous Canada online course sees enrolment spike after ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star signs up
Humanities 101
Humanities 101 is a Community Service-Learning outreach program designed to ensure that people with a love of learning have access to educational experiences. The program offers free, non-credit, university-level courses for people living in Edmonton’s downtown and surrounding areas who are passionate about learning and knowledge, especially those whose economic situation, academic experience and financial and social well-being are compromised.
Research institutes, centres & projects
Social connections critical to success for students with learning disabilities
U of A education researcher offers advice on how post-secondary schools and students can foster a sense of belonging and improve learning for those with learning disabilities.
Education researcher reveals history of assimilative tactics on Blood Reserve
Tiffany Prete hopes her work will help intergenerational survivors.