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Looking Back at AI-Cademy and Looking Ahead to Re-University Institutions, faculty members, and students have learned where AI can assist and where it isn't ideal. This technology is advancing so fast that what we knew yesterday could change tomorrow. But it's ...

Last year at AI-Cademy, we saw lots of AI hype. Now, the conversation feels more grounded - fewer demos, more questions about trade-offs, accountability, and how decisions actually get made.

If universities had better data, what problems would they finally solve?

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International Student Targets in Canada are Changing (again....) The 2025 Canadian federal budget brings new clarity - and new uncertainty - for Canadian postsecondary institutions navigating the ongoing recalibration of international enrolment. There's some posit...

Canada’s new federal budget cuts international study permit targets nearly in half but the real story is more complicated.

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Yesterday, a query worked... conceptually. But it took 2 hours to run. Today, with a little ingenuity and optimization, it's down to just 5 minutes.

The difference between "it works" and "it works well" often lies in those iterations and tweaks that go unnoticed—but they make all the difference.