What to expect in the audit on university funding

What to expect in the audit on university funding

Auditor General Kim Adair is looking at the nearly $500 million Nova Scotia spends on its 10 universities. Nova Scotians can once again look forward to reading reports on how the government spends public money. On Monday, premier Tim Houston caved to criticism and reversed course on a bill threatening the independence of the province’s top watchdog, Auditor General Kim Adair…

New Bill Introduced in the Legislature to Improve Accountability and Sustainability of Post-Secondary Institutions

A new bill has been introduced in the Nova Scotia Legislature that provincial officials say will strengthen post-secondary institution financial accountability, sustainability and alignment with government priorities. NSCC Pictou Campus The bill deals with five pieces of legislation. Among the provisions is increasing accountability and improving the Nova Scotia Community College’s ability to create new training programs by providing degree gran…

Nova Scotia - Legislation to Improve Accountability, Sustainability of Post-Secondary Institutions

A new piece of legislation and amendments to several existing ones were introduced on February 19 that will strengthen post-secondary institution financial accountability, sustainability and alignment. . .

Nova Scotia universities to become 'more accountable' says Premier Tim Houston - Halifax Examiner

The Houston government has introduced amendments to a 2016 piece of legislation, ushering in a new University Board Governance Act that could radically change the way universities operate in the province. The post Nova Scotia universities to become ‘more accountable’ says Premier Tim Houston appeared first on Halifax Examiner.