Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
By providing quality academic programs, supporting inclusive practices, educating future educators, engaging with communities, and contributing to research and advocacy in education, Wilfrid Laurier University is making a positive impact on the education landscape and helping to achieve SDG 4.
The work that Laurier completed in 2023 to advance SDG 4.
As the first woman to complete the requirements for a PhD in Mathematical and Statistical Modelling at Laurier, Hina Shaheen hopes to inspire other women considering post-secondary education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Laurier’s ASPIRE Professional Development Certificate offers graduate students in master’s, PhD and graduate diploma programs, as well as postdoctoral fellows, an avenue to gain skills and experience that will help them succeed in their academic journey and beyond.
Laurier launched its new five-year Strategic Academic Plan: Transformative Education. Real Impact. This comprehensive plan, developed through a university-wide consultative process over the past year, was approved by the university Senate and was presented to the Board of Governors in the fall of 2023.
Laurier’s Faculty of Music will offer a new Master of Music program in fall 2024. The two-year Master of Music in Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance is designed to help students discover their distinctive artistic identities and equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in Canada’s arts industry.
Laurier research centres advancing SDG 4.
The Centre for Leading Research in Education (CLRiE) brings together Laurier faculty, staff and students, as well as researchers and partners from external community organizations with backgrounds in education, psychology, kinesiology, music, health studies, biology, languages and literatures, history, social work, youth and children’s studies, global studies and more. The centre aspires to support research and research-related activities in education. A salient feature of CLRiE is its focus on interdisciplinarity, encouraging the development of thoughtful, balanced and creative approaches to educational research in a changing world.
Laurier initiatives in 2023 that advanced SDG 4.
Laurier Continuing Education supports the growing adult learner community through timely and relevant learning experiences designed for today’s working professionals. The program is backed by Laurier’s reputation for academic quality and teaching excellence and inspired by our local and global community needs. Laurier Continuing Education allows more flexibility, relevancy and openness for professional and community-focused learning.
Laurier’s Faculty of Education offers a Bachelor of Education degree integrating theory and practice to develop teachers for a changing world. Our program includes diverse courses and substantial practical experience in partner schools and alternative placements, both locally and globally. Laurier’s interdisciplinary Master of Education program provides educational leaders and professionals from a wide range of employment fields with an advanced and integrated conceptual understanding of the relationship between educational theory, practice and reflection. The Master of Education, Student Affairs Field allows candidates to focus their studies related to educational theories and practices with a specific focus on student affairs and services at the postsecondary level.
Discover how Laurier is contributing to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal targets.
