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Why Research Partnerships Matter at Aurora College
As Vice President Research, my role includes working with the College research community, northern researchers, funding agencies, and partners across a host of disciplines. A key part of my role…
Read more →General Studies: Pathway to BEd, BSW and more!
Through the new General Studies program, students can get a head start on their university journey without leaving the NWT. The program allows students to earn up to 60 credits…
Read more →“Be a Nursing Student” event showcases “student life”
Over two days, ten Yellowknife high school students attended a variety of classes, labs, and health care simulations during Aurora College’s first “Be a Nursing Student” event November 20-21. They…
Read more →Study for an exciting eco-career in the North
Through Aurora College’s Environment and Natural Resources Technology Diploma (ENRTP), students prepare for an exciting eco-career that will help to sustain and protect some of Canada’s most unique flora, fauna,…
Read more →Northern-educated nurses are in high demand
Over the past 30 years, Aurora College has been instrumental in helping the northern territories meet the demand for qualified, dedicated registered nurses, with more than 400 graduates. The four-year…
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Meet Dëneze Nakehk’o, Chair, Indigenous Knowledge Holders Council
Dëneze Nakehk’o is a Dehcho and Denesuline Dene from Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation (Fort Simpson, NT). A well-known Indigenous activist, communicator and intellectual in the Northwest Territories, he gained widespread…
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Kenny Ruptash, Aurora College’s Board of Governors Chair
Kenny Ruptash has spent much of his life building both his career and his family in the Northwest Territories. As President of Nahanni Construction Ltd. and through more than 20…
Read more →New tricameral governance model implemented
As Aurora College prepares to transition into a polytechnic university, one of the priorities has been to establish a new tricameral governance model consisting of three bodies: the Board of…
Read more →Aurora College one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for ninth year
December 4, 2025 Aurora College one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges for ninth year INUVIK, NT – Aurora College has been named one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges…
Read more →Northern Health Research Day 2025
YELLOWKNIFE, NT (November 26, 2025) – Media are invited to attend the Aurora College Northern Health Research Day, where 28 students from the School of Health and Human Services will…
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