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January 5, 2026
Navigate a Shifting Tech Landscape with MS Software Engineering in Toronto
Toronto’s tech scene is thriving, but landing coveted software engineering roles takes more than just writing code. The city’s tech talent pool has grown 44 per cent between 2018 and 2023, according to CBRE’s 2024 Scoring Tech Talent Report. As AI...
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December 18, 2025
From Kinesiology to a Biotech Master’s: A Purposeful Pivot
Ryan Masney once pictured a career in medicine. Over time, though, he realized he was more interested in the mechanics of science than its clinical practice. That insight steered him toward an undergraduate degree in kinesiology, where he started to see how the health sciences could intersect with emerging technologies. As he moved...
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November 20, 2025
Master’s Program Prepares You for Demand for Data Architects in Toronto
Over the last decade, “data analysis” has become the buzzword of the tech revolution. But as global data volumes continue to skyrocket, it’s not enough to simply analyze. The International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that by 2027, the world will generate roughly 291 zettabytes of digital data. That’s the equivalent of watching the entire Netflix catalogue 663...
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October 28, 2025
Canada’s New Pathway for a Career Change to Tech
The race for tech talent in Canada is accelerating. CompTIA projects that the country’s tech employment will grow almost 1.8 times faster than the overall workforce over the next decade. A look at recent developments across the nation makes the...
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September 24, 2025
Study, Connect, Explore: A Guide to Downtown Toronto Student Life
Ask any local where Toronto comes alive, and they’ll likely point to Queen Street West. Stretching from University Avenue to Bathurst Street, this corridor is home to cafés, boutiques, and cultural institutions reflecting the city’s diversity. With a mix of...
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July 29, 2025
Real data, real impact: Northeastern and city of Toronto collaborate to showcase progress on municipal mental health response
Toronto residents experiencing a mental health emergency can turn to the Toronto Community Crisis Service (TCCS), a non-police response providing free, confidential support. When TCCS wanted help visualizing dispatch data to improve service delivery, Northeastern University Toronto students stepped in....
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June 25, 2025
Northeastern Toronto Launches Unique Experiential Program
One student has developed a centralized and scalable contact database for a nonprofit. Another has created a project management system for an organization’s grants and funding initiatives. Meanwhile, a third student is revamping a company’s website. They are among 31...
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June 25, 2025
Humber Polytechnic graduates receive recognition of prior learning for select Master’s programs at Northeastern’s Toronto campus
This article was first shared by Humber Polytechnic Humber Polytechnic has renewed an agreement with Northeastern University in Toronto that provides a pathway from the polytechnic to Master’s degree studies at the university’s Toronto campus. For the next five years, Humber...
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May 26, 2025
Northeastern Toronto Professor Fuses AI and Art to Preserve Historical Murals
Dr. Zheng Zheng was only six years old when painting became one of his favourite hobbies. Despite his artistic talent, Zheng’s career as an engineer took him in a much more technical direction. Now an Assistant Teaching Professor in the...
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April 11, 2025
Northeastern in Toronto Student Drives Data-Driven Changes in TTC’s Emergency Management
Weirui Wang will never forget Taylor Swift’s concerts in Toronto. But it isn’t because she was in the audience singing along to the pop star’s hits. Instead, as an Emergency Management Program Analyst at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), the...
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