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Algonquin president Cheryl Jensen is heading to Saudi Arabia to check out for herself the college’s male-only campus in Jazan and the possibility of opening a college for women in the country.
Jensen said the trip later this month will include both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, where Algonquin provides the curriculum for programs at a college run by an independent company.
“As president, I need to have my feet on the ground of our international efforts,” said Jensen after an Algonquin board of governors meeting Monday.
Algonquin’s college in Jazan has been controversial. Premier Kathleen Wynne has said it’s unacceptable for Ontario colleges to run campuses abroad that don’t offer equal access to men and women. Jensen said she has discussed the issue with Wynne, who is “well versed on what our plans are for the entire project.”
Algonquin officials say they are considering making a bid to operate a women’s college in Jazan. More information might be available at the June board of governors meeting.
The faculty union at Algonquin has called on the college to get out of Saudi Arabia. Union steward Claire Tortolo, who was at the meeting Monday, said Jensen’s trip is “part of a larger plan to present Saudi Arabia as a place that is welcoming.
“I feel uncomfortable with the idea that (Algonquin) would openly support a regime that executes people for a variety of crimes, including simply speaking out on political issues, that segregates men and women in almost every layer of society, including in the educational field,” she said in an interview.
Tortolo, an ESL teacher, said she would not be allowed to work at the male campus in Jazan, nor would a man be allowed to teach at a female campus in the country. That doesn’t conform to Algonquin’s stated values of respect, integrity and equality, she said.
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Jensen said the trip later this month will include both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, where Algonquin provides the curriculum for programs at a college run by an independent company.
“As president, I need to have my feet on the ground of our international efforts,” said Jensen after an Algonquin board of governors meeting Monday.
Algonquin’s college in Jazan has been controversial. Premier Kathleen Wynne has said it’s unacceptable for Ontario colleges to run campuses abroad that don’t offer equal access to men and women. Jensen said she has discussed the issue with Wynne, who is “well versed on what our plans are for the entire project.”
Algonquin officials say they are considering making a bid to operate a women’s college in Jazan. More information might be available at the June board of governors meeting.
The faculty union at Algonquin has called on the college to get out of Saudi Arabia. Union steward Claire Tortolo, who was at the meeting Monday, said Jensen’s trip is “part of a larger plan to present Saudi Arabia as a place that is welcoming.
“I feel uncomfortable with the idea that (Algonquin) would openly support a regime that executes people for a variety of crimes, including simply speaking out on political issues, that segregates men and women in almost every layer of society, including in the educational field,” she said in an interview.
Tortolo, an ESL teacher, said she would not be allowed to work at the male campus in Jazan, nor would a man be allowed to teach at a female campus in the country. That doesn’t conform to Algonquin’s stated values of respect, integrity and equality, she said.
jmiller@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/JacquieAMiller
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