Is there a difference between studying in Canada and studying at a university in China? Why?

Differences between Canadian universities and domestic universities

1, Canadian university classification

China universities are divided into "one", "two" and "three", and Canadian universities are also divided into three categories. But China University is divided according to the level, but Canada is not. Classified according to the size and purpose of the university.

Universities in Canada are divided into three categories: "Doctor of Medicine", "Comprehensive" and "Basic".

The University of Doctor of Medicine has the largest scale and the most comprehensive disciplines, taking academic research and training high-end degree talents as its own responsibility; Comprehensive universities also offer master's and doctoral degrees widely, but they specialize in technical fields, and the subject setting may not be as complete as the former; The purpose of running a basic university is very clear, focusing on pragmatic undergraduate education.

This classification has nothing to do with the educational level of universities. The threshold of medical doctor university is not necessarily high; There are also many famous schools in North America in comprehensive universities. It is not necessary for graduates from basic universities to find jobs.

What kind of university you choose depends on what you want to do. If you want to work immediately after graduation, a comprehensive and basic university may be a wise choice; If you want to study all the way, the starting point of the medical doctor university will definitely be higher.

Although different types of universities are not comparable, they still pay attention to a ranking under the same category.

2. Localization of Canadian universities.

Universities in Canada are mainly public universities, which are funded by the government. Canada implements provincial education, and all public universities are funded and managed by the provinces. In other words, there are no "national" universities in Canada.

Because universities are run by provinces themselves, Canadian universities have a very obvious localization tendency. For example, his subject setting will adapt to the economic layout of the province; For example, middle school students in this province are generally more inclined to apply for universities in this province; For example, employers in this province will have a certain inclination to college graduates in this province when recruiting; Wait a minute.

The media in BC Province released a survey report, ranking the number of middle school graduates in this province who were promoted to UBC and SFU. You see, he only mentioned UBC and SFU, but he didn't mention other famous Canadian schools such as Dodo, McGill and Waterloo, because none of them are from BC province.

Children whose friends went to high school in China once went on a "study tour" in the remote Atlantic province of Canada to communicate with local students, and found that most local children had no idea about going to universities in Ontario and BC: there are good universities at home, so why run so far?

3. Cooperative courses in Canadian universities.

I talked with friends in China on different occasions. These friends all have children studying in Canada or plan to send their children to study in Canada, so they know a little about Canadian universities. I found that the first university in Canada in their minds is neither the University of Toronto nor McGill University, nor UBC University, but the University of Waterloo.

I think it is accidental for one or two people to say this, and several people I met think so, which makes me have to look at the University of Waterloo with special respect.

According to the classification mentioned above, Sliding University is a comprehensive university, not a giant among Canadian universities. However, the University of Waterloo is famous for its original cooperative courses.

The so-called Co-op course is the cooperation between universities and well-known enterprises, in which students work and study part-time (exactly, one-third work and two-thirds study), so that students can have sufficient internship opportunities during their college years and lay a solid foundation for future employment.

Cooperative is a purposeful mode of university education, and the word "applying what you have learned" has been fully exerted in this mode.

Other universities in Canada also offer Co-op courses, but they are not in an order of magnitude with the University of Waterloo (SFU University has the second largest number of Co-op courses in Canada). Moreover, most of the enterprises cooperating with Sliding University are industrial and commercial giants in Ontario (Ontario is Canada's largest economic province and the province where Toronto, Canada's financial center, is located), so the employment prospects of its cooperative students are infinitely bright.

The most famous cooperative majors in the University of Waterloo are Actuarial Science and Computer Science. In addition, the school's civil engineering major is also very popular.

Many bloggers have introduced the Co-op course, so I won't go into details. It is only emphasized that there is such a very affordable teaching mode in Canadian universities.

4. The main way to enter a Canadian university.

China people enter universities, and since ancient times, thousands of people have crossed the only way to Huashan Mountain. Canada is not. The way they recruit college students is much more flexible.

Of course, their most "mainstream" enrollment model is also "recruiting" directly from middle school graduates. I have written articles about this before. See how children in Canada "test" for details.

In addition, they also have a "side door", which allows students to "save the country by curve" and detour into the ideal university. This was transferred from a community college or other university.

It doesn't matter that your middle school grades are not enough to get students into the ideal prestigious schools. You can find a community college or university with a lower threshold first. As long as your grades in community colleges or universities meet the standards required by prestigious schools, you still have the opportunity to transfer to prestigious schools.

In addition, Canada, as one of the major destination countries, has a large number of international students. As an international student entering a Canadian university, English IELTS score is a hard indicator.

5. Professions and degrees in Canadian universities

Canadian universities, at least most of them, have no specific majors in the first year, but only a general branch, such as science, arts, engineering and application.

Science, etc. I only study the basic courses of senior one. By the end of the first grade, according to the students' grades and intentions, the courses after the second grade will distinguish the professional direction.