During the week of March 13, Culinary Arts students worked alongside NAIT’s 2023 Hokanson Chefs in Residence, Connie DeSousa and John Jackson. The Chef in Residence program, started in 2009, brings world-renowned chefs to the Hokanson Centre for Culinary Arts. DeSousa...
New furniture, old money: NAIT purchases new furniture to make campus more inviting
Some students may have noticed new furniture, such as couches, tables and chairs, installed throughout NAIT’s main campus this semester. This furniture was purchased using the NAITSA Student Enhancement Fund (SEF) with a goal of making hallways and lobbies more...
NAIT students must now apply to attend convocation
Starting this semester, NAIT students will now need to apply to attend Convocation. According to the NAIT website, those who “expect to meet all graduation requirements or complete your technical apprenticeship education before June 2, 2023” are invited to apply to...
New “technology fee” coming to NAIT
NAIT has announced that in the 2023/24 academic year, students will be required to pay a new mandatory non-instructional fee (MNIF) for student technology. The fee, planned at $30 per semester for fall and winter terms, $15 for spring and summer terms and $2 per week...
NAIT announces an average 5.5% increase in tuition for 2023/24
After weeks of speculation and proposed advanced-post secondary funding with the 2023 Budget, NAIT’s Board of Governors has agreed to increase tuition for 126 programs in the 2023/2024 academic year. The range of increases will depend on course load and program, but...
Alberta government announces $15 million for three years for apprenticeships, including NAIT
The Alberta government announced a funding of around $15 million dollars over the next three years for Apprenticeship Learning Grants across Albertan post-secondaries, including NAIT and Red Deer Polytechnic. The funding, along with others that were announced for the...
NAIT students told to “bring your own device” in Fall 2023
NOTE: This article was originally printed with a photo from an incorrect program. The photo used was from Network Engineering Technology, not DMIT. The Nugget regrets the error and any confusion it may have caused. At the start of the winter 2023 semester, students...
NAIT makes moves to diversify trades workforce
NAIT will be hosting a two-day event called “Next in Trades” on March 18 and 25. The Government of Alberta is funding the event through the Alberta at Work initiative; it is designed as a way for people from all backgrounds–especially those in marginalized...
Budget 2023: How it affects NAIT and Edmonton
With this year's provincial budget, the United Conservative Party revealed their plan to spend more on our province's healthcare and education sectors, directly affecting the city and NAIT. The UCP revealed its last provincial budget before the upcoming election in...
Business students compete to solve real world challenges in case competition
Over reading week, NAIT hosted the inaugural JR Shaw School of Business Winter City Case Competition. Teams from NAIT, SAIT, the University of Alberta, Mount Royal University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University competed against each other in a series of live cases to...