The Hub - Independent report charts sustainable future for university

The Coates report, commissioned by the Alberta government and Athabasca University’s Board of Governors, looked at the university’s role in the town of Athabasca and noted its importance to the region’s economy. It called for the university to “…better address northern educational needs, capitalize on underdeveloped opportunities, and position AU as a leading presence in teaching and research related to the provincial North. As an outcome of this activity, AU should be able to maintain if not expand the size of its operation in the Town of Athabasca and in northern Alberta generally.”