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ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (OCAD)
Exchanges Portfolio
CanadaToronto
V30/05/17 13:00
Subject Area Design Subjects
Language English is the language of instruction at OCAD University.
Academic Calendar
Semester 1 Early September to Early December
Semester 2 Early January to Late April
Module Catalogue Have a look through the module catalogue for modules available to exchange students.
Fiancial Support Some forms of financial support might be available. Visit ocadu.ca for more information on scholarships.
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The City The University Accomodation & LivingContacts Student Experiences
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TORONTO, CANADAToronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.6 million people. It’s a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities.The Greater Toronto Area’s (GTA) population of six million is expected to reach 7.7 million by 2025. More than one-quarter of Canadians live in the densely populated area of Southern Ontario called Golden Horseshoe.Its crime rates are among the lowest in Canada, comparable to those of Calgary’s and Ottawa’s. It is home to many festivals, art exhibitions, six opera companies, two symphony orchestras, amusement parks and more than fifty dance ensembles. Toronto has six major sport teams in Hockey, Basketball, Football, Soccer and Lacrosse and regularly hosts major sport events and leagues.Toronto is where the opportunities lie as according to Forbes, Toronto is among top ten the “World’s Most Economically Powerful Cities”; its unemployment rate is as low as 8.2 per cent. In 2012, Toronto had the largest number of head offices in Canada with 726, and 73,380 head office employees.Toronto fosters diversity as close to half of Toronto’s population are immigrants. The City prides to be home to wide range of cultures, cuisines, languages, sports and arts.Toronto’s average temperature is 26 degrees Celsius in summer and -7 degrees Celsius in winter.
Population 2.6 million CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Time difference GMT- 5
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ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGNOCAD University was originally established in Toronto in 1876 by the Ontario Society of Artists. Back then it was called the Ontario School of Art. In 1912, it was incorporated as the Ontario College of Art, becoming the first school in Canada dedicated to exclusively to the education of professional artists in fine and commercial art. OCAD U is dedicated to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines. OCAD U continuously builds on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new approaches to learning that champion cross-disciplinary practice, collaboration and the integration of emerging technologies. In the Age of Imagination, members of the OCAD U community are uniquely qualified to act as catalysts for the next advances in culture, technology and quality of life for all Canadians.OCAD U is situated at the heart of the nation’s art, design, business and new media capital, on the ancestral and traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the New Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishnabe and the Huron-Wendat.OCAD U is home to a wide variety of facilities including fully equipped studios for everything from painting, photography, etching, screenprinting, wood, metal and plastics to rapid prototyping, and the only foundry in Toronto’s downtown core.
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Guide for International Students
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No of students 4,600
Style of study Creative studio-based, aesthetic and technical learning, together with critical, theoretical, scientific and historical knowledge and methods.
Grade systemLetter Grade % DescriptionA+ to A- 100 - 80 Exceptional/ExcellentB+ to B- 79 - 70 GoodC+ to C- 69 - 60 SatisfactoryD+ to D- 59 - 50 PoorF 0-49 Unsatisfactory
Going abroad in Trimester 1 Initial Application Form 20 December (current year)Host University’s Form Early March - Mid-April (following year)
Going abroad in Trimester 2Initial Application Form 20 December (current year)Host University’s Form Early September - Mid-October (following year)
Application TimesPlease note that you have to apply to the exchange programme in your current year by 20 December. Applications for the host university must be submitted between Early March and Mid-April or Early September and Mid-October (depending on the Trimester), in the year following your initial application.
Living CostsThe Canadian government requires that all incoming students purchase the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP). UHIP will cover your basic medical and emergency needs.
Food $250 to $350/monthRent $600 - $1200/monthMobile phone $10 (SIM card) & $20-30/monthly (pre-paid)Local Transportation (Subway/buses) $896/academic yearCappuccino (regular) $3.57 C$ Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) $2.71
ACCOMODATION & LIVING
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Although the Ontario College of Art & Design does not offer a housing service, they do provide housing information.A popular choice of accommodation if you are from outside Toronto — or Canada — Home Stay users enjoy the hospitality of a host family and often get help adjusting to a new lifestyle, a new neighbourhood, transit system and more.If you are interested in residence or dorm-style accommodations, contact residences directly. Some may offer a waiting list up to a year in advance which will limit immediate availability.
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Transport Local transport is very accessible. Daily/weekly/monthly passes and student discount are also available. Once you arrive in Toronto, the city is easy to navigate with a strong grid street layout and one of the most extensive public transit systems in North America.The TTC provides subway, streetcar, and bus service within the City of Toronto. Most downtown routes have very frequent service and some run 24 hours.The toronto.ca website provides comprehensive information about travel in Toronto.
CONTACT FOR INCOMING STUDENTS
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (OCAD)
If you’re interested in the programme or you have any queries, please contact the Edinburgh Napier University’s Global Mobility team first:
[email protected] 455 4574/3412 napier.ac.uk/exchanges
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[email protected]+1-416-977-6293
Student Centre51 McCaul Street, Level 1Toronto, Canada
Susan Kemp (Coordinator)
STUD ENT EXPERIENCES
The faculties are pretty good, lots of space for painting and wood shops,
metal shops & glass shops
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