While many around the region worry that schools aren't churning out enough engineers and scientists, a new university in British Columbia has a novel approach: developing people who can think critically.
The Quest University plans to open next fall in Squamish, with a multidisciplinary approach evenly split between sciences and arts. The backers say the liberal arts curriculum and close access to teachers will make it unique in Canada.
"I don't want to say everybody who comes out of a big institution is just a professional robot," one of the backers told the Globe and Mail. "But real intellectual exploration happens when you're interacting, and I do spend a lot of time working one-on-one in small groups with my students."