Each province and territory has policies, procedures and laws in place that apply to post-secondary educational institutions. This ensures students receive the best education possible and that, upon graduation, their credentials will be respected around the world.

Students of Canadian schools perform exceptionally well on international tests and students in Canada are shown to score highly at all levels of education in a wide variety of disciplines. In fact, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canadian students outperform other English and French speaking countries.

More than 4,000 international students from 145 countries have chosen to study abroad in Nova Scotia’s universities, colleges, high schools and language schools.

Some post-secondary students find work while they are attending school, and university and college students often take advantage of the opportunity to work for two years in Nova Scotia after they graduate.

With around 1 million people, Nova Scotia boasts no less than 10 degree granting universities, the highest concentration of universities Canada has to offer.

From undergraduate degrees in virtually any topic, to graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, business, engineering, education, fine arts and more, the universities of Nova Scotia, Canada should be at the top of your list when considering study abroad.

Degrees from our universities are recognized across Canada and around the world, by other universities, colleagues, peers and employers.