Xavier Junior College (1951) Nova Scotia Eastern Institute of Technology (1968) College of Cape Breton (1974) University College of Cape Breton (1982)[1]
Motto
Scottish Gaelic: Theid Díchioll Air Thoiseach, "Diligence Will Prevail"[2]
Motto in English
Perseverance Will Triumph
Type
Public
Established
1951 (as Xavier Junior College) 1968 (as NSEIT) 1974 (as College Of Cape Breton) 1982 (as University College of Cape Breton) 2005 (as Cape Breton University)
Academic affiliation
AAU, UC, CBIE, CICan
Endowment
$27.8M[3]
Chancellor
Annette Verschuren
President
David Dingwall
Academic staff
227[4] (as of March 2019[update])
Administrative staff
225[5] (as of March 2019[update])
Students
9,138 (2022)[6]
Undergraduates
8,774[6]
Postgraduates
364[6]
Address
P.O. Box 5300
,
Sydney
,
Nova Scotia
,
B1P 6L2
,
Canada
Campus
Urban
Colours
Orange, green, black, gold
Nickname
CBU Capers
Sporting affiliations
U Sports, AUS
Mascot
Caper
Website
www.cbu.ca
Cape Breton University (CBU) is a public university located in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only post-secondary degree-granting institution within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and on Cape Breton Island.
The university is enabled by the Cape Breton University Act passed by the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[7] Prior to this, CBU was enabled by the University College of Cape Breton Act (amended).[7] The University College of Cape Breton's Coat of Arms were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on May 27, 1995.[8]
CBU is an ordinary (full) member of Universities Canada (UC), the Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU), the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE), and Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan).
^"Cape Breton University". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
^"Théid dìcheall air thoiseach". Am Faclair Beag. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
^MacInnis, Gordon. "Non-consolidated Financial Statements of Cape Breton University, 2020" (PDF). Cape Breton University. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^"Faculty". Cape Breton University. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^"Staff". Cape Breton University. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
^ abc"2023-2024 Preliminary Survey of Enrolments" (PDF). Association of Atlantic Universities. Retrieved 27 Dec 2023.
^ ab"Bill 160, University College of Cape Breton Act". Nova Scotia Legislature. 27 November 2017.
^"University College of Cape Breton". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
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