Efforts and Sincerity towards work is the Epicenter of Success at Yorkville University

Mr. Deepak Mehta is the Recruitment Manager, South Asia for Yorkville University. Having worked in different paradigms of industries, he has now shifted his focus in the domain of education. He highlights how the university brings in cultural diversity which helps students to develop and open minds and learn from different sources. Also, the openness towards learning for all the candidates belonging to different streams. He goes on to explain the flexibility of taking the course via online medium and offline medium as well, which makes the university stand out among the competitors and how amid the lockdown the university has introduced innovative online programs for the students. Explaining his roles, he is involved to bring the best talent from every corner of the world which reflects upon the success of the university. Adding on the same lines, he shares the prime focus is to attract brilliant minds four our UG suite of programs. He shares his ideology on why it is important to diversify the global reach and bring in the best-in-class students to our university. The diversity has made the university a hallmark of excellence across the world.

I am a person with vast experience in different domains of work

I am a professional with over 14 years of diverse experience across the Education Industry, BPO, and Financial Services. I am currently working with Yorkville University as Recruitment Manager, South Asia. I have previously worked at other Universities across Canada, USA, and in India with experience in Sales, Marketing and Recruitment.

Our university is open to all the students belonging to different streams who want to pursue their education further

At Yorkville University, we have niche programs focusing on building the skill set of the students with practical hands-on learning to prepare them for the workforce. Any student can take up our Undergraduate degree programs after finishing Grade 12/ High School or equivalent. We teach our programs right from the basics and accept students from all backgrounds like Humanities, Commerce, and Science in their High school. 

We provide the flexibility of taking the course via online medium and offline medium as well

Our focus always remains on experiential and hands-on learning pedagogy– a key differentiator between us and traditional curriculums across. Our purpose is to help the students achieve their personal and professional goals. The biggest advantage we have is that our course structure is fast-paced & industry-oriented, and can be completed both online and on-campus, giving our students the flexibility at all times.

The Instructional Design Team brings expertise from different parts of the organization to drive the quality of courses and learning materials

Essentially, we work with Instructional Design Specialists. They are responsible to build, with the support from course leads, and program curriculum managers, new programs, and courses. The Academic staff is responsible to support curriculum development, conduct course reviews, and make recommendations to changes in the curriculum that help YU remain at the forefront of high-quality courses that help students understand the business concepts and principles as it relates to the many industries.

These practices are exemplified by the many professors at YU who bring industry experiences to complement the academic content, through Experiential Learning style (EXL) delivery. 

Our curriculum not only ensures best practices in the industry but stands out through the structure of the program, where students are able to have more direct learning engagement and relationships with their professors.

Diversity brings vast learning opportunities, which ultimately results in the development

We are truly an international university and are always looking for more diversity on campus. It is our endeavor to embrace and welcome different students from varied backgrounds and ethnicities on campus. At YU we find unity in diversity and treat all students as the same and respect each culture equally.

My focus area revolves around assessing the Asian market and picking up the best bunch of students for our university

My key responsibilities in this role involve driving admissions from the South Asia market including India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, as well as exploring Business Development opportunities from various sources like Agent Networking, Student referrals, Direct marketing, and Internet-Digital marketing.

My roles and responsibilities towards University are:

• Conducting presentations at high schools, colleges, fairs, conferences and other venues about opportunities at Yorkville University
• selecting professional agencies and coordinating contract process, of providing training to new agents,
• Attending agent fairs and Assisting (potential) applicants and their families as required.
• Conduct workshops at agents’ offices, meet & counsel prospective students.

My roles and responsibilities towards Students are:

• Understanding their background and guiding them through the course selection
• Counsel them about the study at Yorkville University and studying in Canada
• Helping them through the admission process, end to end, from the start of their application to help them obtaining their Visa and starting the program at the University
• Recruit and work with professional agencies who can guide and provide all the professional services to the student seeking to study at Yorkville University 

We want to diversify our global reach and bring in the best-in-class students to our university

Our top priority globally is to diversify, providing students best study experience, and fair educational opportunities as a Canadian Post-Secondary institution. We are looking to provide top quality education and student experience to our domestic and international students equally. We hope to see a larger cultural mix, where everyone coexists, and students take pride and share their unique cultures.

We have left our hallmark of excellence in a plethora of countries which gave us global recognition

When I started working for Yorkville University, my vision was to bring a diverse student population to the University. I am happy to say that we have done a great job of bringing a diverse student population. We currently have students from 70 countries with international status or 112 different citizenships if inclusive of PR status. We have over 2,300 international students from India studying at both our Toronto & Vancouver campus.

We are a student-oriented university, helping them achieve their personal and professional goals

We believe in transformation through education. We welcome students from different countries and aggressively diversify to new global markets. This will be our international strategy for the next 3 – 5 years. The students coming to study at our university has numerous opportunities and advantages such as:

1.  Study in Toronto or Vancouver, Prime location.
2. Accelerated degrees - Finish Degree 2.5/3 Years (Degree equivalent to 4 years)
3. PGWP Available for up to 3 Years
4. Multiple Intakes: Jan/ April/ July/ October
5. 10. Accredited by Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA); the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) and Project Management Institute (PMI)
6. Permanent Residency Pathway
7. Facilitates Part-time work
8. Small class sizes
9. Student assistance, Tutoring Support and writing Labs for the students

Our prime focus is to attract brilliant minds four our UG suite of programs

We are trying to attract as many qualified students as possible internationally for our UG suite of programs. Since we have rolling admissions, it works on the first come first serve with 4 intakes in a year, January, April, July, and October.

Our faculty and career staff services are an assurance for the students studying in our university

Job opportunities and ROI is not the only focus of Indian parents but a common concern of parents from across countries. If you spend a lump sum money on educating your child, parents expect certain returns. We want them to realize their ward has advantages as we are dedicated to the same via faculty and our own career service office. Faculty who are working professionals help build networks while they study. We have the best career service team helping all students esp. international to exp how to look for the right opportunities and prepare them for the Canadian job market- Services include but are not limited to helping with cover letters, resume building and helping to connect with potential employers for available job opportunities.

Each course is designed to prepare students for a specific industry

At YU, every course is designed for a reason i.e to prepare students for a specific industry. All programs are carefully designed and structured basis requisite industry accreditations in Canada.

We have launched innovative programs amid the wide-spread of COVID-19 to tackle the challenges

Yorkville University has launched a new initiative to help students in India begin their classes worry-free: introducing the Head Start Program

This innovative, one-of-its-kind program in Canada will allow Indian students to start their studies online while they apply for their study permit. If the student's study permit is refused, Yorkville University will offer a full refund (less the non-refundable YU administrative fee). It is available for July 2020 and October 2020 start dates, the Head Start Program is meant to help students move forward with their lives, without worrying about the financial risk of a study permit refusal.

Additional Benefits for Your Students

• Study in the comfort of the home until travel restrictions are listed and save roughly $4,000 to $7,000 CAD in living costs per term.
• Get the ApplyBoard-exclusive $10,000 scholarship, prorated for the full length of study to lower first-year tuition fees to $17,250 for BBA and $19,158 for BID.
• Easy to apply—no application fee, fast turnaround (~5 days), and conditional admission is available
• Duolingo English Test is accepted

Our online education program will ensure that students save on a lot of factors and get the same quality education

Intakes would be as per the plan as we have our programs available for online teaching. Students can start the program online, from the ease of their home, save on the living expenses, Transfer to Canada, Study on Campus any time before term 5 or before. They can then complete more than half of their program on campus, Graduate, and apply for the PGWP for up to 3 years.

We have been a part of the education industry for a long time and are considered to be pioneers in the same for a good amount of reasons

Yorkville University is a leader in online education for more than 15 years of experience in teaching programs online. We have instructors- led, rooted in same pedagogic principles as face to face, Online community, discussion, group work, opportunities to share personal narratives and student support.

Student Benefits:

1. They get the same High-quality education
2. Start without a delay
3. They still get PGWP, as long as they finish 50% of the program on campus
4. Save on to the living costs
5. Seamless transfer to Canada
6. International students Bursaries of up to CAD 10,000
7. Offer Letter in 3-5 Working Days*
8. HSC/ GED/ A levels acceptable/10+3 years Diploma / Open Schooling /NIOS/ NWAC (All Boards Accepted)
9. Transfer Credits acceptable
10. Application Fees CAS $75 Waiver