Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities

The Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities (UCRU) is an alliance of students' unions in Canada.[1] Their common objective is to protect the interests and advocate on behalf of over 240,000 undergraduate university students from Canada's largest research intensive universities (U15) , and to provide research and recommendations to the government on how to improve post-secondary education in Canada.[2] The UCRU began as an informal association called ADVOCAN, and was formalized and rebranded in late 2017.

Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities
AbbreviationUCRU
Formation2017
Location
Region
Canada
Chair
Mackenzy Metcalfe (USC)
AffiliationsU15, CASA, Student Mental Health Canada
Websiteucru.ca

Membership

The ten member associations[3] of the UCRU are:

Advocacy Topics
  • Indigenous Students[4]
  • International Students[5]
  • Canada Federal Student Loans Program[1]
  • Undergraduate Research Funding[6]

See also

References
  1. "UCRU recommends eliminating tuition tax credits | The Manitoban". The Manitoban. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. "Government Advocacy | Federation of Students". Federation of Students. 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. "UCRU | MSU McMaster Students Union". www.msumcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. "UMSU lends support to international students | The Manitoban". The Manitoban. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. Thiyagarajah, Gajan. "Federal budget reveals $925 million for student research opportunities". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
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