The Schulich School of Engineering is suspending admissions for its bachelor’s program amid declining enrolment, but will still offer a minor in petroleum engineering and integrate oil and gas content into other programs. (The Logic)

Talking point: Students told the university they wanted training for a variety of energy-related fields like hydrogen, geothermal, and renewables, though department head Arin Sen said in a statement that “oil and gas isn’t going away anytime soon.” The COVID-19 pandemic both disrupted the traditional university model and contributed to a record decline in oil demand last year. Then, there’s ongoing pressures: past oil-price downturns, calls for universities to divest from fossil fuels, green government mandates, and Gen Z’s climate-change concerns. The number of undergrads focusing on oil and gas engineering was already dropping, down from 171 students in 2015 to 39 in 2019, CBC reported last year, citing a Raymond James analyst.