Carleton University

Carleton University in Ottawa was founded in 1942 to serve returning veterans and working students, and is best known for journalism, public affairs and aerospace engineering. Its position in the national capital shapes all three. The journalism school sits in the city where Canadian federal politics is reported, the public affairs programmes sit alongside the institutions they study, and the aerospace provision connects to Canada's space and aviation sector. For a Kazakh applicant, aerospace deserves particular thought. Kazakhstan hosts the Baikonur Cosmodrome and has an established space sector, so aerospace engineering is one of the few fields where a Canadian degree connects to a specific Kazakh industry rather than a general one. Ottawa living costs sit below Toronto and Vancouver while the city remains a major centre.