MITT town hall to bring ‘important updates’ Wednesday
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Staff at the soon-to-be-closed Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology will learn more about their future this week.
An email sent to MITT students said classes on Wednesday afternoon are cancelled for a meeting between administration and educators.
“This change is to allow MITT and RRC Polytech leaders to host an in-person town hall for MITT staff, where important updates will be shared,” said the email, sent Thursday.
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The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology campus, which just announced its closure, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.
MITT previously said the school would determine this week which programs would be transitioned to RRC Polytech.
The Winnipeg post-secondary school announced in January it would be closing due to a significant drop in international student enrolment as a result of changes made by the federal government.
“This decision is about federal policy changes and the resulting financial and operational shocks that MITT could not reasonably absorb,” president Neil Cooke wrote in a memo sent to staff in January.
Cooke noted that international enrolment had dropped by about 55 per cent.
The school did not immediately respond to a request for comment on what Wednesday’s meeting would entail. It previously said the results of the review are crucial as it continues the transition.
“Finalizing the program review will ensure students receive clear answers about next steps regarding future program delivery, and it allows RRC Polytech to move forward with the next phases of planning,” the update said.
Classes are scheduled as usual for Wednesday morning.
morgan.modjeski@freepress.mb.ca
