Cape Breton University is a public institution founded in 1951 as Xavier Junior College. It is nestled in the heart of Cape Breton Island in Sydney, Nova Scotia. CBU is one of Canada’s youngest yet most ambitious universities in the country. Currently, it's home to approximately 5,500 students.CBU’s vision of higher education allows students to pursue diverse fields of study in programs with national reputations in final-year student satisfaction, faculty-student interaction, and employability. CBU provides international students a university experience of diversity and excellence and the promise of a future filled with opportunity.CBU prides itself on providing a personalized undergraduate education that focuses on academic and research excellence, student services, a vibrant campus life, and cutting-edge technological tools.The university offers outstanding applied research opportunities to students and technical assistance to business, industry, and community organizations. Home to Canada’s only Master of Business Administration in Community Economic Development, CBU is also known as Atlantic Canada’s leader in Aboriginal post-secondary education.