Cape Breton University (CBU), formerly the "University College of Cape Breton" (UCCB), is a Canadian university in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Cape Breton University (CBU) is a postsecondary education leader in Atlantic Canada, with an expanding national and international focus. Cape Breton University educational and research models have helped shape the economic progress of this region and its people for more than 30 years. Located near Sydney, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton University serves more than 3,400 full-time and part-time students who hail from local, regional and national locations. CBU is also the academic home of several hundred international students representing more than 40 countries. Personalized education is embedded in the learning culture of Cape Breton University where faculty focus on academic and research excellence, staff offer and deliver a wide range of student services and students create a vibrant campus life. Today’s technology tools are all in place to fully support classroom and online education.