Some 900 students are enrolled in professional graduate programs such as nursing, social work, education, engineering and business. Hundreds of jobs are created in support of research, directly and indirectly. Memorial University is responsible for approximately 60 per cent of the research and development activity in Newfoundland and Labrador. Research activity facilitates the importation of knowledge and technologies by Memorial and the provincial private and public sectors. It also facilitates the export of knowledge and technologies developed in the province.
Universities are originators and early adopters of new technologies.
Memorial is a world leader in the use of satellite technology in the delivery of medical and educational information to remote, rural regions. Researchers at Memorial have discovered patentable technical advances in medicine and telecommunications. The university is profitably delivering courses and degrees internationally through distance education. Students from this province can avail themselves of international learning experiences sponsored by and through Memorial. As well, a small number of international students choose Memorial University to further their education each year.