加拿大西三一大学是加拿大著名的私立大学，位于BC省，靠近温哥华。是加拿大唯一一所连续四年在加拿大最大的环球邮报上评为A+教学质量的学校。前联合国主席Charles Malik 博士曾评价TWU是一所不断提高教学质量并以培养高素质人才为已任的大学。大学共有五大学院：商学院、教育学院、人类动力学/体育及休闲管理学院、护理学院、艺术/传媒及文化学院，提供42个本科专业及16个硕士专业，其中绝大多数均可以申请双录取。 

 学校在今年麦考林杂志的“2011学生参与度调查”（NSSE）中，5项评比3项第1！

学术挑战性第一
师生互动性第一
教学体验丰富性第一

另外，校园环境支持性列第2！学习的积极性合作性列第7！
 
西三一还是唯一一所超过“学生参与度调查”(NSSE)平均分的加拿大大学，而参加此项评比的加拿大、美国大学有595所。
 
NSSE 的分数非常重要！它是唯一一项测评学生参与院校程度的调查。调查反映学生和院校本科段教学相长的程度，而这意味着学生学业完成是否有令人满意的成果！

Trinity Western University ranked number one Canadian school in three of five categories in the 2011 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) as reported by Macleans magazine.

1 in Level of Academic Challenge
1 in Student-Faculty Interaction
1 in Enriching Educational Experiences
2 in Supportive Campus Environment
7 in Active and Collaborative Learning

TWU was also the only Canadian college or university to score above the NSSE average—the overall 2010 median for 595 Canadian, and U.S. universities and colleges.

    TWU was founded as an institution that places high priority on teaching within a liberal studies perspective.says Vice Provost, Robert Wood, Ph.D. To this end, the University has intentionally designed a curriculum and established a learning environment that invites students to be engaged, both in the classroom and as part of a community of learning.

NSSE scores measure good practices in undergraduate education

What makes NSSE scores so important? It is the only survey that measures the students level of engagement with their institution. Survey items represent empirically confirmed good practices in undergraduate education. That is, they reflect behaviors by students and institutions that are associated with desired outcomes of university.

What matters most in university?

Alexander W. Astin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Higher Education and Organization Change at the University of California, says, The quality of the college experience is strongly affected by student-faculty interactions. The frequency with which students talk with professors outside class, work with them on research projects, assist them in teaching, and visit their homes, correlates with student grade-point average, degree attainment, enrollment in graduate or professional school [and] every self-reported area of intellectual and personal growth.Dr. Astin lead the most extensive research study ever carried out on facts affecting student success in college,he published the results in his book, What Matters in College.

Focus on teaching

The issue of student engagement is becoming increasingly important for post-secondary institutions. Schools that dare to focus on teaching have risen to the top of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), reports Macleans magazine. Professors at teaching-focused universities like Quest, Trinity Western and Kings at Western are free to spend a majority of their time engaging with students in the classroom, the office or beyond.

TWU promotes interactive pedagogy with small classes, discussion groups led by professors, undergraduate students involved in science research, online learning and case study approaches. It requires both first- and final-year interdisciplinary courses for graduation. These initiatives support TWUs emphasis on leadership development. As a relatively small institution, TWU is able to be both innovative and flexible.

Among institutions of higher learning in North America, Trinity Western University has distinguished itself as unique based upon its design and achievement of holistic student experience.