Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a public French-language university of international influence. The quality of its programs, its research in social issues and its innovations in the creative arts are the foundation stones of its reputation. The University offers training on campus and in its four regional centres.

Training

UQAM is known for the quality of its teaching, the accessibility of its educators, the priority it gives to practical training, the reception services it offers to foreign students and the liveliness of its campus life. Dynamic and innovative, UQAM offers more than 300 programs at three levels of study through its School of Management and through six faculties: Fine Arts; Communications; Political Science and Law; Science; Education, and Social Sciences.

Research and Creativity

Thanks to recognition won by its professors and students, UQAM ranks among the top research universities in Canada, notably in the social sciences, in the natural sciences, in the area of public health and in the creative arts. Its scholars are grouped into a number of research units including centres and chairs, and into six interdisciplinary institutes.

International Influence

In the many sectors in which it works, UQAM is known internationally. Its influence extends to Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. To facilitate exchanges of researchers and travel for students, the University has increased its bilateral and multilateral agreements regarding training, research and the creative arts. Every year, it welcomes over 2,200 foreign students from 80 countries.

A Modern Campus

UQAM's approximately 40,000 students, appreciate its modern campus replete with laboratories, workshops, renovated production studios and top quality athletic and cultural installations. In the autumn of 2005, UQAM's stately Pierre-Dansereau Science Complex was expanded to include a new biology building (the university's first green building) and new university residences.