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History

Universit du Qubec Montral (UQAM) was founded on 9 April 1969 by the Government of Qubec. Over its quarter of a century of existence, UQAM has grown at a spectacular rate and established a sound reputation.

Teaching, Research, and Creative Endeavour

In addition to offering some 190 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in most traditional fields, (Management, Law and Politics, Literature, Language and Communication, Social Sciences, Sciences Arts and Education), UQAM has taken an innovative approach in creating new fields of study and research in Qubec, such as environmental science; environmental health, the relationship betweem science, technology, and the society;

communications, multimedia and; tourism management; and many others, including management science, education science, and feminist studies.

Among these 189 programs, several are unique in Quebec and are highly regarded throughout Canada. They include

Ph. D. s in:

• Environemental sciences
• Semiotics (the only one of its kind in Quebec)
• Art studies and practices
• Urban studies

Masters in

• Accountig
• Software engineering
• Executive MBAs
• Data processing and computer science
• Tourism
• Environmental health and toxicology
• International Law
• Molecular biologie
• Dance
• Atmospheric sciences

And also

• Diploma in management consulting (graduate program)
• Bachelor in science, technoly and society
• Certificate in intercultural education

UQAM's growth in creative research has been phenomenal. In ten years, research funding has risen from $10 to $27 million, the major part of this amount coming from outside sources, such as governmental granting agencies. UQAM encourages multidisciplinary research, the grouping of activities, and the pooling of resources in setting up researcher support structures, such as research laboratories and centres. These highly successful organizations foster researcher collaboration with both the private and public sectors through teaching and research chairs, which are financed either by national research councils or by private and public sources.

UQAM has also created two institutes in areas in which it has recognized expertise and two schools the Institute for Environmental Science, the Institute for Feminist Research and Studies, the School of Management Science, and the Montreal Higher School of Fashion.

Partnerships

As part of its contribution to economic development, UQAM has forged links with industry and business. The University has carried out many research projects in collaboration with the private sector. Through its tailored training, UQAM provides groups of adults in business with non-credit educational activities that meet specific training needs left unanswered by regular programs. The University's many graduates further strengthen ties to the socioeconomic community.

UQAM fosters interuniversity collaboration through the creation of joint programs with other universities in the province in an effort to pool their human and financial resources, and to ensure that their programs are complementary. In addition, UQAM is highly active in international cooperation, with a vast array of research and teaching activities in industrialized and developing nations.

University Population

UQAM's student body of nearly 40, 000 - 60% of which are women - faculty numbering 1000, 1200 lecturers, and staff of 1400 make the University a city within the city.

UQM on the web:

http: //www. esg. uqam. ca/ (School of Management) http: //www. unites. uqam. ca/fcomm/ (Faculty of Litterature, Languages and Communication) http: //www. unites. uqam. ca/visite/index. html (Faculty of Sciences) http: //saturne. info. uqam. ca/ (Department of Computer Sciences) http: //www. unites. uqam. ca/dsbio/ (Department of Biology) http: //www. er. uqam. ca/nobel/ise/wwwise. html (Institue of Environmental Studies) http: //www. unites. uqam. ca/medu/ (Master in Education)

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