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As one of Canada's largest research-intensive universities, The University of Alberta plays a prominent role in making Edmonton a 'Smart City'.

Our Commitment to Excellence

• With 22 3M Teaching Awards, Canada's highest award for

undergraduate teaching excellence, we rank first over the program's 13-year history.

• University of Alberta researchers participate in all 14 of the

Federal Networks of Centres of Excellence, linking universities with industry and government across Canada in applied research and development.

• The University of Alberta has identified 16 areas of

established research excellence in a broad spectrum of fields, ranging from education, literature, printmaking, and biology through social policy, pharmacy, engineering, and environmental science.

• University of Alberta pharmacy students have ranked highest

overall on national exams for 10 of the last 11 years.

• Professor Raymond Lemieux is the 1999 Wolf Prize winner for

international contributions in chemistry.

• Three faculty members hold Governor General Awards for

literature.

Our Commitment to Students...

• The University of Alberta has 16 faculties with more than 60

programs and 165 specializations.

• More than 26, 000 undergraduate students and over 4, 000 graduate

students study at The University of Alberta.

• We have more than 1, 200 international students, representing

104 countries. More than half of those students are in graduate programs.

• 5, 300 faculty and staff provide programs and services.
• The Facult Saint-Jean offers Arts, Science and Education

programs delivered in the French language, as well as a unique B. Comm. (Bilingual) degree in conjunction with the Faculty of Business.

• 34, 000 people register for continuing education courses through

the Faculty of Extension.

• We house the second largest library in Canada, the 18th largest

in North America.

Our Commitment to Research

• The University of Alberta is a partner with industry and

government in expanding Canada's global competitiveness through the transfer of technology and knowledge to the commercial sector.

• The University of Alberta has produced 48 currently active

spin-off companies which have created 1, 255 direct and 2, 385 indirect jobs in the community.

• Under the leadership of our Industry Liaison Office, the

university has received $4.3 million in licensing revenues in 1997/98, the largest amount in Canada.

• The University of Alberta is home to the latest in modern

laboratories and research facilities, including Canada's most powerful computer system, NMR imaging and analytical instruments, a microfabrication facility, and Canada's only VizRoom: a 3D virtual reality room.

Our vision is to be indisputably recognized in teaching, research, and community service, as one of Canada's finest universities and among a handful of the world's best.

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