Universit� de Montr�al
| Motto: Fide splendet et scientia (Latin: "May it shine with truth and knowledge") |
| Founded |
1878 |
| School type |
Public |
| Rector |
Robert Lacroix |
| Location |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Enrollment |
41,340 undergrad, 13,125 grad (including Polytechnique and Hautes Études Commerciales) |
| Campus surroundings |
Urban, park |
| Campus size |
150 acres |
| Sports teams |
Carabins |
| Mascot |
Carabin |
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University of Montreal campus, with the main building's imposing tower in the distance
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The University of Montreal (Université de Montréal) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. It is Quebec and Canada's second largest research institution, allocating close to $200 million to research conducted in more than 150 research centres. It is also the second largest French language university in the world, after the Sorbonne in Paris. Nearly 55,000 students attend undergraduate and graduate degrees there.
The institution's large campus, dominated by the imposing tower of the main building, is located on the northern slope of Mount Royal in Côte-des-Neiges.
Although a branch of Laval University was planned as Montreal's first French-language university, it was not until February 14, 1920, that the law founding the university was passed, and another 13 years passed before the mountain campus's inauguration on June 3, 1943.
The university is composed of thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools (École Polytechnique and École des Hautes Études Commerciales), and offers more than 250 undergraduate programs and more than 250 graduate programs, including 71 doctoral programs.
The university's École Polytechnique was the scene of a tragedy, the École Polytechnique Massacre, on December 6, 1989.
The university is served by Côte-des-Neiges, Université-de-Montréal, and Édouard-Montpetit metro stations.
The main building was designed by the noted architect Ernest Cormier. It is mainly in the Art Deco style, with a touch of the International style.
The university is planning to open a campus in Laval, Quebec, just north of Montreal, in 2006. It will be that city's first university campus, and is planned for the area around the future Montmorency metro station, where a high school and the Montmorency Cégep are also located.
Noted alumni
- Louise Arbour, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (1999-2004), UN High Commissionner for Human Rights (2004-present)
- Denys Arcand, filmmaker
- Michel Bastarache, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (1997-present)
- Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Premier of Québec (1968-1970)
- Robert Bourassa, Premier of Québec (1985-1994)
- Marie Deschamps, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (2002-present)
- Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Québec (1936-1939 and 1944-1959)
- Dédé Fortin, singer
- Lomer Gouin, Premier of Québec (1905-1920)
- Daniel Johnson, Jr, Premier of Québec (1994)
- Daniel Johnson, Sr, Premier of Québec (1966-1968)
- Pierre-Marc Johnson, Premier of Québec (1985)
- Antonio Lamer, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice (1990-2000)
- Bernard Landry, Premier of Québec (2001-2003)
- Claude Meunier, comedian
- Jacques Parizeau, Premier of Québec (1994-1996)
- Pierre-Karl Péladeau, CEO of Quebecor
- Paul Sauvé, Premier of Québec (1959-1960)
- Pierre-Elliot Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979 and 1980-1984)
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