Université du Québec à Montréal explained

Université du Québec à Montréal
Motto:French: Prenez Position
Mottoeng:Take a Stand
Established:1969
Budget:C$445.1 millions (2020–2021)[1]
Total Staff:1,892 (support) (2021–2022)[2]
Faculty:1,143 professors & 2,124 instructors (2020–2021)
Rector:Stéphane Pallage (2023)[3]
Chancellor:Réal Raymond
Students:39 427 (2020–2021)
Undergrad:30 185 (2020–2021)
Postgrad:6 433 (2020–2021)
Doctoral:2 116 (2020–2021)[4]
Country:Canada
Coordinates:45.5139°N -73.5603°W
Campus:Urban
Colours: White and blue
Language:French
Mascot:Citadins
Sporting Affiliations:CIS, QSSF, CBIE
Free Label:Newspaper
Free:Actualités UQAM

The French: Université du Québec à Montréal|italics=no (UQAM; in French pronounced as /ynivɛʁsite dy kebɛk a mɔ̃ʁeal/), is a French-language public research university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the French: [[Université du Québec]]|italic=no system.

UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969, by the government of Quebec, through the merger of the French: [[École des beaux-arts de Montréal]]|italic=no, a fine arts school; the French: [[Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal|Collège Sainte-Marie]]|italic=no, a classical college; and a number of smaller schools. Although part of the UQ network, UQAM possesses a relative independence which allows it to choose its rector.

In the fall of 2018, the university welcomed some 40,738 students,[5] including 3,859 international students from 95 countries, in a total of 310 distinct programs of study,[6] managed by six faculties (Arts, Education, Communication, Political Science and Law, Science and Social science) and one school (Management). It offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees. It is one of Montreal's two French-language universities, along with the French: [[Université de Montréal]]|italic=no, and only 1% of its student population is of English-speaking origin.

History

UQAM was created on April 9, 1969, by the Government of Quebec, following the merger of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, the Collège Sainte-Marie and three colleges.

In mid 1970, construction on UQAM's campus began in the Saint-Jacques neighbourhood. The old Saint-Jacques Cathedral was condemned and the worshipers were moved to the Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. The architect of the university, Dimitri Dimakopoulos, chose to respect the plans of John Ostell and Victor Bourgeau by deciding to graft the new construction around the wall of the nave of the church overlooking Saint Catherine Street and highlighting the bell tower and its gateway. These remains are classified as historic monuments by the Quebec government. The new campus of UQAM was inaugurated in September 1979.

Before the arrival of the Université du Québec à Montréal, access to higher education was limited for the French-speaking working classes. Thanks to the policy of admitting adults with relevant professional experience, the student population was able to broaden the student population to include social categories previously excluded from higher education, thus creating a climate of openness.[7]

UQAM is the first Canadian university where faculty unionism is developing. The Université du Québec professors' union, which has been affiliated since its birth in 1970 with the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), has participated in the effort to democratize the functioning of university authorities.[8]

In November 2006, UQAM underwent a major financial crisis. It was revealed that the former president, Roch Denis, was partially responsible for the financial mismanagement of the Science Complex and the Ilot Voyageur real estate projects.[9] A recovery plan, required by the Ministry of Education, Sport and Leisure, is still in progress, raising significant challenges from groups of employees, students, lecturers and professors.

With the addition of the Télé-université in June 2005, UQAM, with a student population of close to 60,000, was the largest French-speaking university in the world.[10] On 13 January 2012, it was announced that the TELUQ would again become a separate university from UQAM, but would remain in the Université du Québec system.[11]

Campus

UQAM's campus was designed by Dimitri Dimakopoulos and is located in downtown Montreal in the borough of Ville-Marie, with most of its buildings in the Quartier Latin neighbourhood near the Berri-UQAM Metro station and the newer Complexe des sciences Pierre-Dansereau near Place des Arts. The university is also involved in the troubled Îlot Voyageur project, a 13-storey student residence and intercity bus terminal, but has had to scale back its involvement due to financial problems. In September 2013, the university announced that it had acquired the National Film Board of Canada's former CineRobotheque facility for its communications faculty.[12]

The university provides training on its campus in Montreal and its four regional centres: UQAM Lanaudière in Terrebonne, UQAM Laval, UQAM Montérégie in Longueuil and UQAM Ouest-de-l'île.[13]

A three part virtual exhibition was made to showcase the university's history.[14]

Academics

Faculties

Schools and institutes

The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the UQAM Citadins.

Distance and online learning

UQAM is part of the Université du Québec network, which has a distance learning component called Télé-université (Teluq). It offers courses and degrees in computer science, education, communication, environmental science, and management. University of Québec has improved geographical accessibility through multiple campuses spread throughout the province and by offering distance education by Télé-Université.[15]

Notable people

See main article: List of Université du Québec à Montréal people.

Reputation

Finances

A commissioned report by PricewaterhouseCoopers has called for cost-cutting measures at UQAM to help the university out of a financial crisis, brought on by $100 million in construction cost overruns for its sciences centre and costs for Îlot Voyageur, which soared from $226 million to more than $400 million when the Quebec government pulled out of the project, citing unauthorized design changes. The Quebec government has said that unless UQAM cuts costs, the university's total project-related debt could be $500 million by 2012.[22] The Îlot Voyageur has been bought back by the government of Quebec in November 2010, thus solving a painful financial problem for UQAM.[23]

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UQAM | le nouveau recteur Stéphane Pallage entre en poste.
  2. Web site: UQAM | Personnel, ressources matérielles et financières .
  3. Web site: Rectorat. Université du Québec à Montréal. fr. 2 February 2018.
  4. Web site: UQAM | Statistiques .
  5. Web site: La population étudiante de l'UQAM. 31 January 2020.
  6. Web site: L'UQAM en chiffres. 31 January 2020.
  7. Web site: UQAM: 50 ans de démocratisation de l'éducation universitaire. Le Devoir. 5 October 2019 . fr. 2020-01-31.
  8. Gill. Louis. 2017. Quelques éléments d'histoire du syndicalisme professoral universitaire au Québec. Bulletin d'Histoire Politique. fr. 25. 3. 245–257. 10.7202/1039754ar. 1201-0421. free.
  9. Web site: LaPresse.ca – Actualités et Infos au Québec et dans le monde. La Presse. 28 March 2019.
  10. Rencontre avec le recteur Roch Denis : Vers la plus grande université bimodale de la francophonie – Le Devoir, November 26–27, 2005. Retrieved, October 2006.
  11. Web site: Divorce entre la TELUQ et l'UQAM. Le Devoir. 13 January 2012 . 28 March 2019.
  12. News: L'UQAM établit ses quartiers à la CinéRobothèque. Lévesque. François. 9 September 2013. Le Devoir. fr. 9 September 2013. Montreal.
  13. Web site: Nos campus Étudier à l'UQAM. 2013-02-12. etudier.uqam.ca. fr. 2019-12-04.
  14. Web site: Se laisser raconter l'UQAM - 1960 à 2008 . 2012-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023101121/http://www.archives.uqam.ca/expositions/UQAM/ . 2012-10-23 . dead .
  15. Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia. Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. 28 March 2019.
  16. News: RFDI . Palmarès . Le réseau francophone de droit international . 2007-09-18 . 2008-03-26.
  17. Web site: Simulations internationales de la Faculté de science politique et droit de l'UQAM. Simulations science politique et droit. 28 March 2019.
  18. Web site: Archived copy . www.nmun.org . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905213452/http://www.nmun.org/ny_archives/ny15_downloads/NY15AAwardPosting.pdf . 5 September 2015 . dead.
  19. Web site: Des Uqamiens se démarquent au concours de simulation de l'OTAN - UQAM. Actualités UQAM. 11 March 2014 . 28 March 2019.
  20. Web site: UQAM | Faculté de science politique et de droit | Simulation OTAN 2015: La délégation de l'UQAM se distingue par l'obtention d'une récompense remise à Jeanne Blackburn-Murray « Committee Leadership Award » . 2017-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416173316/https://fspd.uqam.ca/nouvellesetudiantesfspddsp/1581-simulation-otan-2015-la-delegation-de-luqam-se-distingue-par-lobtention-dune-recompense-remise-a-jeanne-blackburn-murray-l-committee-leadership-award-r.html . 2016-04-16 . dead .
  21. News: UQAM . Accréditation EQUIS : l'ESG UQAM se classe au Top 100 mondial et au Top 6 canadien des meilleures écoles de gestion . L'UQAM au quotidien . UQAM . 2008-02-28 . 2008-03-16.
  22. News: Hustak . Alan . UQAM report lays out plan for downsizing . Montreal Gazette . Canwest . 2008-03-06 . 2008-08-06.
  23. Web site: Canoe.ca . Montréal — L'UQAM se libère de l'Îlot Voyageur . https://archive.today/20120713165436/http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/quebeccanada/archives/2010/11/20101117-104309.html . usurped . July 13, 2012 . Fr.canoe.ca . 2010-11-17 . 2012-01-02.

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