Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
The UQAT campus in Rouyn-Noranda
MottoIl faut le savoir (It must be known)
TypePublic
Established1970 (legally 1983)
Students5,200[1]
Postgraduates708[2]
Location
445, boul. de l’Université Rouyn-Noranda
,
Quebec
,
Canada

48°13′55″N 79°0′20″W / 48.23194°N 79.00556°W / 48.23194; -79.00556
CampusUrban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, and Varennes
ColoursBlack and red   
NicknameUQAT
AffiliationsUACC
Websitewww.uqat.ca/

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) is a public university within the Université du Québec network, with campuses in Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda. It takes its name from the region it primarily serves.

Programs

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue offers 95 programs in administration, accounting, teaching, engineering, multimedia, psychology, nursing, social work, interactive multimedia, youth communications, and art therapy. Students can choose to specialize in the disciplines of Electromechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.[3]

History

The Université was founded in 1970 as "Services universitaires dans le Nord-Ouest québécois". The university was subsequently renamed "Direction des études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois" (1972), "Centre d’études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois" (1976), and "Centre d’études universitaires en Abitibi-Témiscamingue" (1981). The university has been known as Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue since 1983, when it split away from the administration of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.

Residences

On-campus residences are now available in Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or.[4] Rental accommodations are also available in these communities.

Campuses

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue is based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Additional satellite campuses are located in Val-d'Or (Centre d'Etude Supérieures Lucien-Cliche), which includes a pavilion for First Nations studies, and in Amos (Pavilion des Rapides), which specializes in forestry with a research centre focusing on ligniculture and silviculture, and in hydrogeology with a laboratory for groundwater research.

UQAT also has smaller learning centres in Notre-Dame-du-Nord, La Sarre, Matagami, and Duparquet.[5]

Notable alumni

Notable people who have attended the university include:

Further reading

  • Ferretti, Lucia. L'Université en réseau: les 25 ans de l'Université du Québec. Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1994.

References

  1. ^ "Choisir l'UQAT". Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "La recherche". Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation - University List". Archived from the original on 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  4. ^ (fr) Announcement of the new residences (Fall 2010)
  5. ^ About Colleges and Institutes: Members of the ACCC
  6. ^ "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet". www.canadian-nurse.com.

External links

  • Official site in French
  • Official site in English
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Université_du_Québec_en_Abitibi-Témiscamingue&oldid=1173864901"