University of Ottawa
The
University of Ottawa was established as the
College of Bytown in
1848 by the
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and is now a major bilingual university of
Canada. Located in
Ottawa, Ontario (the national capital), it has made a unique place for itself among Canada's leading universities. Originally a
liberal arts college, it has been teaching pure and applied sciences in both
French and
English since the 1800s.
Its ten
faculties offer an array of undergraduate and professional programs in a wide variety of disciplines:
- Administration\n* Arts\n* Education\n* Engineering\n* Health Sciences\n* Law\n* Management\n* Medicine\n* Science\n* Social Sciences
Masters and doctoral
degrees are also offered in most disciplines by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The U of O offers the second-highest number of doctoral programs in Ontario. The U of O houses
Ontario's second-largest graduate studies and co-operative education program.
The academic and other needs of about 30,000 students are facilitated by a fully bilingual support staff and programmes that include everything from physical resources security to health, sports and teaching and learning support services.
The campus is located along the banks of the
Rideau Canal in the
Sandy Hill area of Ottawa.
There are two weekly newspapers published by students:
The Fulcrum in English, and
La Rotonde in French.
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