Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list, and access the interactive map.
Create AccountMacleans
Behind the desk of Emöke Szathmáry hangs a century-old photograph of a native Canadian woman, her eyes fixed firmly on the camera, an infant held tightly in her arms. "To me, she symbolizes strength," says the new president of the UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on November 25, 1996
"https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9
Article
Université de Moncton was founded 19 June 1963 by the New Brunswick legislature in accordance with the recommendations of a royal commission.
"https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9
Article
The Université de Montréal (also known as UdeM) is a French-language institution of higher learning. Regarded as one of the most important universities in Canada in terms of research, it is also one of the largest by enrolment. Its main campus is located on the north slope of Mount Royal in Montréal.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/4ed313c7-50c9-4739-af34-b1f58675cf71.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/4ed313c7-50c9-4739-af34-b1f58675cf71.jpg
Article
The Université de Sherbrooke is a public francophone university. It has distinguished itself with its co-operative education program, which gradually integrates students into the workforce through alternating sessions of academic study and paid internships in professional working environments. The university has three campuses: two in the town of Sherbrooke (Eastern Townships) and one in the town of Longueuil (Montérégie).
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/355ead6c-2a1f-431f-99dd-609fe245cdf7.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/355ead6c-2a1f-431f-99dd-609fe245cdf7.jpg
Article
The Université du Québec (UQ) was founded on 18 December 1968 and is the only public university network in Canada. It includes 10 institutions (six universities, one research institute and three higher-education establishments) throughout Québec. UQ is headquartered in Québec City.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/ad99134b-392c-4582-ae9c-59b6c1eddbae.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/ad99134b-392c-4582-ae9c-59b6c1eddbae.jpg
Article
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a French-language university located in the heart of Montréal.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/6cc4ae8e-d240-4e5a-b435-b69731bc6722.JPG" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/6cc4ae8e-d240-4e5a-b435-b69731bc6722.JPG
Article
Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) is a francophone and comprehensive institution of higher education.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/72d11e7f-c468-43ca-862a-343f783dd862.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/72d11e7f-c468-43ca-862a-343f783dd862.jpg
Article
The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) is a French‑language higher education institution that is part of the Université du Québec (UQ) network.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/b3cae14d-fee2-4e29-b32b-565071796af7.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/b3cae14d-fee2-4e29-b32b-565071796af7.jpg
Article
The Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) is part of the Université du Québec (UQ), the only public university network in Canada. The UQO’s main campus is located in the Outaouais region.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/c25eafc2-272f-4d76-9995-9d9c4a8fa895.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/c25eafc2-272f-4d76-9995-9d9c4a8fa895.jpg
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/caa81ac0-a482-47f3-8ece-e65509cb2b04.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/caa81ac0-a482-47f3-8ece-e65509cb2b04.jpg
Article
Université Sainte-Anne, Church Point, NS, was founded in 1890 by the Eudist Fathers. Instruction is in French.
"https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9
Article
Universities are post-secondary institutions invested with degree-granting power.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/bfe3b832-285c-4836-9de0-0a462894fd53.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/bfe3b832-285c-4836-9de0-0a462894fd53.jpg
Article
The word "campus" has acquired considerable reach and resonance. It now can be applied to almost any group of buildings with a common purpose on a landscaped site. There are office campuses, health campuses, industrial campuses and research campuses.
"https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9
Article
A public post-secondary educational institution, the university college was a hybrid institution in Canada. As its name implies, the university college incorporated many of the traditional values and culture of both the university and the community college.
"https://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://development.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/images/tce_placeholder.jpg?v=e9dca980c9bdb3aa11e832e7ea94f5d9
Article
University College, U of Toronto (architects Frederic W. Cumberland and William G.
"https://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/bfe3b832-285c-4836-9de0-0a462894fd53.jpg" // resources/views/front/categories/view.blade.phphttps://d2ttikhf7xbzbs.cloudfront.net/media/media/bfe3b832-285c-4836-9de0-0a462894fd53.jpg