- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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name = Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
motto = Il faut le savoir (It must be known)
established = 1970
type = Public
affiliation =
endowment =
chancellor =
rectrice = Mme Johanne Jean
city = 445, boul. de l’UniversitéRouyn-Noranda
state =Quebec
country =Canada
students = 3 000 full and part-time
undergrad = available
postgrad = available
faculty =
staff =
alumni =
campus = Urban/Suburb an, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses inQuebec City andMontreal , Laval, and Varennes.
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nickname = UQAT
affiliations = UACC
website= [http://www.uqat.ca www.uqat.ca/] |The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, sometimes informally known as UQAT, is a public university within the
Université du Québec network, with campuses inVal-d'Or andRouyn-Noranda .Mission
The mission of l'UQAT is to transfer learning and to help students develop their own tools to better understand the universe.
Programs
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue offers 95 programs in : administration, accounting, teaching,engineering, multimedia, psychology, nursing and social work, interactive multimedia, youth communications and art therapy. Students can choose to specialize in the following engineering disciplines:
Electrical Engineering andMechanical Engineering . [ [http://www.cemf.ca/Engineering/UniversityList.htm Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation - University List ] ]History
The Université was founded in 1970 as Services universitaires dans le Nord-Ouest québécois. The university was renamed Direction des études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois (1972); Centre d’études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois (1976); Centre d’études universitaires en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (1981). The university has been known as l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue since 1983.
Residence
Although the University does not offer a residence, rental accommodations are available in the communities.
Campus
The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue is based in Rouyn-Noranda with other satellite campus, the principal ones being in
Val-d'Or (Centre d'Etude Supérieures Lucien-Cliche) which includes a pavilion for First Nation superior studies, and a smaller one inAmos ,(Pavillion des Rapides) which is specialised in forestry with reserch center in ligniculture and sylviculture.Location:
Rouyn-Noranda, main campus ; 425, boulevard de l’Université, in Rouyn-Noranda
Val-D'Or campus 675, 1st Avenue in Val-d'Or
Amos campus; 341, rue Principale Nord in Amos
UQAT's presence in other cities;
Ville-Marie, La Sarre, Matagami, Duparquet
[ [http://www.accc.ca/english/colleges/membership_list.htm?profile=318&nf=as1943h25 About Colleges and Institutes: Members of the ACCC ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.uqat.ca/ Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue] fr icon – official website
* [http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/qbc_uqat_e.html Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue AUCC]
* [http://www.uqat.uquebec.ca/ Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue]
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