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Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | |
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| Motto | Libre de voir plus loin |
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Motto in English | Free to see further |
| Type | Branch of theUniversité du Québec |
| Established | 1959 Université au Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (1959-1967). Subsequently renamed,Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (1969-present) |
| Principal | Ghislain Bourque |
Academic staff | 209 |
| Address | 48°25′12″N71°03′09″W / 48.42000°N 71.05250°W /48.42000; -71.05250 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Green and Black |
| Affiliations | AUCC,IAU,AUFC,CIS |
| Website | www.uqac.ca |
TheUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi (French pronunciation:[ynivɛʁsitedykebɛkaʃikutimi],University of Quebec in Chicoutimi,UQAC), is a branch of theUniversité du Québec network founded in 1969 and based in theChicoutimi borough ofSaguenay,Quebec, Canada. UQAC has secondary study centres inLa Malbaie,Saint-Félicien,Alma, andSept-Îles. In 2017, 7500 students were registered and 209 professors worked for the university, making it the fourth largest of the tenUniversité du Québec branches, afterUniversité du Québec à Montréal (UQAM),Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), andÉcole de technologie supérieure (ETS).
It offers over forty undergraduate and graduate programs. The university is especially well known for its researchers inaluminium (with two research centres),forestry, icing (in French, givrage),geology and historical population studies.
In 2005, UQAC opened programs for students from foreign countries in partnership with universities fromMorocco,Lebanon,China,Senegal,Colombia, andBrazil.
In 2006,Université de Sherbrooke opened a building of its medical school on UQAC's campus, allowing its students to register at UQAC for other courses, such as biology.
Engineering students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines:Computer Engineering,Geological Engineering and Génie unifié[1]
UQAC also offers a number of French as a Second Language programs through its École de langue française et de culture québécoise (School of French language and Quebec culture)[2]
In 2008, theSchool of Digital Arts, Animation and Design (commonly referred to asNAD) located in Montreal was merged with UQAC.[3]
UQAC has granted 23honoris causadoctorates during its existence.
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