Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
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The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) is a branch of the Université du Québec
founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi
borough of Saguenay, Quebec
. UQAC has secondary study centers in La Malbaie
, Saint-Félicien
, Alma
and Sept-Îles
. In 2003, 6583 students were registered and 209 professors worked for the university, making it the third largest of the ten Université du Québec branches, after UQAM and UQTR.
(with two research centers), forestry
, frost (in French, givrage), geology
and historical population studies.
In 2005, UQAC opened programs for students from foreign countries in partnership with universities from Morocco
, Lebanon
, China
, Senegal
, Colombia
, and Brazil
.
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
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)
Université du Québec
The University of Quebec is a system of ten provincially-run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates university programs for more than 87,000 students. It offers more than 300 programs...
founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Chicoutimi is one of the three boroughs of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, and was a separate city in its own right until 2002. Chicoutimi had a population of 59,764 in the Canada 2001 Census, the last census in which Chicoutimi was counted as a separate city....
borough of Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....
. UQAC has secondary study centers in La Malbaie
La Malbaie, Quebec
La Malbaie is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, at the mouth of the Malbaie River...
, Saint-Félicien
Saint-Félicien, Quebec
Saint-Félicien is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. The town is located within the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its population as of 2006 is 10,477.-Geography:...
, Alma
Alma, Quebec
Alma is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec.-Geography:Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City...
and Sept-Îles
Sept-Îles, Quebec
For the islands in north of Brittany, see JentilezSept-Îles is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is the northernmost town in Quebec with any significant population...
. In 2003, 6583 students were registered and 209 professors worked for the university, making it the third largest of the ten Université du Québec branches, after UQAM and UQTR.
Academics
It offers over forty undergraduate and graduate programs. The university is especially well known for its researchers in aluminiumAluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
(with two research centers), forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
, frost (in French, givrage), geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and historical population studies.
In 2005, UQAC opened programs for students from foreign countries in partnership with universities from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
In 2006, Université de Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
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
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
, Geological Engineering and Génie unifié
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)
Well-known faculty
- Gérard BouchardGérard BouchardGérard Bouchard is a historian, sociologist and writer from Quebec, Canada, affiliated with the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Born in Jonquière, Quebec, he obtained his master's degree in sociology from Université Laval in 1968 and later obtained his PhD degree in history from the University...
- André Francoeur
- Claude Villeneuve
Honoris Causa
UQAC has granted 21 honoris causa doctorates during its existence.- Mgr Victor Tremblay (1977)
- Mgr Félix-Antoine SavardFélix-Antoine SavardFélix-Antoine Savard, OC was a Canadian priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist.Born in Quebec City, he grew up in Chicoutimi, Quebec...
(1979) - Paul-Gaston Tremblay (1980)
- Jacques Gagnon (posthumous, 1980)
- Father Pierre-Paul Asselin (1981)
- Jean-Paul DesbiensJean-Paul DesbiensJean-Paul Desbiens, Frère Pierre-Jérôme, OC was a Quebec writer, journalist, teacher and member of the Catholic order of Marist Brothers.He was born at Métabetchouan in the Lac Saint-Jean region of Quebec in 1927...
(1983) - François BrassardFrançois BrassardFrançois Joseph Brassard was a Canadian ethnomusicologist, organist, composer and music teacher.Brassard studied piano with Rolland-Georges Gingras, organ with Omer Létourneau and harmony with Robert Talbot. As a scholarship student of the Académie de musique du Québec he was a student of Léo-Pol...
(posthumus, 1984) - Sister Imelda Dallaire (1984)
- Father Georges-Henri Lévesque (1985)
- Bernard Lamarre (1987)
- Dr. Albert JacquardAlbert JacquardAlbert Jacquard is a French geneticist and essayist. He is well known for defending ideas related to the concept of degrowth.- Beginnings :...
(1987) - François Sénécal-Tremblay (1989)
- Judge Pierre Bergeron (1992)
- Jean-Marie Couët (1992)
- Gérard Arguin (1994)
- Carroll L'Italien (2001)
- Michel Dumont (2001)
- Gaston L. Tremblay (2004)
- André Imbeau (2005)
- Lucien BouchardLucien BouchardLucien Bouchard, is a Canadian lawyer, diplomat, politician and former Minister of the Environment of the Canadian Federal Government. He was the Leader of Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1996, and the 27th Premier of Quebec from January 29, 1996 to March 8, 2001...
(2007) - Boutros Boutros-GhaliBoutros Boutros-GhaliBoutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
(2007)
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.