Summary

1. ONE UNIVERSITY, TWO CAMPUSES

2. RIMOUSKI, A CITY FOR STUDENTS

3. LÉVIS, A LEARNING CITY

4. A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO LEARNING

5. THE RESEARCH, ANOTHER WAY TO INNOVATE

6. MARINE SCIENCES, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND

NORDICITY

7. STUDENT LIFE WITH A WORLD VIEW

ONE UNIVERSITY, TWO CAMPUSES

• Established in 1969• Two campuses on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River:

one in Rimouski, the other in Lévis.• Average class size of 30• In addition to its campuses in Rimouski and Lévis, UQAR has

offices in Gaspé and Rivière-du-Loup. It also works closely with the Centre universitaire du secteur ouest de la Côte-Nord and the Centre d’études universitaires des Appalaches.

• UQAR is part of Université du Québec, the biggest university network in Canada with over 94,000 students.

ONE UNIVERSITY, TWO CAMPUSES

• UQAR welcomes some 7,000 students every year, more than 400 of whom are international students from over 35 countries.

• Marine sciences, regional development and nordicity — the university’s three areas of research excellence — leave a distinctive stamp on many of the teaching and research programs offered at UQAR.

• Co-recipient of the Canadian Research University of the Year designation in 2011 and 2013,

• UQAR, a great university on a human scale.

RIMOUSKI, A CITY FOR STUDENTS

• The administrative capital of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region

• A bustling maritime community

• Rimouski is also a genuine « student city » that hums with the activities of over 15,000 students every year (all levels considered).

• Students represent nearly one in three people living in this town of 50,000.

LÉVIS, A LEARNING CITY

• Located directly opposite Quebec City, Lévis offers breathtaking views and all the benefits of living right beside the river.

• This city of more than 125,000 people.

• Renowned for its social and economic vitality.

• As the main urban, commercial and manufacturing centre of the Chaudière-Appalaches region.

A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO LEARNING

• On both campuses, UQAR professors, lecturers and support staff provide students with an exceptional learning environment.

• Smaller class sizes mean that new students can more easily adjust to university life and succeed in their studies.

• Many undergraduate degrees include hands-on fieldwork and internships.

• Graduate programs stand out for their multidisciplinary approach and their links to institutional research programs and to tangible local, national and international issues.

THE RESEARCH, ANOTHER WAY TO INNOVATE

• The physiographic features of Eastern Quebec have put a distinctive stamp on the university’s research programs and helped define the three main multidisciplinary areas of research around which UQAR has made a name for itself: marine sciences, regional development and nordicity.

• In recent years, UQAR has expanded its research activities and developed recognized expertise in fields like enginee-ring, heritage, health, education and management sciences.

• UQAR was named Canadian Research University of the Year 2011 and 2013 in the Undergraduate category (full-service universities with mainly undergraduate programs) by the independent consulting firm RE$EARCH Infosource Inc.

RESEARCH UNITS AT UQAR

INSTITUTE• Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER)

RESEARCH CENTRES• Quebec Aquaculture Network (RAQ)• Land Development Research Centre (CRDT)• Centre for Northern Studies (CEN)• Centre for Multiregional Forestry Research• Québec-Océan

RESEARCH UNITS AT UQAR

AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTRES AND PARTNERS• Island Habitats and Marine Environments Research Center• (CERMIM)• Consortium en foresterie Gaspésie-Les Îles (forestry

consortium)• Merinov (aquaculture and fisheries research center)• Consortium InterEst Santé (health sciences consortium)• Development in Digital Imaging Research Center (CDRIN)• Wind Energy TechnoCentre• Introduction to Research and Support for Sustainable

Development• Research Center (CIRADD)• Marine Biotechnology Research Center (CRBM)

RESEARCH UNITS AT UQAR

RESEARCH GROUPS• Research Group on Ethics (ÉTHOS)• Eastern Québec Interdisciplinary Research Group for Regional• Development (GRIDEQ)• Research Group on Learning and Socialization (APPSO)• Research Group on Northern Environments BORÉAS

RESEARCH LABORATORIES• Biotechnology and Environmental Chemistry Research Laboratory

(CRABE)• Wind Energy Research Laboratory (LREE)• Computer Integrated Manufacturing Research Laboratory (LRP)• Rural Health Research Laboratory (LASER)

RESEARCH UNITS AT UQAR

RESEARCH CHAIRS• Canada Research Chair in Northern Biodiversity• Canada Research Chair on Regional and Land Development• Canada Research Chair in Rural Development• Canada Research Chair on Continental System Ecology• Canada Research Chair in Molecular Ecotoxicology in Coastal

Areas• Canada Research Chair in the Geochemistry of Coastal• Hydrogeosystems• Canada Research Chair in Marine Geology• Canada Research Chair in Literary History

RESEARCH UNITS AT UQAR

RESEARCH CHAIRS• Fisheries and Oceans Canada Chair in Underwater Acoustics

Applied• to Ecosystem and Marine Mammal Research• NSERC-UQAR Chair in Design Engineering• Canada Research Chair in Coastal Geosciences• Canada Research Chair in Maritime Transport• Inhabited Forest Research Chair• Research Chair on Persistence and Literacy• UNESCO Chair on Integrated Analysis of Marine Systems

MARINE SCIENCES

ISMER and Oceanography• Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER)• The institute has close to 100 students in graduate

oceanography programs.• 50 m long research vessel (Coriolis II)• Aquaculture laboratory kept supplied with seawater• Multidisciplinary research teams of biologists, chemists,

geologists and physicists• Five research chairs, including the UNESCO Chair in

Integrated Analysis of Marine Systems, the first UNESCO chair in the field of marine sciences in Canada and the only one in a university outside the major centres.

MARINE SCIENCES

Marine Resource Management• Master’s and PhD programs in Marine Resource Management,

as well as specialized graduate diplomas (DESS), with concentrations in the environment, maritime transportation, and fishery resources.

Biology, Chemistry and Geography• Bachelor’s in biology with a concentration in marine sciences• Bachelor’s in geography with a concentration in marine

environments• Bachelor’s in environmental chemistry and bioresources

SOCIAL, REGIONAL AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

• UQAR seeks to familiarize students with the issues and problems currently facing outlying regions in a world undergoing profound social and economic change.

• Topics of reflection include participation, protest, social acceptance; territorial challenges associated with sociodemographic trends; natural heritage protection and management, identity and territory

• Master’s and PhD programs in regional development• Specialized graduate diploma in regional public administration.

NORDICTY

• This area of research brings together professors, researchers, professional and students with a multidisciplinary interest in northern environments around number of highly complementary disciplines including the biology, ecology, chemistry, and geography (both human and physical) of cold environments.

• Programs in biology, wildlife management, geography, as well as environmental and bioresource chemistry strive to train highly skilled professionals in the analysis and management of northern ecosystems and geosystems.

STUDENT LIFE WITH A WORLD VIEW

• UQAR has signed over 50 agreements with 24 countries around the world, particularly in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.

• More than 400 international students from over 35 different countries attend UQAR.

• To help new international students on both campuses adjust socially and succeed academically, student services at UQAR offer a program where new students are paired up with current students in their first few weeks on campus.