University of Ottawa

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© University of Ottawa

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Motto: Canada's University

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Founded

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1848

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School type

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Public

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Chancellor

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Huguette Labelle

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President

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Gilles G. Patry

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Location

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Ottawa, Ontario

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Ottawa - Ontario

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Enrollment

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27,603 undergrad3,836 grad

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Campus surroundings

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Urban, downtown Ottawa

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Campus Map

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Map

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Sports teams

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Ottawa Gee Gees

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The University of Ottawa or commonly known as U of O, Ottawa U , is a research-intensive, non-denominational, international university. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Formally a liberal arts college, it has been teaching pure and applied sciences in both French and English since the 1800s. The University has been conferring Undergraduate degrees since 1872, Master's degrees since 1875 and PhD's since 1888.

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1848 - Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - Liberal arts - French - English

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The university is sometimes mistakenly referred to as Ottawa University, which is in fact the name of an unrelated institution in Kansas.

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Ottawa University - Kansas

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Today, it is the oldest and premier bilingual university in North America, and a world leader in research. Located in the heart of the nation's capital, it has made a unique place for itself among Canada's best universities as seen in some rankings from The Financial Times, Gourman Report, The Princeton Review and other International University rankings.

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North America - Financial Times - Gourman Report - The Princeton Review

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The Institute of Higher Education of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University recently ranked the University of Ottawa among the top universities in the world.

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The University of Ottawa ranks 7th in research-intensive universities and 8th in total research funding in the country, receiving close to $200 million in research funding. It is home to Nobel, Pulitzer Prize, and Peabody Award recipients and a Prime Minister. The U of O also has the 3rd largest co-operative education program in Canada, with a 95% placement rate.

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Nobel - Pulitzer Prize - Peabody Award - Prime Minister

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The University also maintains major partnerships with government, industry and international organizations to enhance its teaching and research programs. The University ranks 9th out of 92 Canadian universities in student enrolment.

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The University of Ottawa's Faculties of Medicine, Science, and Law are World-renowned for their distinguished professors, student achievement, and excellence in research. The Faculty of Management also enjoys a strong international reputation.

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Medicine - Science - Law - Management

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The Faculty of Medicine professors and researchers are among the top in their field. Many of them have won national and international awards for their teaching, insights, and research breakthroughs. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is a global leader in the fight against heart disease. Also, the University launched Canada's first program in Biopharmaceutical Sciences.

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The University of Ottawa's department of Neurosciences is ranked first in Canada in Citations Per Paper (Impact) from 2000-2004 by Science Watch newsletter published by Thomson Scientific, which uses University Science Indicators to examine the research of 46 Canadian universities in 21 different scientific fields.

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The students of the University of Ottawa in the Faculty of Medicine were recently ranked the Best in Canada as demonstrated in the National Qualifying examinations by Medical Council of Canada. The Faculty itself is affiliated with several world-class research institutions including:

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• Loeb Health Research Institute
• The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group
• University of Ottawa Heart Institute
• University of Ottawa Eye Institute
• University of Ottawa Institute of Palliative Care
• University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research
• University of Ottawa Neuroscience Research Institute
• The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
• The Ottawa Hospital - Civic, General and Riverside

Masters and doctoral degrees are offered in most disciplines by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The U of O offers the second-highest number of doctoral programs in Ontario. The U of O houses Ontario's second-largest graduate studies and co-operative education program.

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Degrees - Ontario

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Its 10 faculties (administration is no longer available) offer an array of undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide variety of disciplines housed in some world-class facilities:

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• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Management (AACSB Accredited)
• Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

The academic and other needs of about 30,000 students are facilitated by a fully bilingual support staff and programmes that include everything from physical resources security to health, sports and teaching and learning support services. The average entering grade for the University of Ottawa admissions this past fall semester was 84%, and increases for limited enrolment and more popular programs.

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A memorable moment of the Institution's history is when John Lennon and Yoko Ono's peace campaign came to the University of Ottawa, in 1969, after student leaders Allan Rock and Hugh Segal invited the couple.

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John Lennon - Yoko Ono - Allan Rock - Hugh Segal

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There are two weekly newspapers published by students, The Fulcrum in English and La Rotonde in French, and a campus radio station, CHUO where actor/comedian Tom Green hosted a late-night program on the station for several years. The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Ottawa Gee Gees.

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The Fulcrum - La Rotonde - Campus radio - CHUO - Tom Green - Canadian Interuniversity Sport - Ottawa Gee Gees

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The campus is located along the banks of the Rideau Canal in the Sandy Hill area of Ottawa.

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Rideau Canal - Sandy Hill

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