Université du Québec à Rimouski

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Coordinates: 48°27′10.46″N 68°30′46.02″W / 48.4529056°N 68.5127833°W / 48.4529056; -68.5127833

University of Quebec at Rimouski (Université du Québec à Rimouski)
Established:	1969
Type:	Public
Rector:	Michel Ringuet
Faculty:	180 professors on campus + 300 lecturers, 50 distance learning professors[1]
Staff:	400
Students:	~5400
Undergraduates:	~4500
Postgraduates:	~750
Doctoral students:	~110
Location:	Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Campus:	Urban(Lévis and Rimouski) and Distance learning
Colours:	Red      and ultramarineblue
Affiliations:	UACC
Website:	http://www.uqar.ca/english

The Université du Québec à Rimouski is a branch of the Université du Québec in Rimouski, Quebec. There is also a campus of the university in Lévis, Quebec, recently moved to a newly constructed building. Founded in 1969, UQAR is one of the most modern in Quebec.^{[citation needed]}

This university is well-known for its programs in marine biology and oceanography, as well as rural and social development.^{[citation needed]} The majority of students are from Eastern Quebec, although there is an increasing number of international students coming mainly from African countries members of the Francophonie.

History

Main entrance of the UQAR at the Rimouski's Campus, before the 2009 fire

On the current site of the university, the Ursulines erected in 1906 their first monastery in eastern Quebec. The building burnt down in 1937 but was rebuilt in 1938. Another major fire destroyed part of the roof of the main building in 2009.

The Ursuline nuns originated from Compagnie de Saint-Ursule, founded by Angèle Mérici in Italy in 1535 to accommodate women wanting to serve Christ without being attracted to, or having the means to enter, monastic life. Since then, the community has grown across Europe and the world.^{[citation needed]}

Until 1969 they received more than 20,000 girls and several residents, providing them with training to Normal School and Classical. From 1933 to 1960, they also had boarding school named St. George for young boys.

In the fall of 1969, the Université du Québec à Rimouski took over in the vocation of teaching this house. Other building were added to the main building: sports, marine laboratory, library and student services.

In 2006, UQAR has already awarded more than 32,000 diplomas for training followed not only Rimouski, but in several cities in Gaspesia from the Côte-Nord and the Bas-Saint-Laurent regions.

Present

UQAR's Rimouski campus, bird view

Today, UQAR is a large university, a veritable magnet for eastern Quebec. A large proportion of students from the Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspesia are found in Rimouski for their university studies. So much so that during the school year, the city has a population ratio of one student to four residents. The university also attracts students from several regions of Quebec, including programmes in biology, geography or marine science.

The new campus of Levis

The university is part of a network of University of Quebec which includes various educational institutions and research institutes, which greatly facilitates trade both in research and in education. In addition, UQAR offers programs of study on the campus of Lévis near Quebec City and includes the Institute of Marine Sciences of Rimouski (ISMER). Also, with its two regional offices (Rivière-du-Loup and Gaspé) and its courses offered at several locations in the territory, UQAR university is the most decentralized of Quebec.

There are approximately 5500 students (full-time and part-time) who attend university by counting students who not research in Rimouski. Of these 5500, there are over 250 foreign students, mostly French.

2009 fire

During the night of May 14, 2009, at approximately 1:30, the fire alarm system was triggered and reported by the on-duty Rimouski campus security agent while at the same time smoke was spotted by patrolmen from the Sûreté du Québec passing by. The fire resulted in a general alarm for the Rimouski fire department, prompting assistance from the fire departments of Bic and St-Anaclet. By mid-day, the fire was contained and mostly put out. It resulted in the destruction of the main wing's belfry as well as major fire damage to the roof and water damage to the floors below.

The affected wing houses procurement and printing services, student's services, the student's bookstore, the rector's and vice-rectors offices, finances and human resources as well as classes and working spaces of graduate students. The university's geography department uses the classes located on the 5th floor, directly under the fire-damaged part of the building, and the offices located directly under the collapsed belfry are occupied by researchers. Many graduate students are also working on the 5th floor.

The damage is estimated so far to at least $3 million, but the scientific data lost is yet to be determined.^[2]

Training

UQAR's Rimouski campus, Entrée principale, before the 2009 fire

Undergraduate and graduate training programs offered by UQAR cover a broad spectrum of disciplines.

They include :

• Accounting Sciences
• Administration
• Arts
• Computer science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Social development and the analysis of social problem
• Pre-school education and primary education
• Ethics
• Engineering Students can choose to specialize in the following engineering disciplines: Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

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• High school teaching
• History
• Letters
• Maritime resource management
• MBA
• Nursing science
• Oceanography
• Personnel management
• Personnel management in work place
• Project management
• Psycho-sociology
• Scholar and social Adaptation

UQAR's main areas of research

• Nordicity
• Regional Development
• Marine Sciences
• Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (ISMER)

See also

• Rimouski
• Lévis, Quebec
• The Cégep de Rimouski

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.

References

1. ^ See Téluq
2. ^ Un incendie est survenu sur le toit de l'UQAR. Consulted on May 15th 2009.
3. ^ Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation - University List

External links

• Université du Québec à Rimouski (Official website)
• Université du Québec à Rimouski profile by AUCC

• Presentation of the UQAR
• UQAR-INFO (News of the UQAR)
• Presentation of Levis's campus
• Presentation of Rimouski's campus
• UQAR's Foundation (FUQAR)

Associations

• Site de l'AGECAR (Association générale des étudiants du campus de Rimouski)
• Association des aînées et aînés de l'UQAR
• Association des diplômées et diplômés de l'UQAR
• Association des retraités de l'UQAR
• Association Modulaire d'Administration
• Bureau Voyage Magellan
• CEDRE (Comité étudiant de Rimouski pour l'environnement)
• Centre entrepreneurial étudiant de l'UQAR
• Club photo
• Groupe de réflexion et d'action pour les femmes d'ailleurs (GRAFA)
• Humeurs de l'encre (concours de poésie)
• Regroupement des étudiants en lettres (RÉEL)
• Student literary journal Revue Caractère
• Theater : La Troupe en T

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