The 'Université du Québec' is a system of ten provincially-run public
universities in
Quebec,
Canada. Its headquarters are in
Quebec City.
The university has over 76,000 students, making it the largest university in the province, and offers more than 300 programs. It was created in
1968 by an act of Quebec's National Assembly.
The component institutions are:
★ the
École de technologie supérieure (ETS), in
Montreal;
★ the
École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP), based in
Quebec City, with campus in Montreal, Gatineau, Trois-Rivières, and Saguenay;
★ the
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), based in
Quebec City and a campus in Montreal;
★ the
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), in
Saguenay;
★ the
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), in
Montreal;
★ the
Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), in
Rimouski;
★ the
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), in
Trois-Rivières;
★ the
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), with campuses in
Val-d'Or,
Rouyn-Noranda, and other towns;
★ the
Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), in
Gatineau.
Télé-Université (Téluq) was originally an independent component of the network, based in
Quebec City, with offices in
Montreal, but was made an affiliate of
UQAM in
2005.
See also
★
Quebec education system
★
List of Quebec universities
External link
★
Université du Québec