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From the beginning, UQAR has sought to train people who will actively contribute
to building a better world and has devoted itself to creating and spreading
universal knowledge. After several decades, the results speak for themselves:
over 32,000 graduates have acquired the skills required to help build a future
for their respective regions, wherever they are in the world.
THIRST
for Knowledge
Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) is a comprehensive
French-language institution of higher education firmly rooted in the local
community. Since its establishment by a group of visionaries in 1969, UQAR has
helped to develop and spread knowledge across a vast area. The Rimouski campus
where UQAR is headquartered meets the training and research needs of the
Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Côte-Nord regions in
particular, while the Lévis campus mainly serves the riverside communities of
Chaudière-Appalaches.
UQAR is part of Université du Québec, the
biggest university network in Canada with over 86,000 students. UQAR is present
in various fields of knowledge and is actively involved in many teaching and
research partnerships. Over the years, UQAR has developed special expertise in
several areas of research that have significantly contributed to the
institution's international reputation, notably Marine Sciences, Regional
Development, and Nordicity.
With its attractive undergraduate and
graduate research and teaching programs, UQAR welcomes some 5,500 students every
year, more than 230 of whom are international students from over 35 countries.
It has one of the province's highest success rates and its graduates are widely
sought after by employers who recognize the quality of their training.
So
if you have a thirst for knowledge, discovery, and success, or simply a thirst
to push your own limits, look to UQAR to help satisfy your thirst. But
remember-learning often makes you hungrier to know even more... |
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