The University of Montreal (Universit? de Montr?al) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. It is Quebec and Canada's second largest research institution, allocating close to $200 million to research conducted in more than 150 research centers. It is also the second largest French-speaking university in the world, after the Sorbonne in Paris.
The French language institution's large campus, dominated by the imposing tower of the main building, is located on the northern slope of Mount Royal near Universit?-de-Montr?al metro station in C?te-des-Neiges.
Although a branch of Laval University was planned as Montreal's first French-language university, it was not until February 14, 1920, that the law founding the university was passed, and another 13 years passed before the mountain campus's inauguration on June 3, 1943.
The university is composed of thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools (?cole Polytechnique and ?cole des Hautes ?tudes Commerciales), and offers more than 250 undergraduate programs and more than 250 graduate programs, including 71 doctoral programs.
The university's ?cole Polytechnique was the scene of a tragedy, the ?cole Polytechnique Massacre, on December 6, 1989.
The university is served by C?te-des-Neiges, Universit?-de-Montr?al, and ?douard-Montpetit metro stations.
The main building was designed by the noted architect Ernest Cormier. It is mainly in the Art Deco style, with a touch of the International style.
The university is planning to open a campus in Laval, Quebec, just north of Montreal, in 2006. It will be that city's first university campus, and is planned for the area around the future Montmorency metro station, where a high school and the Montmorency C?gep are also located. (http://www.iforum.umontreal.ca/DerniereHeure/3490.htm) |
