Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2R3
www.ualberta.ca

History:
Opened in 1908 as a board-governed public institution, the University of Alberta main campus and Campus Saint-Jean, its French-language faculty, are located in Edmonton. The University of Alberta also offers liberal arts education in a rural setting at the Augustana Campus in Camrose, 90 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. The University of Alberta is situated in the heart of City of Edmonton in a scenic area on the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River. Edmonton, the capital city of the province of Alberta, has a greater area population of about 875,000 and is known for its expansive park system that runs through the city. Edmonton has cold, but sunshine-filled winters and very pleasant summers.

A Capital university with external research funding in 2005-06 of more than $400 million, more than 36,000 students in more than 200 undergraduate programs and 170 graduate programs and a growing body of international students from more than 100 countries, the University of Alberta is one of Canada’s foremost research-intensive universities.
The vibrant, capital of the province of Alberta is the centre of a metropolitan area with one million residents and is consistently ranked as one of Canada’s most diverse and rapidly expanding economies. In partnership with industry and government, the University of Alberta plays a pivotal role in advancing the economic prosperity of Edmonton and Alberta.
Our vision is to inspire the human spirit through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship in a creative community, building one of the world’s great universities for the public good. The University’s pioneering spirit inspires faculty and students to advance knowledge through research, seek innovation in teaching and learning and find new ways to serve the people of Alberta and the world.

Departments:

• Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics
• Arts
• Augustana
• Business, School of
• Education
• Engineering
• Extension
• Campus Saint-Jean
• Graduate Studies and Research
• Law
• Library and Information Studies, School of
• Medicine and Dentistry
• Native Studies
• Nursing
• Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Physical Education and Recreation
• Public Health, School of
• Rehabilitation Medicine
• Science
• St. Joseph's College
• St. Stephen's College