Université Laval

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Université Laval

Université Laval Logo
Motto Deo favente haud pluribus impar
(By the grace of God, to no one equal)
Established 1663
Type Public
Endowment $105.3 million
Rector Michel Pigeon
Undergraduates 28,902
Postgraduates 8,689
Location Quebec City, QC, Canada
Campus Urban/Suburban
Sports teams Rouge-et-Or
Website ulaval.ca

Université Laval (Laval University) is the oldest centre of education in Canada, and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French. Its main campus is located in Quebec City, Quebec (and not in the Montreal suburb of Laval as is sometimes assumed). It is one of the few places to get actuarial instruction in French in North America.

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[edit] History

The origins of the university are the Séminaire de Québec founded in 1663 by Monseigneur François de Laval, the first bishop of New France. The Séminaire de Québec was granted a Royal Charter in 1852 by Queen Victoria, creating Université Laval. In 1878, the university opened a second campus in Montreal, which later became the Université de Montréal (University of Montreal) in 1920. While the main campus moved out from Séminaire de Québec since then, the architecture school returned to that heritage building in 1989.

As of 2002, Laval has over 350 programmes, and more than 37,000 students, 20 per cent of whom are studying at the postgraduate level. The university also attracts more than 2,500 foreign students yearly, and has close to 1,000 students from other parts of the country. Many students are also drawn to the university by the Français pour non-francophones programme that offers instruction in French as a second language to students from across Canada and around the world. It is also the only university training forestry engineers in the province of Québec, Canada.


Laval's main campus is considered one of the most striking in Quebec. It covers 1.2 km² and has over 30 buildings, all linked by 10 km of underground walkways, which are frequently used particularly in the winter, when temperatures drop below the freezing point. Of the campus lands, 56 per cent are wooded areas, grasslands, and sports fields. The campus is home to a plethora of different flora and fauna, including some 67 species of deciduous and coniferous trees and 60 different species of birds.

[edit] Faculties

A view of the Laval University campus
A view of the Laval University campus
A view of Quebec City from Laval University campus.
A view of Quebec City from Laval University campus.
An underground walkway at Laval University.
An underground walkway at Laval University.
  • Urban planning, Architecture, and Visual arts
  • Law
  • Postgraduate Studies
  • Forestry and Geomatic
  • Literature
  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Music
  • Actuarial studies [1]
  • Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
  • Administrative Sciences
  • Agriculture and Food sciences
  • Education
  • Science and Engineering
  • Nursing
  • Social Science
  • Theology and Religious Studies

[edit] Sports

Athletics take place at the vast PEPS complex.

Laval's varsity sports team are named the Rouge-et-Or (Red and Gold). The men's football Laval Rouge-et-Or are the 2006 Canadian champions.

[edit] Famous alumni

Main article: List of Université Laval alumni

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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