Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
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| Established: | March 19, 1969 |
| Type: | public |
| Rector: | Ghislain Bourque |
| Staff: | 1200 employees |
| Undergraduates: | 150 programs (total for university) including 13 doctorate degrees |
| Postgraduates: | available |
| Location: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Campus: | Trois-Rivières (pavillon Ringuet), Victoriaville, Drummondville, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Sorel-Tracy, Joliette & Centre Universitaire des Appalaches |
| Colours: | White & blue |
| Affiliations: | UACC; CIS, QSSF |
| Website: | http://www.uqtr.ca |
The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), established in 1969 is a campus of the Université du Québec, located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The university has 10,000 students in 8 different campuses, including the main one in Trois-Rivières. About 900 of them come from overseas, from 37 countries. The university has given more than 54,000 diplomas since its founding. The Trois-Rivières campus also holds a large library with about 400,000 documents[1].
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[edit] History
The UQTR was created in 1969 with the merger of the "Centre d'Études universitaires de Trois-Rivières" and "L'école normale d'État Maurice Duplessis" (named after Maurice Duplessis). The first major campus, Ringuet, was opened in 1973 and is located in the vicinity of Des Forges and Des Récollets Boulevards near downtown Trois-Rivières. Over the following years, the UQTR expanded outside of the city into several towns in the Centre-du-Québec, Montérégie, Lanaudière, Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches regions.
[edit] Les Patriotes de l'UQTR
The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the UQTR Patriotes which has teams in swimming, golf, hockey, soccer and volleyball.
[edit] Chiropractic program
The UQTR is home to the first public and the first university-based chiropractic school in North America. In that program there is strict limit of 45 admissions per year. Students are also chosen based on their performance at CEGEP.
[edit] 2005 student strike
During the 2005 student strike, students narrowly voted in early March for a three-day strike whose period included March 16, when several hundred UQTR students participated in a general protest in Montreal. Two days later, the students narrowly voted for a return to class. However, due to complaints made by some student groups, the students and some instructors of the UQTR returned to strike action about a week later. During the first general strike, some instructors reported to work to teach classes as scheduled. Groups called "commandos" patrolled the Trois-Rivières area in search of these instructors who failed to honor the pickets, enticing them to stay away from UQTR during the strike[2][3].
[edit] Medical School
Since 2004, the University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine has operated a satellite campus of its medical school in the UQTR. The preclinical years are simulcast with the respective classes in Montreal, and the two clinical years are completed in the Centre hospitalier régional de Trois-Rivières (CHRTR). The degree is granted by the University of Montreal.
In 2007, the construction of a new medical education pavilion began, slated for completion in 2010.
[edit] Podiatric medicine program
In fall 2004, the UQTR launched the first Podiatric Medicine program in Canada. It is the first French University in North America to offer the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine DPM degree. The UQTR has also developed an association with the New York College of Podiatric Medicine NYCPM in order to start the program. Each year, 25 students are admitted.
[edit] References
- ^ Faits et Chiffres. Université du Québec. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
- ^ Grève étudiante : 200 élèves de l'école secondaire Chavigny descendent dans la rue. Radio Canada (2005-03-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
- ^ Les étudiants de l'UQTR mettent fin à leur grève. Radio Canada (2005-03-18). Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
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