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Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
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Motto Libre de voir plus loin (French: free to see further)
Type branch of the Université du Québec
Established 1959 Université au Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (1959-1967). Subsequently renamed, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (1969-present)
Administrative staff
209 professors
Undergraduates available
Postgraduates available
Location Chicoutimi, La Malbaie, Saint-Félicien, Alma and Sept-Îles, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Campus urban
Affiliations AUCC, IAU, AUFC, CIS
Website www.uqac.ca

Coordinates: 48°25′12″N 71°03′09″W / 48.42000°N 71.05250°W / 48.42000; -71.05250

The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) is a branch of the Université du Québec founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec. UQAC has secondary study centers in La Malbaie, Saint-Félicien, Alma and Sept-Îles. In 2003, 6583 students were registered and 209 professors worked for the university, making it the third largest of the ten Université du Québec branches, after UQAM and UQTR.

It offers over forty undergraduate and graduate programs. The university is especially well known for its researchers in aluminium (with two research centers), forestry, icing (in French, givrage), geology and historical population studies.

In 2005, UQAC opened programs for students from foreign countries in partnership with universities from Morocco, Lebanon, China, Senegal, Colombia, and Brazil.


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