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Université Laval
Laval University(English)
Latin:Universitas Laval
Former names
Séminaire de Québec(1663-1852)
MottoDeo favente haud pluribus impar(Latin)
Motto in English
By the grace of God, to no one equal
TypePublic
Established1852;172 years ago(1852)
Academic affiliations
ACU,CARL,UArctic,Universities Canada,U15
EndowmentCAD$377 million[1]
RectorSophie D'Amours
Students47,690
Undergraduates33,430[1]
Postgraduates14,260[1]
Location
Quebec City,Quebec
,
Canada

46°46′48″N71°16′29″W/ 46.78000°N 71.27472°W/46.78000; -71.27472
CampusUrban/Suburban
LanguageFrench
ColoursRed & gold
NicknameRouge-et-Or
Sporting affiliations
CIS,QSSF
Websitewww.ulaval.ca

Université Laval(English:Laval University)[2][note 1]is a publicresearch universityinQuebec City,Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to theSéminaire de Québec,founded byFrançois de Montmorency-Lavalin 1663, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Canada and the first North American institution to offer higher education in French. The university, which was founded in Old Québec, moved to a new campus in the 1950s in the suburban borough ofSainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge.It is ranked among the top 10 Canadian universities in research funding[3]and holds four Canada Excellence Research Chairs.

History

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François de Laval
The Seminary, painting, 1886
The Old Séminaire de Québec in 2008

The university's beginnings go back to 1663 with the founding of the GrandSéminaire de Québecand 1668 with the founding of the Petit Séminaire byFrançois de Montmorency-Laval,a member of theHouse of Lavaland the firstBishop of New France.[4][5]

During the French regime, the institution mainly trained priests to serve inNew France.After theConquest of 1760,the British expanded education in Canada to include the liberal arts. French Canadians had at the time no opportunity to pursue higher education, andBishop Bourgetof Montreal suggested expanding theSéminaire de QuébecintoUniversité Laval.Louis Casault,a priest who taught physics at theSéminaire de Québec,went to Europe to seek aroyal charterand study the best university systems there.

TheSéminaire de Québecwas granted a royal charter on December 8, 1852, byQueen Victoria,at the request ofLord Elgin,then Governor-General of the Province of Canada. Through the charter, theUniversité Lavalwas created with "the rights and privileges of a university".[6]Pope Benedict XVapproved the plan and authorized the institution to establish chairs of theology and confer degrees.[7]

In 1878, the university opened a second campus inMontreal,which became theUniversité de Montréalon May 8, 1919, by a writ ofPope Benedict XV.In 1971, a second charter transferred all authority to theUniversité Lavalcouncil.[6]

By 1925, the university had outgrown its location. The Old City was very crowded, making it difficult to add new buildings to the campus. The university moved toSainte-Foyin the 1950s, which at the time was a semi-rural community west of the Quebec city centre. The School of Architecture returned to the old building (now affectionately referred to asLe Vieux Séminaire) in 1989.

Université Lavalis governed by a board of governors and a faculty senate. This structure was modelled on the provincialUniversity of TorontoAct of 1906, which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to serve as a link between the two bodies and lead the institution.[8]: 306 

In the early part of the 20th century, the need for higher education expanded beyond the classical fields of theology, law and medicine, and the university introduced science and social-science departments such as forestry and household science.[8]: 1904 In addition, graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced.[6]

"Laval", a waltz by French-Canadian ragtime composerWilfrid Beaudry,was dedicated to the students at Laval University and the University of Montreal. The music for piano was published in Quebec by J. Beaudry, circa 1906.[9]

In 1929, the Quebec Seminary was designated as a national historic site of Canada.[5]

The university opened its department of social, political, and economic sciences in 1938, signalling a change of approach that continued into the 1960s, based on an idea of higher education as the key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and society.[10]

The royal charter that foundedUniversité Lavalin 1852 was designated a National Historic Event in 1972.[11]This location, at 1 rue des Remparts, Quebec, still continues operation as a centre for educating Roman Catholic priests. A section of the Vieux Séminaire has been the location for the Université's school of architecture since 1987.[5][12]The Camille-Roy pavilion houses the restored Promotions Room, which can be rented as a venue for various types of events.[13]

In 2017, the university became the first in Canada to divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies.[14]

Buildings and features

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After it was granted a university charter, several buildings were built in Old Quebec, including the School of Chemistry (1923), the addition on Ste. Famille Street (1931), the Mining School (1938), and the cafeteria building (1945), all by architect Joseph Simeon Bergeron.[15]However, the neighbourhood was already crowded and activities later moved in nearby Sainte-Foy, which was more spacious.

Campus building

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Today's campus covers 1.2 km2(0.46 sq mi) and has over 30 buildings (also calledpavillons), including many iconic exemplars ofmodern architecture.Its earliest buildings and landscapes were designed byEdouard Fiset(fr) from the 1950s, and of its lands, 56 percent are wooded areas, grasslands, and sports fields[citation needed].

  • Ferdinand Vandry Pavilion, hosting health sciences faculties
    Ferdinand Vandry Pavilion, hosting health sciences faculties
  • L'Homme devant la Science (1963), mural by Jordi Bonet on Adrien-Pouliot Hall
    L'Homme devant la Science(1963), mural byJordi Boneton Adrien-Pouliot Hall
  • Social science library building
    Social science library building
  • Palasis-Prince building (administrative sciences)
    Palasis-Prince building (administrative sciences)
  • Pavillon Charles-De Koninck (social sciences, humanities and law)
    Pavillon Charles-De Koninck (social sciences, humanities and law)
  • Abitibi-Price building (forestry, geography and geomatics)
    Abitibi-Price building (forestry, geography and geomatics)
  • Gene-H.-Kruger building (wood research)
    Gene-H.-Kruger building (wood research)
  • Félix-Antoine-Savard and educational sciences buildings
    Félix-Antoine-Savardand educational sciences buildings
  • Western end of the campus
    Western end of the campus

Other infrastructure

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Practically all buildings are linked by 10 km (6.2 mi) of underground walkways, which are particularly useful in the winter and whose walls are mostly covered by murals painted by student associations and student visitors over the years, as well as graffiti. The campus is also home to theRoger-Van den Hendebotanical garden (fr) which contains some 67 species of deciduous and coniferous trees and 60 different species of birds. The Louis-Jacques-Casault building also hosts the regional branch of theNational Archives of Quebec.The sport building is calledPEPSand is said to be the largest sport complex in eastern Canada.[16]It is adjacent to the covered TELUS stadium. Construction for the Telus stadium started in 2010 and was opened to the public in January 2012 (fr).

  • Pedestrian tunnel
    Pedestriantunnel
  • Water Garden at Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden
    Water Garden atRoger-Van den Hendebotanical garden
  • A branch of the National Archives is found in Pavillon Casault
    A branch of the National Archives is found in Pavillon Casault
  • Olympic swimming pool inside the PEPS complex
    Olympic swimming pool inside the PEPS complex
  • TELUS stadium
    TELUSstadium

Off campus

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Apart from the school of architecture, located inOld Quebecsince 1988,[17]the only out of campus facilities are the school of visual arts in the downtown neighbourhood ofSaint-Roch,and the experimentalMontmorency forest[fr](70 km (43 mi) north of Quebec City).

  • A facility of the experimental forest
    A facility of the experimental forest
  • The school of architecture
    The school of architecture
  • La Fabrique building hosts the school of art
    La Fabriquebuilding hosts the school of art

Programs

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As of 2002, Université Laval offered over 350 programs to more than 38,000 students. The university also attracts more than 2,500 foreign students annually, and has almost 1,000 students drawn from Canadian provinces outside of Quebec. Many students come to the university for theFrançais pour non-francophonesprogram that offers instruction in French as a second language to students from Canada and around the world. It is also the only university in Quebec which trains forestry engineers.[18]Since the mid-1980s, Université Laval has offered distance learning; over 30 programs and 400 courses are offered by distance learning, of which 80% are accessible from the internet.

Faculties and schools

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*The Département des Sciences des Aliments et de Nutrition has an accredited dietetic program. The university is accredited by a professional organization such as theDietitians of Canada,and the university's graduates may subsequently become registered dietitians.

**The Faculty is part of theAUFSCand has accredited baccalaureate of science programs with specializations in forestry & environmental management; forestry operations (co-op) and forestry engineering.
University rankings
Global rankings
ARWUWorld[19]301–400
QSWorld[20]441
QSEmployability[21]201–250
TimesWorld[22]251–300
U.S News & World ReportGlobal[23]397
Canadian rankings
ARWUNational[19]12–17
QSNational[20]18
TimesNational[22]11–13
U.S News & World ReportNational[23]15
Maclean'sMedical/Doctoral[24]11
Maclean'sReputation[25]16

Research

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Université Laval holds four of the 19 Canada Excellence Research Chairs awarded nationwide: Canada Excellence Research Chair in Remote Sensing of Canada's New Arctic Frontier, Canada Research Excellence Chair in the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Photonic Innovations, and Communication and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neurophotonics.[26]The university has also received research funding fromHuaweibut has kept the details of the funding confidential.[27][28]

University press

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Les Presses de l'Université Laval (University Press), which was founded in 1950, deals with Canadian civilization, literature, medieval studies, law, social sciences, physical sciences and engineering.[29]It publishes some 120 books per year.[30]

University cooperative

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Main article:Zone Coopérative de l'Université Laval

The Coopérative de l'Université Laval (University Co-op) is engaged in the sale of products to customers throughout the university, such as books, lecture notes and computers. They have two locations. One is on campus in the administrative building and the other near La Fabrique, the Arts building in Old Québec.

Athletics and sports teams

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Main article:Laval Rouge et Or

Athletics take place at the Pavillon d'éducation physique et des sports (Physical Education and Sports Complex), in shortPEPS.Laval's varsity sports teams are named theRouge-et-Or(Red & Gold). As of 2024, the men'sfootball team of Lavalhave won 11Vanier Cupsand has thus the most titles in the country, followed by theWestern Mustangs(8 Vanier Cups).[31]

Notable people

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Main article:List of Université Laval people

Public figures, including Prime Ministers of Canada, Premiers of Quebec, Supreme Court Justices, federal Cabinet Ministers, Senators, and Lieutenant-Governors as well as national and international athletes have graduated from l'Université Laval. Some of the more prominent are:

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^As with most Francophone post-secondary institutions in Quebec, the university does not have an official name in English, with the institution using the nameUniversité Laval.

References

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  2. ^"Names of Canadian universities (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)".Translation Bureau.Public Works and Government Services Canada. 15 October 2015.Retrieved14 September2019.
  3. ^Université Laval."Université Laval at a Glance".(accessed 17 April 2007)
  4. ^"The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History, Edited by Lawrence Johnstone Burpee and Arthur G. Doughty".Retrieved28 August2015.
  5. ^abc"Québec Seminary National Historic Site of Canada".Government of Canada.
  6. ^abcLaval UniversityThe Canadian EncyclopediaArchivedAugust 16, 2007, at theWayback Machine
  7. ^The Project Gutenberg EBook #6466 of 'The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People, A historical review' by John George Bourinot, House of Commons, Ottawa, February 17th, 1881
  8. ^abLangton, Hugh Hornby; Macallum, Archibald Byron (1906).The University of Toronto and its colleges, 1827-1906.The University Library, pub. by the librarian. p.306.
  9. ^Wilfrid Beaudry (1906)."Laval".Amicus.collectionscanada.gc.ca.RetrievedJuly 1,2016.
  10. ^Behiels, Michael (1982). "Le père Georges-Henri Lévesque et l'établissement des sciences sociales à Laval: 1938–1955".Revue de l'Université d'Ottawa.52(3).Appears in English translation inAxelrod, Paul; Reid, John G., eds. (1989).Youth, University, and Canadian Society.Kingston and Montreal: McGill-Queen's University of Press.ISBN0-7735-0685-3.
  11. ^"Founding of Université Laval National Historic Event".Directory of Federal Heritage Designations.Parks Canada.RetrievedMarch 27,2019.
  12. ^https:// ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/citoyens/patrimoine/quartiers/vieux_quebec/interet/seminaire_de_quebec.aspx,SÉMINAIRE DE QUÉBEC, Ville de Québec
  13. ^https:// quebec-cite /en/businesses/attractions/heritage-sites/religious-sites/seminaire-de-quebec/,Séminaire de Québec, Ville de Québec
  14. ^"Université Laval first university in Canada to divest from fossil fuels".8 March 2017.
  15. ^"Bergeron, Joseph Simeon".Retrieved2 November2018.
  16. ^"Pavillon de l'Éducation physique et des sports (PEPS) (Université Laval)".Québec Original.Retrieved2018-11-02.
  17. ^"Historique - École d'architecture".Université Laval(in French).Retrieved2018-11-02.
  18. ^"Universities & Colleges".Canadian Forests Website.Retrieved27 July2021.
  19. ^ab"2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities".ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. 2022.Retrieved15 August2023.
  20. ^ab"QS World University Rankings - 2024".QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2023.Retrieved27 June2023.
  21. ^"QS Graduate Employability Rankings - 2022".Times Higher Education.QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2021.Retrieved2 October2021.
  22. ^ab"World University Rankings 2024".Times Higher Education.TES Global. 2023.Retrieved17 October2023.
  23. ^ab"Best Global Universities in Canada".U.S. News & World Report.U.S. News & World Report, L.P. 25 October 2022.Retrieved26 October2022.
  24. ^"Canada's best Medical Doctoral universities: Rankings 2024".Maclean's.Rogers Media. 6 October 2023.Retrieved17 October2023.
  25. ^"Canada's best universities by reputation: Rankings 2023".Maclean's.Rogers Media. 7 October 2022.Retrieved17 October2022.
  26. ^"Canada Excellence Research Chairs".cerc.gc.ca.November 29, 2012.RetrievedMarch 29,2017.
  27. ^Armstrong, Peter (November 29, 2019)."Huawei funds $56M in academic research in Canada. That has some experts concerned".CBC News.RetrievedDecember 1,2019.
  28. ^Blackwell, Tom (February 3, 2020)."Canadian governments give Huawei millions in funding while debate rages over its 5G role".National Post.RetrievedFebruary 5,2020.
  29. ^University PressesThe Canadian EncyclopediaArchivedJune 8, 2011, at theWayback Machine
  30. ^"Presses de l'Université Laval – Editeur de livres universitaires".Pulaval.RetrievedJuly 16,2018.
  31. ^"Western's Marshall hoping to win first Vanier Cup".TSN.2017-11-24.Retrieved2018-11-02.
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