The University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM for short) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. It is Quebec and Canada's second largest research institution, allocating close to $200 million to research conducted in more than 150 research centres. It is also the second largest French language university in the world, after the Sorbonne in Paris. Nearly 55,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs there.

The institution's large campus, dominated by the imposing tower of the main building, is located on the northern slope of Mount Royal in Côte-des-Neiges.

Although a branch of Laval University was planned as Montreal's first French-language university, it was not until February 14, 1920, that the law founding the university was passed, and another 23 years passed before the mountain campus's inauguration on June 3, 1943.

The university is composed of thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools (École Polytechnique and École des Hautes Études Commerciales), and offers more than 250 undergraduate programs and more than 250 graduate programs, including 71 doctoral programs.

The university's École Polytechnique was the scene of a tragedy, the École Polytechnique Massacre, on December 6, 1989.

The university is served by Côte-des-Neiges, Université-de-Montréal, and Édouard-Montpetit metro stations.

The main building was designed by the noted architect Ernest Cormier. It is mainly in the Art Deco style, with a touch of the International style.

The university is planning to open a campus in Laval, just north of Montreal, in 2006. It will be that city's first university campus, and is planned for the area around the future Montmorency metro station, where a high school and the Montmorency Cégep are also located. [1]

The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Montréal Carabins.

List of Faculties

• Faculté de l'aménagement (Faculty of Development)
• Faculté des arts et des sciences (Faculty of Arts and Sciences)
• Faculté de droit (Faculty of Law)
• Faculté de l'éducation permanente (Faculty of Continuing Education)
• Faculté des études supérieures (Faculty of Graduate Studies)
• Faculté de médecine (Faculty of Medicine)
• Faculté de médecine dentaire (Faculty of Dentistry)
• Faculté de médecine vétérinaire (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
• Faculté de musique (Faculty of Music)
• Faculté de pharmacie (Faculty of Pharmacy)
• Faculté des sciences de l'éducation (Faculty of Education)
• Faculté des sciences infirmières (Faculty of Nursing)
• Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions (Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies)

Noted alumni

• Louise Arbour, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (1999-2004), UN High Commissionner for Human Rights (2004-present)
• Denys Arcand, filmmaker
• Michel Bastarache, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (1997-present)
• Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Premier of Quebec (1968-1970)
• Robert Bourassa, Premier of Quebec (1985-1994)
• Marie Deschamps, Supreme Court of Canada Justice (2002-present)
• Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec (1936-1939 and 1944-1959)
• Dédé Fortin, singer
• Lomer Gouin, Premier of Quebec (1905-1920)
• Daniel Johnson, Jr, Premier of Quebec (1994)
• Daniel Johnson, Sr, Premier of Quebec (1966-1968)
• Pierre-Marc Johnson, Premier of Quebec (1985)
• Antonio Lamer, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice (1990-2000)
• Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec (2001-2003)
• Claude Meunier , comedian
• Jacques Parizeau, Premier of Quebec (1994-1996)
• Pierre-Karl Péladeau , CEO of Quebecor
• Paul Sauvé, Premier of Quebec (1959-1960)
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (1968-1979 and 1980-1984)

See also

• List of Quebec universities
• CISM, Université de Montréal's student-run radio station.

External link

• Université de Montréal