The University of Calgary is a research-intensive public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University is composed of 24,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students.
Initially, the university was the Calgary Branch of the University of Alberta. In the first half of the 20th century, the University of Calgary separated from the University of Alberta, and was founded in 1966. The University of Calgary, or "U of C", is composed of 16 faculties including a teachers' college, law school, and medical school. In 2008 the University of Calgary opened a veterinary school bringing the number of faculties to 17. The campus is in the north-west quadrant of Calgary.
The University of Calgary is one of the top research-intensive universities in Canada with seventh most Canada Research Chairs. It is a member of the G13 (Group of Thirteen), Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Association of Universities, and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. The university has a sponsored research revenue of $282 million, with total revenues exceeding $800 million. Being in Calgary, with Canada's highest concentration of engineers and geoscientists, both the Faculty of Science, Department of Geosciences and the Schulich School of Engineering maintain ties to the petroleum and geoscience industry.
History
University of Calgary is a non-denominational institution established in 1966, when an existing college, the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta gained autonomy as a university. The Calgary branch of the University of Alberta was founded in 1945. The University of Calgary has developed a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
University of Alberta a single, public provincial university created in 1906 was modelled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act 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 a link between the bodies to perform institutional leadership. In the early 20th century, professional education expanded beyond theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. The University of Calgary launched its program in architecture in 1971. The University of Calgary has developed a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Academic Reputation
Webometrics University Rankings, which ranks universities on their presence on the Internet, ranks the University of Calgary 45th in the USA and Canada category and 50th in the world. It is ranked 3rd in Canada.
Research Infosource ranks the top 50 research universities in Canada each year. Calgary is currently ranked 7th.
The Times Higher Education Supplement ranks the school 166th in the world.
The University of Calgary is ranked in the 203-304 area, but in the 100-200 area last year, in the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It is given a regional rank (encompassing the Americas) of 99-138. Its national rank is in the area of 8-17.
Calgary's Haskayne's School of Business is renowned for strengths in undergraduate business, although this is disputed, such as in Maclean Magazine's popular ranking system. In 2006, at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition, hosted annually by Queen's University, Calgary continued to rank at the top in each area. Twenty-eight Canadian Undegraduate Business schools, with three from outside Canada, competed to solve business problems, and complete business cases. Calgary topped the rankings in business policy, debating, finance, labour arbitration, marketing and management information systems. It ranked third in accounting. Calgary came out the most successful school, one of four in the top 3 in more than one category (seven out of eight in Calgary's case).
The University of Calgary ranks 7th in the medical-doctoral category of Maclean's annual university rankings. However, the rankings have been met with criticism.
The University of Calgary and other universities have argued that Maclean's Magazine takes data out of context and is an inaccurate reflection of performance . In 2006, 21 Canadian universities along with the University of Calgary, many being part of the leading group of research universities known as the G13, opted out of the rankings. Other universities opting out in 2006 included Dalhousie, McMaster, Simon Fraser, Alberta, British Columbia, Lethbridge, Manitoba, Montreal, Ottawa, Carleton, Toronto and Queen's.
Academic Overview
The university offers 150 programs in post-secondary education awarding bachelors, masters, and doctorate (Ph.D.) degrees. The campus has an area of 2.13 km² and hosts 16 faculties, 55 departments and 36 research institutes and centers (see Canadian university scientific research organizations). The teaching staff is 2,596. The university employs 2,777 management, professional and support staff. This puts the staff at 5,363, making it one of Calgary's four largest employers. The university has Alberta's toughest entry requirements, and due to the higher demand in post-secondary education, the acceptance rate is around 50%.[citation needed]
With the economic boom in Alberta, the government has promised $4.5 billion to post-secondary institutions in the province.
The university maintains a research partnership with the City of Calgary, the Urban Alliance. This uses problems facing cities inter-disciplinary university innovation. Its purpose is to deliver quality of life and qualified people to the city, province and county. Early innovations are helping reduce GHG, integrate immigrant newcomers, reshape urban form, reduce youth crime, adapt to climate change, create alternate energy, support seniors, increase disaster resilience, improve mobility, water quality and other aspects.
The University Library at the University of Calgary provides services through 5 physical libraries:
MacKimmie Library (the Main Library)
Business Library
301 Scurfield Hall
Gallagher Library
180 Earth Sciences Building
Health Sciences Library
Room 1450 Health Sciences Centre
Law Library
2nd Floor, Murray Fraser Hall
Research & Institutes
As one of Canada's leading research universities, innovation, discovery and learning is at the heart of all that we do. We have a relentless pursuit of quality in our teaching and research programs and are guided by our mission to contribute to the well-being of the people of Alberta, Canada and the world. The discoveries in our various faculties, institutes, and multi-faculty initiatives can be found throughout the web pages of the University of Calgary.
The Office of the Vice-President (Research) focuses on planning and policy issues, government and community relations, as well as having responsibility for such activities as chairs and institutes.
Research Services provides advice and assistance with sponsored research, grants and contracts for research and scholarly activities, help on University policy, procedures and requirements. Research Services also provides information regarding the interpretation and application of the University's Intellectual Property policy.
The Office of the Associate Dean, Research (Medical Research Office) provides information about research and related activities in the Faculty of Medicine, and provides assistance with sponsored research, grants, and contracts for the Faculty of Medicine. Research Seminars
Those proposing to do research using human subjects will find information on Ethics in Human Research and project certification requirements on the Ethics in Human Research Pages.
Research Accounting administers internal and external funds for research and scholarly activities.
The University's research and research-related policies are available through the Research Policies page.
UTI - University Technologies International is the University's technology transfer company. Contact UTI to explore commercialization opportunities.
Typically multi-disciplinary, Institutes and Centres provide a focus for, and a means of coordinating and disseminating the results of research and scholarly activity that is of cultural, economic, scientific, or social significance.
The postdoctoral Office provides information on the appointment of postdoctoral fellows and provides advice and assistance to postdocs.
Faculties
Communication & Culture
Education
Environmental Design
Fine Arts
Graduate Studies
Haskayne School of Business
Humanities
Kinesiology
Law
Medicine
Nursing (Calgary)
Nursing (Qatar)
Schulich School of Engineering
Science
Social Sciences
Social Work
Veterinary Medicine
University of Calgary was ranked 170th in the 2008 THES-QS World University Ranking.
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