Planstudyabroad.com - Now Apply to Universities around the world from comfort of your home with experts | World's Largest platform as University Common Application

Laurentian University

Greater Sudbury , Ontario , Canada

National Ranking: 54

Founded: 1960
Establishment: University
Type: Public
Total Students: 9500

Report an Error in the content of this Page

Represented Indirectly Through Associated Partners ( Representation Country : Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka )

Laurentian University

Laurentian University (French: Université Laurentienne) is a mid-sized bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960. While primarily focusing on undergraduate programming, Laurentian also houses the east campus of Canada's newest medical school—the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, which opened in 2005. Its School of Graduate Studies offers a number of graduate-level degrees. Laurentian is the largest bilingual provider of distance education in Canada.

History

Laurentian's historical roots lie in the Roman Catholic church.The Collège du Sacré-Coeur was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1913. According to a plaque at the entrance to the R. D. Parker Building, the school began granting degrees in 1957 as the University of Sudbury.

A university federation combining representatives from the Roman Catholic, United, and Anglican churches was incorporated as a "non-denominational, bilingual institution of higher learning" in 1960. The new Laurentian University held classes in the University of Sudbury facility, as well as in a variety of locations in the city, including the Sudbury Steelworkers Hall, until its current campus was opened in 1964.

The federated colleges included Huntington College (United Church), the University of Sudbury College (Roman Catholic, descended from the Collège du Sacré-Coeur), and Thorneloe College (Anglican) which joined in 1963.[8] Collège Universitaire de Hearst in Hearst is the only remaining affiliated college while both Nipissing University College in North Bay and Algoma University College in Sault Ste. Marie was previously affiliated with Laurentian. Nipissing and Algoma were established as independent universities in 1992 and in 2008 respectively.

Important Facts

The Canadian experience at its best

Located in the heart of Ontario (Sudbury, Canada) on 750 acres of woodlands, Laurentian University offers 170 programs of study from the bachelor’s to Ph.D. levels. Some of its signature programs are in science, engineering, business administration, health, and humanities. With its small class sizes averaging just 19 students, Laurentian provides an outstanding university setting that fosters open one-on-one communications with faculty, research excellence, and academic success.

Built on the history of Collège du Sacré-Cœur dating back to 1913, the Laurentian University Federation (including Huntington University, Thorneloe University, and the University of Sudbury) welcomes close to 9,000 students each year on its bilingual and welcoming campus with an inclusive and multicultural community.

In addition to cutting-edge laboratories, libraries, eight university residences, and several restaurants, Laurentian students also benefit from many sports and recreational facilities, such as an Olympic-sized pool, running tracks, a climbing wall, and 75 km hiking trails that help boost their intellectual vigor and personal development.

Ranking / Awards

Maclean’s places universities into one of three categories to recognize the differences in levels of research funding, the diversity of offerings, and the range of graduate and professional programs - Laurentian falls into the Primarily Undergraduate field. Within this, universities are evaluated on students and classes, faculty, resources, student support, library, and reputation. Maclean considers 14 numerical indicators of the quality of students, faculty, libraries, and finances to rank 49 universities. Each is placed in one of three categories to recognize differences in levels of research funding, offerings, and the range of graduate programs.