Bishop's University

Bishop's University is a small liberal arts university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Located in the borough of Lennoxville, Bishop's is one of three universities in the province of Quebec that teach primarily in the English language (the others being McGill University and Concordia University both in Montréal). The university shares a campus with its neighbour, Champlain College Lennoxville an English language CÉGEP. It remains one of Canada's few primarily undergraduate universities. The fact that it is a small university is considered to be one of its trademarks.

Concordia University

Concordia University is a comprehensive public anglophone university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 2007, Concordia's student enrollment was 39,230, making it among the largest in Canada.

The university traces its academic roots as far back as the late 19th century through two separate schools, Sir George Williams University and the Jesuit-run Loyola College. Concordia University was created in 1974 upon the merger of these two institutions. The name of the university is derived from Concordia Salus, the motto of the City of Montreal. The motto means Well-being through harmony.

In the 2008 edition of the annual Times Higher Education Supplement-Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, Concordia ranked 20th in Canada and 357th internationally. According to a worldwide ranking by the École des Mines de Paris, Concordia ranks first among Canadian and 33rd among world universities in terms of graduates occupying the rank of Chief Executive Officer at Fortune 500 companies.

École de technologie supérieure

Created in 1974, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS, School of Higher Technology) is an engineering university member of Université du Québec network. Located in Montreal, the ÉTS is unique in that it was intended specifically for students that have graduated from college technical programs (CEGEP). That is, students who originally wished to pursue a skill trade, but for whatever reason have decided to go to university. The university press, L'Esprit Simple, is a member of CUP.

École nationale d'administration publique

The École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP) (National School of Public Administration in English), located in Quebec City, Quebec, was established in 1969 by the Quebec government, as a way of obtaining a professional public administration during a period when a number of social and structural changes were taking place within the province.

The school is unique in that it is partly a pragmatic learning environment geared to educating Quebecers for positions within the public administration and it is partly a "traditional" university. ENAP has five campuses throughout Quebec, with two major campuses in Quebec City and Montreal, and three other campuses in Gatineau, Saguenay, and Trois-Rivières.

Institut national de la recherche scientifique

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (French, National Institute of Scientific Research) is the research-oriented branch of Université du Québec which only offer graduate studies. INRS conducts research in four broad sectors: water, earth and the environment; energy, materials and telecommunications; human, animal and environmental health; and urbanization, culture and society.

Université Laval

Université Laval is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French. Its main campus is located in Quebec City, Quebec, the capital of the province, on the outskirts of the historic city.

According to the university's website, Laval is ranked among the top ten Canadian universities in terms of research funding. It is classified as a Medical-Doctoral university for its medical school and extensive graduate population.

McGill University

McGill University is one of the world's top research-intensive, public universities located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university. Founded in 1821, McGill is one of the oldest universities in Canada. Chartered during the British colonial era, 46 years before the Canadian Confederation, it is also the first non-denominational university in the British Empire. The university has evolved during its history, especially in the area of anglophone–francophone relations.

McGill's main campus is set upon 32 hectares (80 acres) at the foot of Mount Royal in Downtown Montreal. A second campus, Macdonald Campus, is situated on 6.5 square kilometres (1,600 acres) of fields and forested land in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 30 kilometres west of the downtown campus.

Around 34,000 students attend McGill, over four-fifths of whom are Canadian. The university has 21 faculties and professional schools, offering degrees and diplomas in over 300 fields of study, including medicine and law. The language of instruction is English, although students have the right to submit any graded work in English or in French (except when learning a language is an objective of the course). The university has been recognized for its award-winning research and participates in research organizations both within Canada and in the world. McGill is ranked highly in national, regional, and worldwide rankings, and is sometimes informally described as a Canadian Ivy.

McGill is one of Canada's top-ranked universities among those offering medical and doctoral degrees, ranking first in Canada for the fourth consecutive year in the Maclean's 18th annual University Rankings issue. The university has held first place in student awards for nine consecutive years, and consistently ranks first for reputation, average size, and number of social sciences and humanities grants per full-time faculty.

Royal Military College

Royal Military College (RMC) Saint-Jean is a Canadian military academy located on the site of Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec), originally built 1666, which is now part of the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, 40 km south of Montreal, Quebec. It is the arm of the Canadian Military College system that ensures the smooth transition of selected Cadets from high school to university education by providing pre-university and college-level programs. The programs are harmonized with those at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). The four components of achievement are Academics, Leadership, Athletics and Bilingualism. RMC Saint Jean offers a low teacher-student ratio, a physical fitness programme, teaching, and leadership activities. The college has clubs, an intramural sports programme and recreational facilities.

Université de Montréal

Université de Montréal (UdeM) is a public francophone university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique (School of Engineering) and HEC Montréal (School of Business). It offers more than 650 undergraduate programs and graduate programs, including 71 doctoral programs.

The university is Quebec's largest research institution and the third largest in Canada, allocating close to $447.2 million to research conducted in more than 150 research centers as of 2007. It is also part of the Group of Thirteen universities. More than 55,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs, making it the second largest university in Canada in terms of student enrollment. It is currently ranked 91st in the top 100 universities in the world by Times Higher Education.

Université du Québec

The Université du Québec is a system of ten provincially-run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university has more than 87,000 students, making it the largest university in Canada. It offers more than 300 programs. The government of Quebec founded the Université du Québec, a network of universities in several Quebec cities. In a similar fashion to other Canadian provinces, all universities in Quebec have since become public.

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, sometimes informally known as UQAT, is a public university within the Université du Québec network, with campuses in Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda.

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue offers 95 programs in : administration, accounting, teaching,engineering, multimedia, psychology, nursing and social work, interactive multimedia, youth communications and art therapy. Students can choose to specialize in the following engineering disciplines: Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Université du Québec en Outaouais

The Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) is a branch of the Université du Québec located in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It also has branches in Maniwaki, Mont-Laurier and Saint-Jérôme.

Although UQO is a francophone university, it offers masters programs in business administration and in project management in both French and English, as do other French-speaking universities in Quebec.

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

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.

Université du Québec à Montréal

The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec (UQ), a public university system with other branches in Gatineau (an Ottawa suburb), Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and Trois-Rivières. UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969 by the government of Quebec, through the merger of the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, a fine arts school; the Collège Sainte-Marie, a classical college; and a number of smaller schools. Although part of the UQ network, UQAM possesses a relative independence which allows it to print its own diplomas and choose its rector.

UQAM has a distance learning component called Télé-université (Teluq) offering courses and degrees in computer science, education, communication, environmental science, and management. University of Québec has improved geographical accessibility through multiple campuses spread throughout the province and by offering distance education by Télé-Université.

Université du Québec à Rimouski

The Université du Québec à Rimouski is a branch of the Université du Québec in Rimouski, Quebec. There is also a campus of the university in Lévis, Quebec, recently moved to a newly constructed building. Founded in 1969, UQAR is one of the most modern in Quebec.

This university is well-known for its programs in marine biology and oceanography, as well as rural and social development. The majority of students are from Eastern Quebec, although there is an increasing number of international students coming mainly from African countries members of the Francophonie.

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), established in 1969 is a campus of the Université du Québec, located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The university has 10,000 students in 8 different campuses, including the main one in Trois-Rivières. About 900 of them come from overseas, from 37 countries. The university has given more than 54,000 diplomas since its founding. The Trois-Rivières campus also holds a large library with about 400,000 documents.

Université de Sherbrooke

The Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with three distinct campuses, two of which are located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, and another, located in Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately 130 km west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec. In 2006, the university opened a branch of its medical facility on the campus of UQAC, where its students enroll for non-medical courses.

In 2007, the Université de Sherbrooke was home to 35,000 students and a teaching staff of 3200. In all, it employs 6,400 people. The Université has over 100,000 graduates and offers 46 undergraduate, 48 Master's and 27 doctoral programs. It holds a total of 61 research chairs, among which are the pharmacology, microelectronics and environment research chairs.

A wide-ranging survey of Canadian university students revealed that in 2006, for the third time, the Université de Sherbrooke was rated best in Canada.

A study published in November 2006 in the Toronto daily newspaper, The Globe and Mail, showed that the Université de Sherbrooke gets top ranking for its excellent reputation (A+), quality of life on campus (A+), technological resources offered to students (A), career preparation (A-), the quality of education it provides (A-), and student services (A-). The number of students attending the Université de Sherbrooke continues to rise and the university has worked with the City of Sherbrooke to respond to the increase.