Studying at Canadian universities is very prestigious. All higher educational institutions of the state are of high quality education. According to statistics, university graduates find work within the first six months of graduation.
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Despite the quality of education, not a single Canadian higher education institution is even one of the twenty best universities in the world. According to the British consulting company QS, the highest place among universities in Canada in the world ranking (30) is McGill University.
Two lines below is the University of Toronto. 3rd place went to the University of British Columbia. The top five universities in Canada included Alberta and Montreal universities.
McGill University
This university is considered the best university in Canada. It is located in Montreal and is the state’s oldest institution of higher education. The university was opened in 1821 on the basis of a letter issued by the king of the United Kingdom, George IV. The first building was erected 22 years after the opening of the university.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Canada's first distance learning courses opened. This decision was made by the leadership of the university due to the fact that many teachers could not attend full-time.
Among the graduates of the educational institution there are 12 Nobel laureates, 3 astronauts, 3 prime ministers of the state, 13 judges, 4 heads of other states, as well as 28 winners of the Olympic Games of different times and the same number of ambassadors.
The teaching staff totals about 1700 people. More than 40 thousand students from different countries of the world study at the university, about 80 percent of which are citizens of Canada. The university has two campuses: Urban Downtown and Macdonald Campus. Their area is 32 and 650 hectares, respectively. The cost of training is from 15 to 25 thousand dollars a year.
University of Toronto
This educational institution was founded in early 1827 as King's College. The university was the first institution of higher education in Upper Canada. The university got its current name in 1850. Since then, he began to consist of colleges. At the moment, it consists of 12 colleges of various profiles.
Many university buildings are architectural monuments. In this regard, the university is visited by a large number of tourists from all over the world. In addition, feature films are often filmed on campus. The campus is located in downtown Toronto and spans 10 blocks. The university has a large library.
The educational institution employs approximately 7 thousand employees, 2.5 thousand of whom are teachers. More than 60 thousand students are trained. This university is one of the best universities in Canada for foreigners. Every year thousands of students from other countries join its ranks.
The cost of training on average is from 9 to 25 thousand Canadian dollars, depending on the chosen specialty. Much higher prices at the medical faculty. Those wishing to obtain a master's degree in dentistry will have to pay about 51 thousand Canadian dollars out of their pocket.
Graduates of the institution are world famous people. Among them are heart surgeon Wilfred Bigelow, prose writer Fardy Mowet, journalist Catherine Humphiers, and the first female Canadian doctor, Elizabeth Bagshaw.
University of British Columbia
The university is located in the city of Vancouver, the largest settlement in the province of British Columbia. This educational institution ranks 3rd in the list of universities in Canada in terms of the quality of education. The university ranked 45th in the world ranking.
It was founded in 1908. The university consists of two campuses: Vancouver and Okanagan. About 36 thousand students study in the first, and 4 thousand in the second. The teaching staff of the institution consists of 2,300 people. The president of the university is Santa J. Ono. On the territory of the higher educational institution, the shooting of the series “Harper Island” took place, and many scenes of the film “88 minutes” were filmed, in which Al Pacino played the main role.
The cost of training is from 24 to 29 thousand Canadian dollars per year. The University of British Columbia, like the University of Toronto, is very popular among international students. Currently, more than 25 percent of all students in a Canadian university are citizens of other countries.
University of Alberta
This university takes 4th place in the list of the best universities in Canada. It was founded in 1908 and, along with the University of British Columbia, is one of the state's youngest higher education institutions.
The institution offers about two hundred bachelor's degree programs and approximately 170 master's programs. The university consists of five campuses in which more than 30 thousand students study, about 2 thousand of which are foreigners. The teaching staff consists of approximately 2800 specialists. The total number of university employees is about 5,500 people.
The cost of training is 8.5 and 18 thousand dollars for bachelor and master programs for Canadian citizens and foreigners, respectively. In addition, the average annual cost of living on campus is from 10 to 20 thousand dollars.
University of Montreal
The university was founded in 1878 as a branch of the University of Laval. After 41 years, he received autonomy and its current name. In 1920, the Canadian government issued a decree according to which the institution received university status. At the moment, it is one of the largest francophone higher education institutions in the world.
55 thousand students study at the university. About a fifth of all students are foreigners. The annual cost of training is from 15 to 27 thousand Canadian dollars, and the cost of food and accommodation per year is from 11 to 14 thousand Canadian dollars.