University of Peradeniya

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlyD-x-yaY0_6vXfUHxeN7STXAznuzcC9AeNjfK0M2EVaCA1VWsNUn3yFOvH7I-2NGzk9ArlkwocOUUmUZshb74_zLTosofdGWU4-2IVJB3gdh2Q3yaQ0dAUAkbYkxv7Hn_C-YqR-NCU/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlyD-x-yaY0_6vXfUHxeN7STXAznuzcC9AeNjfK0M2EVaCA1VWsNUn3yFOvH7I-2NGzk9ArlkwocOUUmUZshb74_zLTosofdGWU4-2IVJB3gdh2Q3yaQ0dAUAkbYkxv7Hn_C-YqR-NCU/s1600/images+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The University of Peradeniya (Sinhalese: පේරාදෙණිය විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය, Tamil: பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission.It was established as the University of Ceylon in 1942.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The University of Peradeniya hosts nine faculties (including the newly added Management faculty), two postgraduate institutes, 10 centres, 73 departments, and teaches about 11,000 students in the fields of Medicine, Agriculture, Arts, Science, Engineering, Dental Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Management and Allied Health Science.It claims to have the largest government endowment by a higher education institution in Sri Lanka, based on its large staff and faculties/departments.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> On a site that touches the lower slopes of the lush Hanthana mountain range, University of Peradeniya is famous for its natural beauty. Its picturesqueness has inspired many intellectuals like Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra, Sri Lanka's premium playwright.The university is in the Central Province, 8 km from the sacred city of Kandy (the historic capital of the last kingdom of Sri Lanka) and about 110 km from Colombo. A tourist attraction, Botanical Garden of Peradeniya is close by.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The university spans nearly 700 hectares in the Mahaweli flood plain. Most of the area remains afforested. Climate around the university is mild, and the temperature fluctuates between 18 to 30 degrees Celsius.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The main entrance to the university is through Galaha road. The Faculty of Engineering is on one side of the Mahaweli River and all other faculties are on the other side. The Akbar bridge links the two banks of the river. Considered as a marvel of civil engineering, it was designed by late Prof. A. Thurairajah (Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, 1975–77 and 1982–85) and built by the first batch of the faculty, in the year of its inception.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The Sarasavi Uyana railway station is on campus. Another bridge known as Yaka Paalama links the railway to the other bank. Daily shuttle bus services operate from Kandy to Galaha junction and Kandy to the university.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A separate subcampus was established in 1968 at Mahailuppallama, North Central province for the Faculty of Agriculture.Separate residential facilities are provided to this subcampus.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The proposal for the establishment of University of Ceylon, the first university of Sri Lanka (the predecessor of University of Peradeniya) goes back to 1899.But no progress was seen until the formation of Ceylon University Association in 1906 under the guidance of Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir James Peiris and Sir Marcus Fernando. Its request for a European-style university in Sri Lanka was partially granted by the British rulers with the formation of Ceylon University College on 1 January 1921.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The University Council, through which the administration of the Ceylon University College was done, appointed committees to plan the academic activities of a future university.It made suggestions to build the university in Bullers Road (now Bauddhaloka Mawatha) in Colombo, but it was disputed by politicians. To resolve the conflict, the then Governor Hugh Clifford appointed a committee headed by Justice M.T. Akbar on 20 December 1926. It suggested that the proposed university should be unitary, residential and outside Colombo. Another committee was appointed in 1928 with Sir Walter Buchanan-Riddel as chairman. It proposed a site at Aruppola, in the Dumbara Valley close to Kandy. Dr. S.C. Paul and Andreas Nell pointed out disadvantages in the site and proposed a larger one at Peradeniya.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In 1938 the government acquired the plot and developed an area about 150 hectares (out of 700 hectares) to create the University Park.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Although the site was acquired, no plans were made to establish the university until 1941. With the arrival of Sir Ivor Jennings, as the second principal of the Ceylon University College, establishment plans were put into effect. He stressed the urgent need to move the university to Peradeniya to the Minister of Education C. W. W. Kannangara and took the initiative in the process. Thus he is considered the forefather of the University of Peradeniya.</div> </div> <div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;"> <br /></div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div>

University of Peradeniya

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The University of Peradeniya (Sinhalese: පේරාදෙණිය විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය, Tamil: பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission.It was established as the University of Ceylon in 1942. The University… Read more »

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University of the Visual & Performing Arts

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBGVJibM2lXBBUOfwhc5BcVJF1gZp-wEEDpVjOAUjbNOdv85qL1ZDRQIUzCmBervVN2xTUxc6zbQyIklFAHdOZa9B4JJRu0zRBqMaJJvTaCo461HJ7RDT7J4uXbSJbFVyHnYYezY3SCY/s1600/images+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBGVJibM2lXBBUOfwhc5BcVJF1gZp-wEEDpVjOAUjbNOdv85qL1ZDRQIUzCmBervVN2xTUxc6zbQyIklFAHdOZa9B4JJRu0zRBqMaJJvTaCo461HJ7RDT7J4uXbSJbFVyHnYYezY3SCY/s320/images+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> The University of the Visual & Performing Arts (UVPA) is the only university in Sri Lanka to exclusively offer special degree programmes in the Visual & Performing Arts (Tamil: கட்புல, அரங்கேற்றக் கலைகள் பல்கலைக்கழகம்,Sinhalese: සෞන්දර්ය හා කලා විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය).</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The origin of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts can be traced back to the year 1893, the era in which the Ceylon Technical College was established. Drawing and Design were among the first courses to be taught there.Approximately five decades later, on the 1st of October 1949, the Department of Arts and Aesthetics shifted its locality from Horton Place to Haywood College. The restructuring of the university system in Sri Lanka affiliated of the institute to the University of Kelaniya in 1980. A Special Gazette Notice formally announced the creation of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts on 1 July 2005. Sarath Amunugama was assigned as First Vice Chancellor.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The University of the Visual & Performing Art has a history spanning over 120 years. The origin of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts can be traced back to the year 1893, the era in which the Ceylon Technical College was established. Among the first courses to be taught at the college were Drawing and Painting. On 1 October 1949, the Department of Drawing and Painting moved from the Technical College at Maradana to the ‘Heywood’ building at Horton place and was subsequently renamed as the ‘School of Art’. A diploma in Fine Arts was awarded to students upon the completion of 5 years of study. Prominent painter and teacher J.D.A. Perera was the first Principal of this institution.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> On 2 July 1952, Music and Dance were included in to the curriculum and the institute became named as the ‘Government College of Fine Arts’. On 1 October 1953, the Departments of Music and Dance were moved to 21, Albert Crescent in Colombo 7, while the Art and Sculpture courses continued to be conducted at the ‘Heywood’ Building. Three years after this, in 1956, this institution was once again renamed as the ‘National Institute of Arts’and it was taken under the purview of Ministry of Education and converted into three schools, namely, School of Art and sculpture, School of Music and School of Dancing and Ballet. All schools came under the administration of Dr. Stanley Abeysinghe, Dr.Lionel Edirisinghe and Dr. S.Panibharatha respectively.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> As a result of the first university Act of 1972, the institution became known as the Institute of Aesthetic studies and got affiliated to the University of Ceylon in 1974. The Institute had 03 Schools and an Academy, namely : School of Art and Sculpture, School of Music and School of Dancing and Ballet, and the Ramanathan Academy of Jaffna. In 1975, the Ramanathan Academy became affiliated to the University of Jaffna.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> For the first time, in 1978, 63 students were awarded the’ Bachelor of Arts’ degree. Consequently, the restructuring of the University System in Sri Lanka brought about the affiliation of this Institute to the University of Kelaniya in 1980. The special Gazette notice issued by her Excellency the (then) President of Sri Lanka formally announced the establishment of the University of Visual and Performing Arts with effect from 1 July 2005. This University was founded in order to promote and develop the Visual and Creative Arts as well as to offer recognized higher educational qualifications in these spheres of study. To the post of Her Excellency the President appointed Dr. Lester James Peiris and Professor Sarath Amunugama as the first Chancellor and Vice Chancellor respectively. The University consists of 3 faculties, namely Dance and Drama, Music and Visual Arts and Professor Jayasena Kottagoda,Professor Sanath Nandasiri and Senior Lecturer Sarath Gunasiri Perera were elected as the first Deans of the faculties respectively.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> There are 22 departments functioning under these three faculties. The present Chancellor of the university is Pandith W.D.Amaradeva and the ViceChancellor is Senior Professor Jayasena Kottagoda, the first Vice Chancellor who is a product of this institution. They were elected in to office in 2008. Currently, in his successful second term as Vice Chancellor to the UVPA, Senior Professor Jayasena Kottagoda was also the first Professor, Senior Professor of this university apart from holding the post of the initial Dean of the Faculty of Dance and Drama. From the time of its inception as a State University in Sri Lanka, this institution has undergone many developments, in terms of infrastructure, human resources, material resources, most of which can be credited to the unrelenting effort of the current Vice Chancellor. Having completed its 8th year as a fully-fledged university, the UVPA stands proud of its achievements up to now. Being the only university in Sri Lanka dedicated to the study of the Visual and Performing Arts, it holds a unique place and stands out from amongst the other universities in the country due to its uniqueness.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div>

University of the Visual & Performing Arts

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The University of the Visual & Performing Arts (UVPA) is the only university in Sri Lanka to exclusively offer special degree programmes in the Visual & Performing Arts (Tamil: கட்புல, அரங்கேற்றக் கலைகள் பல்கலைக்கழகம்,Sinhalese: සෞන්දර්ය හා කලා විශ්… Read more »

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University of Colombo

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_kOTWGw40eqtn2FjgI2dZMrrGSJs6rFrsdZQyV-xW_LXL7jrdIBhyoJt1E5kKrkeGeSq8Bg4v7ihc_wbISnq1GaJ6o4izpj7aLkoLsXCiJR1gUVmshPdEqn4h-hs8HLTF0Zrdz8fDHk/s1600/University_of_Colombo_logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_kOTWGw40eqtn2FjgI2dZMrrGSJs6rFrsdZQyV-xW_LXL7jrdIBhyoJt1E5kKrkeGeSq8Bg4v7ihc_wbISnq1GaJ6o4izpj7aLkoLsXCiJR1gUVmshPdEqn4h-hs8HLTF0Zrdz8fDHk/s320/University_of_Colombo_logo.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The University of Colombo (Sinhalese: කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: கொழும்புப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The oldest institution of modern higher education in Sri Lanka, it is also the largest university in the island,specialised in the fields of natural, social, and applied sciences as well as mathematics, computer sciences, and law. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in South Asia.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The University of Colombo was founded in 1921 as University College Colombo, affiliated to the University of London. Degrees were issued to its students from 1923 onwards. The university traces its roots to 1870 when the Ceylon Medical School was established.UoC has produced notable alumni in the fields of science, law, economics, business, literature, and politics.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The university is a state university, with most of its funding coming from the central government via the University Grants Commission (UGC). Therefore, as with all other state universities in Sri Lanka, the UGC recommends its vice-chancellor for appointment by the President of Sri Lanka and makes appointments of its administrative staff. Its motto is "Buddhih Sarvatra Bhrajate", which means "Wisdom shines forth everywhere" in Sanskrit.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> With a student population of over 11,000, the university is made up of seven faculties with 43 academic departments and eight other institutions. Most faculties offer both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, with some offering courses for external students and distance-learning programs.</div> </div> <div> <div> The university occupies an estate of 50 acres 200,000 m2 in the heart of the city of Colombo known as Cinnamon Gardens. The administrative center of the university is the College House, which houses the office of the vice-chancellor. Its period architecture is a city landmark.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The College House, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) and the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB) are located along Kumarathunga Munidasa Mawatha (formally Thurstan Road) between Queens Road and the India House. Situated between the Thurstan Road and Reed Avenue is the iconic Old Royal College Building, King George Hall, New Arts Theatre, sports ground along with the buildings of the science faculty and the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC). On the other side of the Reed Avenue is the university library flanked by the arts and law faculty buildings along with the gymnasium.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The estate includes several properties outside Cinnamon Gardens, such as the Faculty of Medicine which is located at Kynsey Road opposite the Colombo General Hospital in close proximity to the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine located at Norris Canal Road. The Institute of Indigenous Medicine is located in the suburbs of Colombo in Nawala. In addition, there are several properties outside Colombo, including the Sri Palee Campus in Wewala, Horana and the Institute of Agro Technology and Rural Science in Hambantota.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The origins of the University of Colombo begins with the establishment of the Ceylon Medical School in June 1870, it was the second European medical school to be established in South Asia. In 1880 the school was raised to the status of college, thus becoming the Ceylon Medical College which permitted it to award the Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS) which continued until the late 1940s. In 1889 the College was recognised by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom when holders of its license became eligible to practice in Great Britain.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The Ceylon University Association (CUA) was formed in 1906 by a group of western educated elite including Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir James Peiris and Sir Marcus Fernando.Owing to the persistent demands of the CUA the government decided in 1913 to set up a University college.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The Faculty of Medicine building and the Koch Memorial Clock Tower on Kynsey Road</div> <div> Arguments regarding the nature and status of the institution to be set up, its location, and the outset of World War I halted the establishment process until 1920 when the government purchased a private mansion called the Regina Walawwa which later came to be known as College House for the purpose of setting up the University College under the recommendations of Sir Edward Denham.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The Ceylon University College was formally declared open in January 1921 in the building that was originally the main building of Royal College Colombo located on Kumarathunga Munidasa Mawatha (formally Thurstan Road) opposite College House. The University College was affiliated to the University of London and prepared students for University of London external degrees which were jointly examined. Even though this fell short of a full university for Ceylon, it proved a platform to develop the academia required for a university. It had two departments: Arts and Science.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The University of Ceylon was established on 1 July 1942 by the Ceylon University Ordinance No.20 of 1942 which was passed by the State Council of Ceylon amidst World War II and threat of Japanese invasion. The Ceylon University College and the Ceylon Medical College were combined to form the University of Ceylon, with its administration based at College House and ability to grant its own degrees. The two departments of Arts and Science of the University College were upgraded to faculties, the Medical College became the faculty of medicine and a new faculty of Oriental Studies was established at Cruden House. The university library was based at Villa Venezia in Queens Road. Residential facilities were provided at the Union Hostel with three halls of residence Jayatilleke and Arunachalam based at Guildford Crescent and Queens Hall (Q Hall or Women's hostel) along with two other hostels named Brodie and Aquinas.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Following the completion of new buildings at Peradeniya, departments of Law and Agriculture and department of Veterinary Science, were transferred out of Colombo to Peradeniya in 1949, however the department of law was brought back to Colombo in 1965. Later in 1952, the faculties of Arts and Oriental Studies were moved to Peradeniya too along with sections of the university administration and library. Two halls of residence, Jayatilleke hall and Arunachalam hall were transferred to Peradeniya too. A Faculty of Engineering was established in 1950 was later transferred to Peradeniya in 1965.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Sections of the University of Ceylon, functioned in Colombo and Peradeniya acted as campuses of the same university until 1966. But in 1966, these campuses were split into two. The section located in Colombo was known as the University of Ceylon, Colombo, while the section located in Peradeniya was known as University of Ceylon, Peradeniya.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

University of Colombo

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The University of Colombo (Sinhalese: කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: கொழும்புப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The oldest institution of modern higher educa… Read more »

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University of Sri Jayewardenepura

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8mnbCSjOEMxSv2mz6YT0lHukyWGChoeXqDp7L-iJSFXpzsFgcqo1DvL7I3lDcCH8oo_26tsC9VSnKVs7k8mFXUr7z-yJATf5TASOTqFZ2b_GKst7g8UuhCEFLbv7bO-quvtng3EGI3Y/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8mnbCSjOEMxSv2mz6YT0lHukyWGChoeXqDp7L-iJSFXpzsFgcqo1DvL7I3lDcCH8oo_26tsC9VSnKVs7k8mFXUr7z-yJATf5TASOTqFZ2b_GKst7g8UuhCEFLbv7bO-quvtng3EGI3Y/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city. It was formed in 1958 out of the Vidyodaya Pirivena, a Buddhist educational centre.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> In 1956, following a change of government with Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike as the prime minister and following the policy of promoting national languages and culture, it was decided to establish two new universities by conferring university status on the Vidyodaya and Vidyalankara Pirivenas.Accordingly, the Vidyodaya University and Vidyalankara University Act No. 45 of 1958 established the universities at the Vidyodyaya Pirivena at Maligakanda and the Vidyalankara Pirivena at Kelaniya. In 1958, it was reconstituted as the Vidyodaya University of Ceylon.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Sri Lanka University</div> <div> In 1961, a new location was selected at Gangodawila, 15 kilometres 9.3 mi southeast from the center of Colombo and in walking distance of a main trunk road known as the High Level Road A4. This road connects Colombo to Ratnapura and beyond. Part of these lands belonged to the nearby Sunethradevi Pirivena, associated with King Parakramabahu VI 1412–1467. The shift of the university to the new site was effected on 22 November 1961, under the direction of Sri Soratha Thera. The vice-chancellor invited the Department of the Government Archives to establish its archives within the campus, close to the University Library, to encourage research.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> When Walpola Rahula was the vice-chancellor,the university grew significantly in stature. When Rahula left the university in 1969, linguist D. E. Hettiarachchi took over. A noted employee of at this time was Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was chairman of the United Corporations and Mercantile Union local on the campus. He later went on to be President of Sri Lanka.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Its full-time student population is over 8,500,enrolled in the faculties of Arts, Management Studies and Commerce, Applied Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Graduate Studies.</div> </div> <div> The Department of Medical Education and Health Sciences (DME&HS) was established to improve and sustain the quality of the learning/teaching processes in the faculty and to conduct certificate, diploma of degree courses in Health Sciences. Although Medical Education units are in the university system, the DME&HS is the 'first and only one' department established under the system to develop, implement and review activities related to improving the efficiency of learning/teaching related to Medical and Health Sciences. The DME&HS is successfully facilitating collaborative work in implementing medical and para-medical (Allied Health Sciences) programmes including Nursing, Pharmacy and Medical and Laboratory Science degrees.</div> <div> <br /></div>

University of Sri Jayewardenepura

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The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city. It was formed in… Read more »

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McMaster University

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrlcEGB8H3ZEeOkAVbn4IsoLDjoVkv6OHUrLt3HNVxEu-uanNWXoP5DpsVhyzFdfkWpaOQ7nJTnfG-c-b1xX7ivqs79ypXWJLVvYTr4pW3lQLbLOqVreycpCy3hb7FMw-zev4p54j6lI/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrlcEGB8H3ZEeOkAVbn4IsoLDjoVkv6OHUrLt3HNVxEu-uanNWXoP5DpsVhyzFdfkWpaOQ7nJTnfG-c-b1xX7ivqs79ypXWJLVvYTr4pW3lQLbLOqVreycpCy3hb7FMw-zev4p54j6lI/s1600/download.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> McMaster University (commonly referred to as McMaster or Mac) is a public research university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 121 hectares (300 acres) of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens.The university operates six academic faculties: the DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Science, and Science. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.The university bears the name of Honourable William McMaster, a prominent Canadian Senator and banker who bequeathed C$900,000 to the founding of the university.McMaster University was incorporated under the terms of an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1887, merging the Toronto Baptist College with Woodstock College. It opened in Toronto in 1890. Inadequate facilities and the gift of land in Hamilton prompted the institution to relocate in 1930.McMaster was controlled by the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec until it became a privately chartered, publicly funded non-denominational institution in 1957.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The university is co-educational, and has over 25,000 undergraduate and over 4,000 post-graduate students.Alumni and former students of the university can be found all across Canada and in 140 countries around the world.Notable alumni include government officials, academics, business leaders and two Nobel laureates.The university ranked 4th among Canadian universities and 94th in the world according to the 2015-2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings 4th among Canadian universities and 96th in the world according to the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities and 6th among Canadian universities and 149th in the world according to the 2014 QS World University Rankings.McMaster University is particularly well known for its medical school, which was recently ranked 25th in the world and 3rd in Canada by the Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings in 2015.The McMaster athletic teams are known as the Marauders, and are members of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> McMaster University resulted from the outgrowth of educational initiatives undertaken by Baptists as early as the 1830s.It was founded in 1881 as Toronto Baptist College. Canadian Senator William McMaster, the first president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, bequeathed funds to endow a university, which was incorporated through a merger of Toronto Baptist College and Woodstock College, Woodstock, Ontario. In 1887 the Act to unite Toronto Baptist College and Woodstock College was granted royal assent, and McMaster University was officially incorporated.Woodstock College, Woodstock, and Moulton Ladies' College, Toronto, were maintained in close connection.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The new university, housed in McMaster Hall in Toronto, was sponsored by the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec as a sectarian undergraduate institution for its clergy and adherents. The first courses—initially limited to arts and theology leading to a BA degree—were taught in 1890, and the first degrees were conferred in 1894.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Portrait of McMaster Hall, located in Toronto, Ontario</div> <div> McMaster Hall, located in Toronto, was the original location of the university. The building is currently used as the headquarters for The Royal Conservatory of Music.</div> <div> As the university grew, McMaster Hall started to become overcrowded. The suggestion to move the university to Hamilton was first brought up by a student and Hamilton native in 1909, although the proposal was not seriously considered by the university until two years later.By the 1920s, after previous proposals between various university staff, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign to bring McMaster University to Hamilton.As the issue of space at McMaster Hall became more acute, the university administration debated the future of the university. The university nearly became federated with the University of Toronto, as had been the case with Trinity College and Victoria College. Instead, in 1927, the university administration decided to transfer the university to Hamilton.The Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec secured $1.5 million, while the citizens of Hamilton raised an additional $500,000 to help finance the move.The lands for the university and new buildings were secured through gifts from graduates.Lands were transferred from Royal Botanical Gardens to establish the campus area. The first academic session on the new Hamilton campus began in 1930.McMaster's property in Toronto was sold to the University of Toronto when McMaster moved to Hamilton in 1930. McMaster Hall is now home to the Royal Conservatory of Music.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Professional programs during the interwar period were limited to just theology and nursing.By the 1940s the McMaster administration was under pressure to modernize and expand the university's programs. During the Second World War and post-war periods the demand for technological expertise, particularly in the sciences, increased.This problem placed a strain on the finances of what was still a denominational Baptist institution. In particular, the institution could no longer secure sufficient funds from denominational sources alone to sustain science research.Since denominational institutions could not receive public funds, the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec decided to reorganize the university, creating two federated colleges. The arts and divinity programs were reconstituted as University College and science was reorganized under the newly incorporated Hamilton College as a separate division capable of receiving provincial grants.Hamilton College was incorporated in 1948 by letters patent under The Companies Act, although it remained only affiliated with the university.The University traditionally focused on undergraduate studies, and did not offer a PhD program until 1949.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Hamilton Hall at McMaster University</div> <div> Hamilton Hall was constructed in 1926 in preparation for the university's move to Hamilton and now houses the Department of Mathematics & Statistics</div> <div> Through the 1950s increased funding advanced the place of sciences within the institution.In 1950, the university had completed the construction of three academic buildings for the sciences, all designed by local architect William Russell Souter.Public funding was eventually necessary to ensure the humanities and social sciences were given an equal place.Thus, in 1957 the University reorganized once again under The McMaster University Act, 1957, dissolving the two colleges. Its property was vested to McMaster and the university became a nondenominational institution eligible for public funding.The historic Baptist connection was continued through McMaster Divinity College, a separately chartered affiliated college of the university.Also in 1957, PhD programs were consolidated in a new Faculty of Graduate Studies.Construction of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor also began in 1957, and was the first university-based research reactor in the Commonwealth when it began operating in 1959.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In 1965, with the support of the Ontario government, the University established a medical school and teaching hospital, graduating its first class of physicians in 1972.In 1968 the university was reorganized under an amended act of the McMaster Act into the Divisions of Arts, Science, and Health Sciences, each with its own Vice-President, while the Divinity College continued under its existing arrangement.In 1974 the divisional structure of the university was dissolved and reorganized again under The McMaster University Act, 1976 and the vice-presidents were replaced by a single Vice-President (Academic).The Faculties of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences were retained, each under the leadership of a dean.</div> </div>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZosDHyXHFtbKKRHTBHmnQb65REqxfONQhr2iQjtGzIfVsbqjtFWH45ZNJtmL2WyfXin7HzS3vNwNdpu5iWI0QQqUJa3U7F2gx4c3uXvpV8LAln4mAHKVvKGM6rVvywdqhAFPljJidQs/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZosDHyXHFtbKKRHTBHmnQb65REqxfONQhr2iQjtGzIfVsbqjtFWH45ZNJtmL2WyfXin7HzS3vNwNdpu5iWI0QQqUJa3U7F2gx4c3uXvpV8LAln4mAHKVvKGM6rVvywdqhAFPljJidQs/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The University of Waterloo (commonly referred to as Waterloo, UW or UWaterloo) is a public research university with a main campus located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 404 hectares (1,000 acres) of land in "Uptown" Waterloo, adjacent to Waterloo Park. The university offers academic programs administered by six faculties and ten faculty-based schools. The university also operates four satellite campuses and four affiliated university colleges.Waterloo is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.University of Waterloo is most famous for its Cooperative Education (co-op) programs, which allow the students to integrate their education with applicable work experiences. University of Waterloo operates the largest post secondary co-op program of its kind in the world, with over 19,000 co-op students and 5,200 employers.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The institution was established on 1 July 1957 as the Waterloo College Associate Faculties, a semi-autonomous entity of Waterloo College, then an affiliate of The University of Western Ontario.This entity formally separated from Waterloo College in 1959, and was incorporated as a university.It was established to fill the need to train engineers and technicians for Canada's growing postwar economy. It grew substantially over the next decade, adding a faculty of arts in 1960, and the College of Optometry of Ontario which moved from Toronto in 1967.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The university is co-educational, and has nearly 27,000 undergraduate and over 4,000 post-graduate students. Alumni and former students of the university can be found across Canada and in over 140 countries.The university ranked 200-300th in the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities,152nd in the 2015–2016 QS World University Rankings, and 179th in the 2015–2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.Waterloo's varsity teams, known as the Waterloo Warriors, compete in the Ontario University Athletics conference of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.</div> </div> <div> <div> The University of Waterloo traces its origins to Waterloo College, the academic outgrowth of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, which was affiliated with the University of Western Ontario since 1925.When Gerald Hagey assumed the presidency of Waterloo College in 1953, he made it his priority to procure the funds necessary to expand the institution. While the main source of income for higher education in Ontario at the time was the provincial government, the Ontario government made it clear that it would not contribute to denominational colleges and universities.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Hagey soon became aware of the steps undertaken by McMaster University to make itself eligible for some provincial funding by establishing Hamilton College as a separate, non-denominational college affiliated with the university.Following that method, Waterloo College established the Waterloo College Associate Faculties on 4 April 1956, as a non-denominational board affiliated with the College.The academic structure of the Associated Faculties was originally focused on cooperative education in the applied sciences – largely built around the proposals of around the proposals of Ira Needles. Needles proposed a different approach towards education, including both studies in the classroom and training in industry that would eventually become the basis of the university's cooperative education program.While the plan was initially opposed by the Engineering Institute of Canada and other Canadian universities, notably the University of Western Ontario, the Associated Faculties admitted its first students in July 1957.On 25 January 1958, the Associated Faculties announced the purchase of over 74 hectares (180 acres) of land west of Waterloo College. By the end of the same year, the Associated Faculties opened its first building on the site, the Chemical Engineering Building.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In 1959, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed an Act which formally split the Associated Faculties from Waterloo College, and re-established it as the University of Waterloo.The governance was modelled on the University of Toronto Act of 1906, which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a Senate, responsible for academic policy, and a Board of Governors exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to act as the institution's chief executive officer and act as a liaison between the two groups.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Constructed in 1958, the Douglas Wright Engineering Building is the oldest building that was erected for use by the university.</div> <div> The legislative act was the result of a great deal of negotiation between Waterloo College, Waterloo College Associated Faculties, and St. Jerome's College, another denominational college in the City of Waterloo. While the agreements sought to safeguard the existence of the two denominational colleges, they also aimed at federating them with the newly established University of Waterloo.Due to disagreements with Waterloo College, the College was not formally federated with the new university. The dispute centred on a controversially worded section of the University of Waterloo Act, 1959, in which the College interpreted certain sections as a guarantee that it would become the Faculty of Art for the new university. This was something that the Associated Faculties was not prepared to accept.As a result of the controversy, Waterloo College's entire Department of Mathematics broke away from the College to join the newly established University of Waterloo, later joined by professors from the Economic, German, Modern Languages, and Russian departments.Despite this controversy, until 1960 Hagey hoped that a last minute compromise between Waterloo College and the University could be achieved. Ultimately, however, the University created its own Faculty of Arts in 1960.It later established the first Faculty of Mathematics in North America on 1 January 1967.In 1967 the world's first Department of Kinesiology was created.The present legislative act which defines how the university should be governed, the University of Waterloo Act, 1972 was passed on 10 May 1972.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Although the coat of arms was in use since the 1960s, the arms were finally registered with Lord Lyon King of Arms in August 1987.In February 1995 the former president of the university, James Downey, signed the Tri-University Group (TUG) agreement between Wilfrid Laurier University, and the University of Guelph. Signed in a period of fiscal constraint, and when ageing library systems required replacing, the TUG agreement sought to integrate the library collections and services of the three universities.</div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

University of Waterloo

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The University of Waterloo (commonly referred to as Waterloo, UW or UWaterloo) is a public research university with a main campus located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 404 hectares (1,000 acres) of land in "Uptown" Wate… Read more »

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