Université de Montréal
Nickname
University of Montreal
Founding Date
1878
The University of Montreal is one of the largest university complexes in North America. It attracts over $500 million in research funding every year, making it one of the three foremost university research hubs in Canada. With its 14 faculties and its affiliated schools, the university has over 66,500 students and 2,400 professors and researchers. One out of every four students at the university comes from outside Canada.
Many renowned laboratories were born at the University of Montreal, including:
- MILA, the world's leading university research center in deep learning
- Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, one of the most productive in its domain
- Centre de recherche en Droit public (CRDP), the most comprehensive public-law research center in Canada