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The '''University of Ottawa''' is a bilingual [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada. The main campus is located on {{convert|42.5|ha|acre}} in the heart of [[Downtown Ottawa|Ottawa's Downtown Core]], adjacent to the residential neighbourhood of [[Sandy Hill, Ottawa|Sandy Hill]], adjacent to Ottawa's [[Rideau Canal]].<ref name="Gaz2014">https://web.archive.org/web/20180817230025/https://www.uottawa.ca/gazette/en/news/12-facts-about-your-campus-you-may-not-know </ref>
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The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the [[Archdiocese of Ottawa|Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa]], [[Joseph-Bruno Guigues]].<ref name=citot>Keshen, Jeff; St-Onge, Nicole (2001). ''Ottawa - Making a Capital.'' University of Ottawa Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-7766-0521-6.</ref> Placed under the direction of the [[Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate|Oblates of Mary Immaculate]], it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through a royal charter.<ref name=hist>http://www.archives.uottawa.ca/eng/history.html</ref> On 5 February 1889, the university was granted a pontifical charter by [[Pope Leo XIII]], elevating the institution to a [[pontifical university]].<ref name=pontch>http://ustpaul.ca/en/about-spu-history_493_360.htm</ref> The university was reorganized on July 1, 1965, as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created [[Saint Paul University]], federated with the university. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized university.<ref name=hist />
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The University of Ottawa is the largest English-French bilingual university in the world.<ref name="QF2016">https://web.archive.org/web/20181205203231/https://www.uottawa.ca/institutional-research-planning/resources/facts-figures/quick-facts</ref> The university offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by ten faculties including the [[University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine]], the [[University of Ottawa Faculty of Law]], the [[Telfer School of Management]], and the [[University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences]].<ref>https://www.uottawa.ca/academics/faculties/</ref> The [[University of Ottawa Library]] includes 12 branches, holding a collection of over 4.5 million titles.<ref name="Times Higher Education">https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-ottawa</ref>
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The school is co-educational and enrolls over 35,000 undergraduate and over 6,000 post-graduate students. The school has approximately 7,000 international students from 150 countries, accounting for 17 per cent of the student population. The university has a network of more than 195,000 alumni.
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Group.png University of Ottawa  
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University of Ottawa.svg
MottoLatin: Deus scientiarum Dominus est
Formation1848
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
TypeUniversity.png Public university
Other nameGee-Gees
Bilingual university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The University of Ottawa is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares (105 acres) in the heart of Ottawa's Downtown Core, adjacent to the residential neighbourhood of Sandy Hill, adjacent to Ottawa's Rideau Canal.[1]

The University of Ottawa was first established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues.[2] Placed under the direction of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, it was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through a royal charter.[3] On 5 February 1889, the university was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII, elevating the institution to a pontifical university.[4] The university was reorganized on July 1, 1965, as a corporation, independent from any outside body or religious organization. As a result, the civil and pontifical charters were kept by the newly created Saint Paul University, federated with the university. The remaining civil faculties were retained by the reorganized university.[3]

The University of Ottawa is the largest English-French bilingual university in the world.[5] The university offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by ten faculties including the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, the Telfer School of Management, and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences.[6] The University of Ottawa Library includes 12 branches, holding a collection of over 4.5 million titles.[7]

The school is co-educational and enrolls over 35,000 undergraduate and over 6,000 post-graduate students. The school has approximately 7,000 international students from 150 countries, accounting for 17 per cent of the student population. The university has a network of more than 195,000 alumni.


 

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Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Maxime Bernier18 January 1963Politician
Populism
Maverick
Maverick politician; former MP and Minister; Leader of the People's Party of Canada, campaigning for COVID-19/Resistance.
Paul Desmarais4 January 19278 October 2013CanadaFinancier
Billionaire
One of Canada's richest and most influential men, with several prime minsters in his pocket. 3 Bilderbergs.
Marie-Josée Kravis11 September 1949CanadaBillionaire
Businessperson
Like her husband, Henry Kravis, a billionaire multi-Bilderberger
Marc LaLonde26 July 19296 May 2023CanadaPoliticianCanadian politician who attended the 1977 Bilderberg as Canada/Minister of National Health and Welfare
Denis Rancourt23 March 1957Researcher
Activist
Academic
Science/Science dissident
Formerly a former tenured professor of physics, Rancourt was dismissed after covert surveillance and legal maneuverings by the University of Ottawa in Canada.
Jeanne Sauvé26 April 192226 January 1993CanadaJournalist
Politician
Canadian politician who visited the Bilderberg, as did her husband, Maurice Sauvé
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