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| + | '''Dalhousie University''' (commonly known as '''Dal''') is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada, with three campuses in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], a fourth in [[Bible Hill, Nova Scotia|Bible Hill]], and medical teaching facilities in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[New Brunswick]]. Dalhousie offers more than 4,000 courses, and 180 degree programs in twelve undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115305/http://www.aucc.ca/canadian-universities/our-universities/dalhousie-university-2/</ref> The university is a member of the [[U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities|U15]], a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. | ||
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| + | Dalhousie was established as a [[nonsectarian]] college in 1818 by the eponymous [[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]], [[George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie]]. The college did not hold its first class until 1838, until then operating sporadically due to financial difficulties. It reopened for a third time in 1863 following a reorganization that brought a change of name to "The Governors of Dalhousie College and University". The university formally changed its name to "Dalhousie University" in 1997 through the same provincial legislation that merged the institution with the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]]. | ||
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| + | There are currently two [[students' union|student unions]] that represent student interests at the university: the [[Dalhousie Student Union]] and the Dalhousie Association for Graduate Students. Dalhousie's varsity teams, the Tigers, compete in the [[Atlantic University Sport]] conference of [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]]. Dalhousie's Faculty of Agriculture varsity teams are called the Dalhousie Rams, and compete in the [[Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association|ACAA]] and [[Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association|CCAA]]. Dalhousie is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] university with more than 18,000 students and 130,000 alumni around the world. The university's notable alumni include a Nobel Prize winner, 91 [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholars]], and a range of senior government officials, academics, and business leaders. | ||
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| Motto | Latin: Ora et Labora |
| Formation | 1818 |
| Headquarters | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Type |  Public university |
| Other name | Tigers Rams |
| Canadian University with 91 Rhodes Scholars | |
Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and medical teaching facilities in Saint John, New Brunswick. Dalhousie offers more than 4,000 courses, and 180 degree programs in twelve undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties.[1] The university is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.
Dalhousie was established as a nonsectarian college in 1818 by the eponymous Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie. The college did not hold its first class until 1838, until then operating sporadically due to financial difficulties. It reopened for a third time in 1863 following a reorganization that brought a change of name to "The Governors of Dalhousie College and University". The university formally changed its name to "Dalhousie University" in 1997 through the same provincial legislation that merged the institution with the Technical University of Nova Scotia.
There are currently two student unions that represent student interests at the university: the Dalhousie Student Union and the Dalhousie Association for Graduate Students. Dalhousie's varsity teams, the Tigers, compete in the Atlantic University Sport conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Dalhousie's Faculty of Agriculture varsity teams are called the Dalhousie Rams, and compete in the ACAA and CCAA. Dalhousie is a coeducational university with more than 18,000 students and 130,000 alumni around the world. The university's notable alumni include a Nobel Prize winner, 91 Rhodes Scholars, and a range of senior government officials, academics, and business leaders.
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