The University of Alberta (also known as U of A and UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory (McGill University alumni), its first president. Its enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act.
The university comprises four campuses in Edmonton, the Augustana Campus in Camrose, and a staff centre in downtown Calgary. The original north campus consists of 150 buildings covering 50 city blocks on the south rim of the North Saskatchewan River valley, directly across from downtown Edmonton. More than 39,000 students from across Canada and 152 other countries participate in nearly 400 programs in 18 faculties.
The University of Alberta is a major economic driver in Alberta. The university’s impact on the Alberta economy is an estimated $12.3 billion annually, or five per cent of the province’s gross domestic product. With more than 15,000 employees, the university is Alberta’s fourth-largest employer.
The University of Alberta has been recognized by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings as one of the top five universities in Canada and one of the top 100 universities worldwide. It has graduated nearly 250,000 alumni, including Governor General Roland Michener, Prime Minister Joe Clark, Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin, Premier of Alberta Peter Lougheed and Nobel laureate Richard E. Taylor.
The U of A is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System
University of Alberta Student Groups Events
- Outrun the Stigma Annual Charity Run Outrun the Stigma began in October 2013 as an annual mental health run/walk. Almost 11 years later, we are still working hard to end the stigma through our events and online platforms. This year, our annual […]
- Tabling & Petitioning Tabling in CAB to speak with students about the programs and campaigns of the YCL, including petitioning for our Canada Out Of NATO campaign. Handing out leaflets related to campaigns as well as showing and talking about our press. […]
- Movie Night We are Inviting our members for a movie night with our members at the Metro Cinema on April 28. We would like to go together and watch the movie together. From Sunday, April 28, 2024 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM […]
- Spring Dance Classes Ballroom dance lessons/workshops taught by professional dance instructors, with occasional dance socials. From Wednesday, June 26, 2024 6:15 PM to 8:30 PM MDT at Cascade Room SUB .
- Tabling & Petitioning Tabling in CAB to speak with students about the programs and campaigns of the YCL, including petitioning for our Canada Out Of NATO campaign. Handing out leaflets related to campaigns as well as showing and talking about our press. […]
- Youth Science Innovate Program We conduct weekly sessions at various schools and organizations in Edmonton where we offer hands-on science experiments for youth from kindergarten to ninth grade, emphasizing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) experiments. These sessions typically run from […]
- Tabling & Petitioning Tabling in CAB to speak with students about the programs and campaigns of the YCL, including petitioning for our Canada Out Of NATO campaign. Handing out leaflets related to campaigns as well as showing and talking about our press. […]
- IWHA Bottle Drive 2023-2024 This event is intended to raise funds to help support IWHA's initiatives and events, as well as to support women's health charities, organizations and shelters throughout Edmonton. The bottle drive will be run through a third party app […]
- Academic Info Session The upcoming academic info session is tailored for first-year students, offering insights from REES faculty on transitioning to the second year of their master's program, exploring research prospects, receiving thesis guidance, and more. The session will feature a Q&A […]
- University of Alberta's Students ALS Association Fundraising Hi! We set up this online tool for participants to be able to donate online if they wanted to. From Wednesday, November 15, 2023 12:00 PM to Tuesday, April 30, 2024 12:00 PM MDT at […]
