Back جامعة كالغاري Arabic جامعة كالجارى ARZ کلقری بیلیم‌یوردو AZB Калгарыйскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian Universitat de Calgary Catalan University of Calgary German Universitato de Kalgario Esperanto Universidad de Calgary Spanish Calgary ülikool Estonian Calgaryko Unibertsitatea Basque

University of Calgary

University of Calgary
Coat of arms
Former name
Normal School (1905–1913
Calgary Normal School (1913–1945)
Calgary Branch of the Faculty of Education of the University of Alberta (1945–1958)
University of Alberta in Calgary (1958–1966)[1][a]
MottoMo Shùile Togam Suas (Gaelic)
Motto in English
I will lift up my eyes
TypePublic
Established26 April 1966 (1966-04-26)
Academic affiliations
CARL, CUSID, IAU, Universities Canada, U15
EndowmentCA$1.176 billion (2023) [2]
ChancellorJon Cornish[3]
PresidentEd McCauley
ProvostPenny Werthner[4]
Academic staff
1,848 [5]
Administrative staff
3,116[5]
Students36,330[6]
Undergraduates28,330[6]
Postgraduates8,000[6]
Location
Calgary
,
Alberta
,
Canada
CampusUrban, 4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
ColoursRed, gold, and black[7]
     
NicknameDinos
Sporting affiliations
U Sports, CWUAA
MascotRex the Tyrannosaurus
Websitewww.ucalgary.ca

The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being instituted into a separate, autonomous university in 1966. It is composed of 14 faculties and over 85 research institutes and centres. The main campus is located in the northwest quadrant of the city near the Bow River and a smaller south campus is located in the city centre. The main campus houses most of the research facilities and works with provincial and federal research and regulatory agencies, several of which are housed next to the campus such as the Geological Survey of Canada. The main campus covers approximately 200 hectares (490 acres).

A member of the U15, the University of Calgary is also one of Canada's top research universities (based on the number of Canada Research Chairs). The university has a sponsored research revenue of $380.4 million,[8][9] with total revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. The university maintains close ties to the petroleum and geoscience industry through the Department of Geosciences and the Schulich School of Engineering.[further explanation needed] The university also maintains several other departments and faculties, including the Cumming School of Medicine, the Faculty of Arts, the School of Public Policy, the Faculty of Law, and the Haskayne School of Business.[10][11][12]

Notable former students include Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Java programming language creator James Gosling, Uber co-founder Garrett Camp, astronaut Robert Thirsk, and Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson.[8] The university has produced over 170,000 alumni who reside in 152 countries.

  1. ^ "Calgary Normal School". edmontonpublicschools.accesstomemory.org. Edmonton Public Library. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "University of Calgary Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2023" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  3. ^ "Chancellor". Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. ^ "Executive leadership team". Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ^ a b "All Staff Groups Summary (2011 to 2014)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
  6. ^ a b c "Annual Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  7. ^ "Colors of the Coat of Arms" (PDF). University of Calgary. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  8. ^ a b "Our University" (PDF). University of Calgary. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2018". Canada's Top 50 Research Universities. Research Infosource. 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ^ "World University Rankings By 2018". NTU Rankings. 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Calgary's Top 50 Employers. 2010". Talkcalgary.com. 2000-08-13. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  12. ^ "Graduate Employability Ranking 2019". QS Top Universities. QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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