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Université De Moncton
The Université de Moncton is a Canadian francophone university in New Brunswick. It includes campuses in Edmundston, Moncton, and Shippagan. The university was founded in 1963 following the recommendations of the royal commission on higher education in New Brunswick. Since then, the institution has been widely regarded as the heir to several Acadian institutions of higher learning such as the Collège Saint-Joseph. The university strives to be a generalised university, offering training and research in the fields of management, arts, social sciences, law, engineering, natural sciences, health, social work and education. As Canada's largest exclusively French-language university outside of Quebec, the university has, as of December 1, 2021, 4 655 full-time and 515 part-time enrolments; of the total number, 65.5% are from New Brunswick and 27.4% are international. History The Université de Moncton was born because of recommendations made in 1962 by a Commission of Inq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collège Saint-Joseph
The University of St. Joseph's College was a university in Memramcook, New Brunswick that closed in 1966, when it amalgamated with two other colleges to form the Université de Moncton. Founded in 1864 as St. Joseph's College on the site of St. Thomas Seminary which had closed two years earlier, St. Joseph's was the first French-language, degree-granting college in Atlantic Canada. The university was closed in the 1960s with the establishment of the University of Moncton. The university facilities now house the Memramcook Institute, now properly called the Memramcook Learning and Vacation Resort. There is a national historic site, Monument Lefebvre, located on the Institute grounds that features exhibits about Acadian History. In 1898 the college obtained the status of a university and became the University of St. Joseph's College. In 1928 the title was shortened to University Saint-Joseph.. By 1920, the university had two faculties: Arts and Sciences. It awarded the degrees of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
