Université de Hearst (formerly Collège universitaire de Hearst) is a public French-language university with its main campus in Hearst,

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. The university has additional campuses in

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and

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. For most of its history, Hearst was an

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. It was rechartered as an independent institution on April 1, 2022 following the

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Programs

Université de Hearst offers degree programs taught in

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in Liberal Arts and such as psychology, business and interdisciplinary studies in

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community. Furthermore, it serves as a recruiting pool for the region's elementary and secondary teachers. As of 2016, the university only offers three university degrees.

Partnership

The Université de Hearst is a member of

L'Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie (known by the acronym ACUFC for its French name, "Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne") promotes community college and university education in ...

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Features and buildings

The Hearst campus located at 60 9th Street features an amphitheatre, cafeteria and gymnasium. The Maurice-Saulnier library includes a variety of books and periodicals in French and English and a computer lab. The Kapuskasing campus is located at 7 Aurora Avenue. The Timmins campus is located at 395 Theriault Boulevard.

History

The institution was founded in 1953 by Louis Lévesque under the name Séminaire de Hearst. Financed by the population of the Diocese of

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, its mission was to provide secondary education accessible to the French-speaking youth of the northeast of Ontario. In 1959 the school was incorporated under the name Collège de Hearst to focus on university studies. It was affiliated with the

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in 1957 and later to

in 1963. In 1972, it became the Collège universitaire de Hearst and ceased providing college programs to concentrate exclusively on university programs. It was rechartered under Université de Hearst as an independent institution in 2021 following the

Student life

In addition to providing educational programs, the institution contributes to the Francophone community in Northern Ontario culturally, socially and economically.

Dormitories

The campus in Hearst features a dormitory on the second floor. The campuses in Kapuskasing and Timmins also have dormitories.

References

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