Located in the City of Calgary, the University of Calgary is one of the cream of the crop institutions in Canada. In an almost 40 years of establishment, it has been successful in developing different knowledge and abilities fundamental in order to enhance the professional and personal lives of its students, and have molded around 100,000 graduates. The land area of the campus is 213 hectares and is composed of 17 faculties, over 30 research institutes and centers, and a total of 53 departments. The teaching faculty has about 1,917 full time employees.
The university is considered as the fourth biggest employer of the city of Calgary with about 2500 full time labor force employed. There are over 28,000 students enrolled in the university in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. This student population includes about 900 international students from about 87 countries around the world. The university is a part of the 17 Networks of Centres of Excellence which is a nationwide approach to study and development intended to develop the economy of Canada as well as enhance the standard of life for Canadians.
Situated in the University of Calgary, the...