1908년에 설립되어 학부와 대학원의 교육과 연구에 집중하여 캐나다 최고의 대학 중 하나로 성장하였습니다. 200여개의 학부프로그램과 150여개의 대학원 프로그램에 38,500명의 학생이 재학중이며, 142개국 이상에서 온 외국학생들의 규모가 커지고 있습니다. 5개의 캠퍼스를 가지고 있습니다.

Opened in 1908 as a board-governed institution, the University of Alberta has grown to become one of Canada’s top universities, focused on both undergraduate and graduate education and research. With external research funding in 2010-2011 reaching $536 million, nearly 38,500 students in more than 200 undergraduate programs and 170 graduate programs and a growing body of international students from more than 142 countries, the University of Alberta is one of the country’s foremost research-intensive

universities.

The university has five campuses located in the vibrant, cosmopolitan city of Edmonton: North Campus, South Campus and Michener Park, Enterprise Square in downtown Edmonton, the university’s French-language Campus Saint-Jean, and the Augustana Campus in Camrose, 90 km southeast of Edmonton.

More than 100 members of the Royal Society of Canada have been among a distinguished faculty at the University of Alberta that leads the country in 3M Awards for Teaching Excellence – Canada’s highest undergraduate teaching honour.

Areas of established and emerging research and creative activity excellence on a national and/or international scale include world-class nanotechnology, diabetes research, printmaking, agri-foods, virology and petroleum engineering. TEC Edmonton, a joint venture of the City of Edmonton and the University of Alberta has spurred the development of 80 active and early stage spin-off companies.

Student fees

Canadian student fees 2011-12 *

Undergraduate tuition fees: $5,195

Graduate tuition fees: $3,655

International student fees 2011-12 *

Undergraduate tuition fees: $18,058

Graduate tuition fees: $7,311

* Source: Statistics Canada. Fees for general programs in arts and humanities.

Note: In addition to tuition fees, universities generally charge fees for goods and services supplied to students. This includes areas such as student associations, sports and health. These additional fees vary widely per university and per student and can run from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Check with the university for details.

Student enrolment

2011 rounded preliminary fall enrolment *

Full-time (undergraduates): 29,140

Full-time (graduates): 5,930

Part-time (undergraduates): 870

Part-time (graduates): 1,410

* Source: University of Alberta