Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Motto	Il faut le savoir
Motto in English	It must be known
Type	Consituent of the University of Quebec system
Established	1970 (legally 1983)
Parent institution	Université du Québec
Students	5,200
Postgraduates	708
Location	445, boul. de l’Université Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada; 48°13′55″N 79°0′20″W / 48.23194°N 79.00556°W
Campus	Urban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, and Varennes
Colours	Orange and Grey
Nickname	UQAT
Affiliations	UACC
Website	www.uqat.ca

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) (English: University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue) is a public university within the Université du Québec network, with campuses in Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda. It takes its name from the region it primarily serves.

Programs

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue offers 95 programs in administration, accounting, teaching, engineering, multimedia, psychology, nursing, social work, interactive multimedia, youth communications, and art therapy. Students can choose to specialize in the disciplines of Electromechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.^[3]

History

The Université was founded in 1970 as "Services universitaires dans le Nord-Ouest québécois". The university was subsequently renamed "Direction des études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois" (1972), "Centre d’études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois" (1976), and "Centre d’études universitaires en Abitibi-Témiscamingue" (1981). The university has been known as Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue since 1983, when it split away from the administration of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.

Residences

On-campus residences are now available in Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or.^[4] Rental accommodations are also available in these communities.

Campuses

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue is based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Additional satellite campuses are located in Val-d'Or (Centre d'Etude Supérieures Lucien-Cliche), which includes a pavilion for First Nations studies, and in Amos (Pavilion des Rapides), which specializes in forestry with a research centre focusing on ligniculture and silviculture, and in hydrogeology with a laboratory for groundwater research.

UQAT also has smaller learning centres in Notre-Dame-du-Nord, La Sarre, Matagami, and Duparquet.^[5]