Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | |
| Motto | Libre de voir plus loin |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Free to see further |
| Type | Branch of the Université du Québec |
| Established | 1959 Université au Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (1959-1967). Subsequently renamed, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (1969-present) |
| Principal | Ghislain Bourque |
Academic staff | 209 |
| Address | 48°25′12″N 71°03′09″W / 48.42000°N 71.05250°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Green and Black |
| Affiliations | AUCC, IAU, AUFC, CIS |
| Website | www.uqac.ca |
The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (French pronunciation: [ynivɛʁsite dy kebɛk a ʃikutimi], University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, UQAC), is a branch of the Université du Québec network founded in 1969 and based in the Chicoutimi borough of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. UQAC has secondary study centres in La Malbaie, Saint-Félicien, Alma, and Sept-Îles. In 2017, 7500 students were registered and 209 professors worked for the university, making it the fourth largest of the ten Université du Québec branches, after Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), and École de technologie supérieure (ETS).