Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | March 19, 1969 |
| Affiliation | UACC; CIS, QSSF, CBIE |
| Rector | Christian Blanchette |
Administrative staff | 1,781 employees |
| Students | 14,740 |
| Undergraduates | 11,210 |
| Postgraduates | 3,530 |
| Address | 46°21′2.04″N 72°34′34.67″W / 46.3505667°N 72.5762972°W |
| Campus | Trois-Rivières, Victoriaville, Drummondville, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec City, Sorel-Tracy, Joliette & Centre Universitaire des Appalaches |
| Sports teams | UQTR Patriotes |
| Colours | Green, Gold and Black |
| Website | uqtr.ca |
The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (French pronunciation: [ynivɛʁsite dy kebɛk a tʁwa ʁivjɛʁ], University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières, UQTR), also known as "l'université du peuple", established in 1969 and mainly located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, is a public university within the Université du Québec network. As of April 2016, the university had 14,500 students in 9 different campuses, including the main one in Trois-Rivières. About 788 of them come from overseas, from 50 countries. The university has given more than 88,000 diplomas since its founding. The Trois-Rivières campus also holds a large library with about 400,000 documents.