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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Memorial University

MU is Canada’s largest university in Atlantic Canada with a campus in the United Kingdom. Outside the province of Quebec, MU has the lowest tuition fees for Canadian students, and it is located in one of Canada’s amazing terrain, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Here is how the university describes its far east adventure: “At the end of the road less traveled, a new adventure in learning awaits at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Memorial is an extraordinary university in a unique place. This is a university of 21st-century explorers, where the opportunities are vast. It’s a place where cutting edge technology and flexible programs combine to liberate our students’ true potential.”

University of Guelph

This communal university is located in the City of Guelph, in southwestern Ontario. The university itself is popular among students interested in qualitative environment and agriculture related disciplines.
According to the university statements of service “The University of Guelph offers a wide variety of programs and courses, all taught by outstanding – often award-winning-faculty who are committed to a curriculum that integrates a strong foundation in broad-based liberal learning with concentrated study in specialized and applied fields.”
On its learning environment, Uof Guelph “is characterized by green lawns and a blend of modern and traditional architecture…With over 5,000 students in our single and family residences, Guelph has one of the largest and well-established university housing systems in Canada.”

University of Waterloo

Over the years, the University of waterloo has successfully caved for itself the reputation of an engineering university, and enjoys significant popularity among hi-tech firms, such as RIM limited, makers of BlackBerry.
Whats the Waterloo advantage? “For 19 years in a row, Waterloo has been named Canada’s most innovative university in the Maclean’s annual university rankings. This year Waterloo also topped the reputational categories of Most Innovative, most likely to produce the Leaders of Tomorrow, and Best Overall. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow” the university describes itself.

University of Victoria

UVic prides itself as a leading eco-friendly university with a real life experience.
The university describes the UVic experience as follow, “A great university is more than a place to learn. It’s where you live, in every sense of the word. Our students will tell you . . . there’s no comparison to living and learning in Canada’s far west at one of the nation’s leading comprehensive universities. You’ll have access to world-class professors, life-changing opportunities, and possibly the most attractive and vibrant location that any university can offer.”
UVic is located in Victoria, British Columbia.

Simon Fraser University

SFU has about 32,000 students, 2,500 faculty and staff and more than 100,000 alumni across the globe.
Here is how SFU describes itself. “At SFU, students expand their classroom learning through hands-on research, co-op positions, volunteer service, semesters in dialogue and international exchange—gaining the experience to put their ideas into action to better the world.”
SFU is located in three cities (Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver) in British Columbia.

Popular Advantages of Universities over Canada

If you are planing for higher studies - Canada is one such destination.The reputed universities across Canada certainly provides world class facilities to graduates seeking higher studies. These universities provides a positive environment to study, along with a secured future. It is home to some of the best post-secondary schools in the world. The country’s education system is well known for its robustness and competitiveness.

Currently, there are 83 universities across Canada with most concentrated in Ontario province, the country’s most populated province.  Besides state of the art educational facilities and equipments that strongly support the delivery of qualitative education, Canada boasts of a civic and dynamic living environment that help students balance their competitive academic routines with real life fulfillment.
Thinking of studying in Canada?  There are numbers of things you might want to consider, and that could help you in making an informed decision on your choice of school, city and province that you would like to resides, especially if you are an international student.

Although the standard of education is largely the same across the country, some Canadian universities are well known for their merits in certain fields or academic programs. As a result, you are expected to do a thorough research on academic requirements, tuition fees and available student support networks that a university could offer.

Also, considering that Canada is a bilingual country, with English and French as its official national languages, a good number of universities do offer classes in both languages.


Certain universities provides extra facilities like some comprehensive universities have a significant degree of research activity and a wide range of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including professional degrees. On an average these universities are the top choices among many.