McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Overview

History, Affiliations & Ranking

McGill University is one of the oldest and top-ranked public universities of Canada, which was founded in 1821. According to the QS World University ranking, it is ranked 2nd in Canada and 33rd in the world. The university is well-known across the globe for its excellent teaching and research programmes. Every year, students from across 150 countries enrol for admission to various courses at McGill University. It is the centre of education for the brightest students from across the world. McGill University is a member of the Association of Americal Universities which makes it one of the two universities outside the United States that are a part of this association, the other being the University of Toronto. It also has the prestige of being the only Canadian member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF) within the World Economic Forum.

Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

The main campus of the university is the Downtown campus, which is situated in downtown Montreal. The second campus is the Macdonald campus, which is situated in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. McGill houses a total of 12 faculties and schools among which Arts, Science, Engineering, Management, and Medicine are the famous faculties. It is also a famous centre for research in the field of medicine.In total, the university offers over 1,000 programs across graduate and undergraduate levels. The worlds first artificial cell was made at McGill University by Thomas Chang. Among all research universities of Canada, McGill University has the record of having the highest percentage of PhD students.

Accomplishments & Alumni

McGill university aims at maintaining its standard of teaching by following its motto that says Grandescunt Aucta Labore, which means By work, all things increase and grow. Many world leaders, Nobel laureates and entrepreneurs have been a part of McGill University. The University continues to offer quality education and mark a difference in society. Some of the proud alumni counted under McGill University include 12 Nobel laureates, 145 Rhodes Scholars, 10 billionaires, 3 Prime Ministers of Canada, 1 Governor-General of Canada, and a minimum of 8 foreign leaders, 28 foreign ambassadors, and above 100 members of national legislatures. Apart from these, the university has also produced 11 Grammy Award Winners, 9 Academy Award winners, 4 Pulitzer Prize winners, at least 16 Emmy Award winners, and 121 Olympians with over 35 Olympic medals.

Student Diversity & Companies Visiting

McGill University has students coming for admission from across 150 countries. This makes the campus of the university very diverse with respect to students and their backgrounds. McGill University has always taken special interest in assessing international students so that they can get through the selection process and make the process of learning an even richer experience for all the students of the university. It promotes intercultural learning and encourages its students to know about each other traditions and values. With a myriad of talented minds brewing in the university, it is bound to be a regular host to almost all the leading organisations and companies of the world.

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