Concordia University

1455 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8
Telephone: (514) 848-2424

www.concordia.ca

Montreal’s Concordia University was established in 1974 with the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, whose roots date back to 1873. Concordia has since become one of Canada’s largest urban universities.
It has 30,000 full and part-time students and 8,000 continuing education students on two campuses: one downtown; the other in a residential setting in the city’s west end. A shuttle-bus service provides free transportation between the two.

More than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs are offered through four faculties (arts and science, commerce and administration, engineering and computer science, and fine arts) and a school of graduate studies. Concordia also has 18 research centres. As an English-language university in a predominantly French-speaking milieu, Concordia allows term papers and examinations to be submitted in either English or French. About 64 percent of students are anglophone; 14 percent are francophone and 22 percent represent other language groups.

Concordia promotes an interdisciplinary approach to learning, and is a trailblazer in accommodating student needs by offering flexible class schedules, part-time programs and distinctive services for mature students, women, students over 55 and students with disabilities. In addition, many students are eligible to participate in Concordia’s cooperative education program, allowing them to combine their studies with valuable employment experience. Growing international activities are coordinated through the Centre for International Academic Cooperation. Concordia professors have travelled to more than 100 countries, and Concordia continues to host visiting students and professors from every corner of the globe.

The university also sponsors a wide array of cultural, athletic and community events. Its art galleries, film screenings, concert hall and lectures are an integral part of the city’s cultural livelihood.

Academic and campus services
Advocacy and support services, art galleries, campus ministry, career and placement centre, centre for Native education, child care services, counselling and development services, financial aid and awards office, health services, legal information services, music and arts studios, office of rights and responsibilities, ombuds office, peer helper program, radio stations, services for disabled students, student learning services, student safety patrol, television station, theatre, women’s centre.

First-year student programs
Year-round orientation program; programs for international students, students with disabilities, Native students and mature students; Bridge magazine.

Dr. Balbir S. Sahni, Director
Centre for International Academic Cooperation
Telephone: (514) 848-2424 ext. 4989
Fax: (514) 848-2888
E-mail: sahni@alcor.concordia.ca