University of Ottawa, as its name says, is the university of Ottawa City. It is the biggest bilingual university in North America with more than 40,000 students, and 450 different programs.

Founded in 1848, it is also one of the oldest universities in Canada. At first, it was a Catholic school named College of Bytown, and it then became College of Ottawa in 1861. In 1965, it was officially named University of Ottawa and became secular.

The campus has 30 main buildings, 806 research laboratories, 301 teaching laboratories and 257 classrooms. The student life on the campus is renown for being lively and social. There are a lot of student’s associations in every faculty that organize a huge array of activities and parties all year round.

As a student, you can choose to live on the campus or outside of campus. There are 10 residences and different housing possibilities: individual bedrooms, or apartments from 2 to 4 bedrooms. In each residence you will find common spaces, like study rooms and leisure areas.

The University offers many programs in a lot of domains, and is divided into nine separate faculties: Arts, Law, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Management, Medicine, Science and Social Sciences.

To apply at the University of Ottawa, you must speak either French or English fluently and have at least a secondary school diploma if you are Canadian or equivalent if you come from aboard. For certain programs, there is a minimum average grade score in order to apply.

There is a vibrant sports scene at the university and there are more than 29 competitive clubs in different disciplines on the campus, including badminton, soccer, swimming, baseball, \nd dance. The official team of uOttawa is called Gee-Gees and is frequently success in national competitions.

Tuitions fees start at approximately $3,000, up to $12,000 for Canadian citizens, permanent residents and exempt international students; and from $11,000 to $20,000 for international students, for undergraduate level.

The University of Ottawa is definitely one of the best choices in Canada, if you want more information about it, you can visit its website by clicking here.

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