阿尔伯塔大学 UAlberta

The University of Alberta (also known as U of A and UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president. Its enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act.

The university comprises four campuses in Edmonton, the Augustana Campus in Camrose, and a staff centre in downtown Calgary. The original north campus consists of 150 buildings covering 50 city blocks on the south rim of the North Saskatchewan River valley, directly across from downtown Edmonton. 39,000 students from Canada and 150 other countries participate in 400 programs in 18 faculties.

The University of Alberta is a major economic driver in Alberta. The university’s impact on the Alberta economy is an estimated $12.3 billion annually, or five per cent of the province’s gross domestic product. With more than 15,000 employees, the university is Alberta’s fourth-largest employer.

The university has been recognized by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings as one of the top five universities in Canada and one of the top 100 universities worldwide.

According to the 2014 QS World University Rankings the top Faculty Area at the University of Alberta is Arts and Humanities (ranked 89th in the world), and the top-ranked Subject is English Language and Literature (22nd in the world).

The University of Alberta is also a leading institution for the study of Ukraine and is home to the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.

The University of Alberta has graduated more than 260,000 alumni, including Governor General Roland Michener; Prime Minister Joe Clark; Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin; Alberta premiers Peter Lougheed, Dave Hancock, Jim Prentice and Rachel Notley; Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and Nobel laureate Richard E. Taylor.

The university is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education and the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System.

阿尔伯塔大学(University of Alberta)是全加拿大五所最大的以科研为主的综合性大学之一，其科研水平居加拿大大学队伍的前列。参加全加14个优秀科研网的仅有3所大学，阿伯塔大学(UOA)便跻身其列。在全国大学中，阿尔伯塔大学占皇家学者协会会员人数以及申请美国技术专利和技术转让总数均居第五位，其科研收入与所得资助总额居全国第五。

阿尔伯塔大学(University of Alberta)校园内的各种设施十分完备先进。主校园占地89公顷，还有5000公顷校外科研用地，广阔的校区容纳了400个科研实验室，包括全加最有实力的激光实验室、最居前沿的扫描电子显微镜实验室，两套NMR设施和一些农业科研站点。大学图书馆是加拿大第二大科研图书馆，人均图书拥有量居全加第一。由于所在省份阿尔伯塔省是加拿大著名的石油产地，不但经济上较其他大学优越，相关科研及课程也位居加拿大前列，尤其以石油工程(petro engineering)最为出名。Timms艺术中心拥有国内最新最好的戏剧教学设施。体育娱乐中心兼有室外与室内的多种娱乐设施。学生公寓分为四个区域，lister center，international house，法语区专用宿舍St.Jean并不在校区内，而通过校车接送。HUB与商场相连，是方便、舒适的生活场所。

阿尔伯塔大学(University of Alberta)的体育比较出名，尤其以排球队和冰球队较为优秀，经常可以拿到国家级的奖项。

麦克林杂志(加拿大)： 2003 年大学平分中将阿尔伯塔大学(University of Alberta) 列入博士及医学院大学综合排名(按各大学的学生构成、课程设置、教师队伍、学校财政、图书馆等因素综合评分)在学校声誉排名中:最富创新精神列第3；明日领袖列第4；综合声誉列第4；2009年世界综合大学排名名列第55名，仅次于美国南加州大学。2009年，世界商学院MBA排名为第77名。