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University of Windsor, Canada

EducationWorld October 2018 | Canada Institution Profile
A multi-disciplinary varsity with 15,000 students including 2,550 from 100 countries worldwide, University of Windsor, Canada is ranked among Canada’s Top 25 universities by the London-based QS Sited on a 125-acre campus in the southern tip of Canada, University of Windsor (UoW, estb.1963), Canada is a multi-disciplinary public varsity with an enrolment of 15,000 students, including 2,550 from 100 countries, mentored by 524 faculty. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, University of Windsor, Canada is ranked in the 600-800 band worldwide, and #23 in Canada by the QS World University Rankings 2018. A research-focused university with an annual research outlay of $30 million (Rs.168 crore), University of Windsor, Canada is accredited by the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and the Graduate Management Admission Council. University of Windsor, Canada traces its lineage to the Assumption College founded in 1857 as a liberal arts institute. More than a century later, in 1963, the Assumption College merged with the Essex, Canterbury, Iona and Holy Redeemer colleges to emerge as the University of Windsor, a non-denominational, autonomous degrees-awarding institution of higher education. Currently, the university’s nine faculties — arts, humanities, and social sciences; law; education; nursing; engineering, human kinetics; social work; science and business — offer 190 undergraduate, 65 graduate and six professional programmes. Moreover, University of Windsor, Canada has a 100,000-strong alumni network which includes former Chrysler CEO Thomas LaSorda, former Canadian ice hockey player Frank Mahovlich and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Windsor. Located minutes from North America’s busiest international border crossing, directly across a river from the US city of Detroit, Windsor (pop. 217,000) is Canada’s southernmost city. Settled by the French in 1749, it has evolved into a multi-cultural metro with 27 percent of its population comprising foreign-born citizens. Windsor is also the automobiles hub of Canada with a rich industrial and manufacturing heritage. It hosts the headquarters of Fiat-Chrysler Canada and a Ford Motor Co manufacturing plant. Surrounded by blue fresh water lakes, the city boasts over 3,000 acres of green spaces, 180 parks and 40 miles of bicycle trails, apart from art galleries, museums, and world class sports venues. It also has a bustling nightlife and offers an array of restaurants, pubs and concert halls. Detroit, Michigan, is a mere ten minutes by road. The city has a semi-continental climate, with warm, humid summers and cold winters. Summer temperature averages 23°C plunging to -3°C in winter. Campus facilities. The university’s 125-acre campus overlooks Windsor’s riverfront and the Detroit skyline. Ranked among the Top 5 greenest universities in Canada by the Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges 2015, it offers state-of-the-art academic, residential and sports facilities. Campus landmarks include the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation (estb.2012), a world-class facility with latest in-classroom teaching technology, an Industrial Courtyard for collaborative work with 80 research labs, and the Leddy Library, which hosts over 3 million learning resources including 1 million electronic titles and data sets. Moreover, renovation of the
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