University of Calgary, Canada
The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is
a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of
the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being
instituted into a separate, autonomous university in 1966. It is
composed of 14 faculties and over 85 research institutes and
centres. The main campus is located in the northwest quadrant of the
city near the Bow River and a smaller south campus is located in the
city centre. The main campus houses most of the research facilities
and works with provincial and federal research and regulatory
agencies, several of which are housed next to the campus such as the
Geological Survey of Canada. The main campus covers approximately
200 hectares (490 acres).
A member of the U15, the University of Calgary is also one of
Canada's top research universities (based on the number of Canada
Research Chairs). The university has a sponsored research revenue of
$380.4 million,with total revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. The
university maintains close ties to the petroleum and geoscience
industry through the Department of Geosciences and the Schulich
School of Engineering.[further explanation needed] The university
also maintains several other departments and faculties, including
the Cumming School of Medicine, the Faculty of Arts, the School of
Public Policy, the Faculty of Law, and the Haskayne School of
Business.
Notable former students include Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper, Java programming language creator James Gosling, Uber
co-founder Garrett Camp, astronaut Robert Thirsk, and Lululemon
Athletica founder Chip Wilson.The university has produced over
170,000 alumni who reside in 152 countries.