Université de Sherbrooke
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The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS; English: University of Sherbrooke) is a French-language public research university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second campus in Longueuil, a suburb on the South Shore of Montreal. It is one of two universities in the Estrie region of Quebec (the other one being Bishop's University), and the only French-language university for the region.
University of Sherbrooke (English) | |
Motto | Veritatem in charitate |
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Motto in English | Truth In Charity |
Type | Public |
Established | 1954 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Rector | Pierre Cossette |
Academic staff | 3400 |
Administrative staff | 3200 |
Students | 31,000 |
Location | Sherbrooke and Longueuil , , 45°22′45.86″N 71°55′39.58″W |
Campus | Urban/Suburban |
Language | French |
Sports teams | Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or ('Sherbrooke Green-and-Gold') |
Colours | Green and Gold |
Sporting affiliations | QSSF |
Website | usherbrooke.ca |
As of 2022, the Université de Sherbrooke is home to 31,000 students, and an additional 3,000 older learners (age 50+) in continuing education in its "University of the Third Age".[1] Of its 7,400 employees, about 4,000 are teaching staff.[2] The university has over 100,000 graduates and offers 46 undergraduate, 48 master's and 27 doctoral programs. It holds a total of 61 research chairs, among which are the pharmacology, microelectronics, statistical learning, and environment research chairs.