public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Alberta is a public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was started in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, the university's first president.
There are four campuses in Edmonton, an Augustana Campus in Camrose, and a staff centre in downtown Calgary. There are 39,000 students. It has 18 faculties.[1]