Université du Québec à Montréal is a public French-language university in downtown Montreal, part of the Université du Québec network.
The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a public university within the Université du Québec network, and it bears the name of Quebec to mark its public character. Its address is Case postale 8888, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal (Québec) H3C 3P8, Canada. UQAM describes its mission as advancing society and serving communities through the creation and transmission of knowledge in French. Its four stated values are accessibility, engagement, audacity, and openness.
UQAM was created on April 9, 1969 by the Government of Quebec, and its first students enrolled in the autumn of 1969. The university was formed by pooling existing resources, including the Collège Sainte-Marie, the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, and three écoles normales. In 1989 it was given the status of 'université associée' within the Université du Québec network.
UQAM offers more than 375 study programs, several of which are unique in Quebec, Canada and North America. Its programs are delivered through 8 faculties and schools: arts, communication, management, political science and law, sciences, education sciences, health sciences and human sciences. Its researchers are grouped in nearly one hundred research units, including centres and chairs, and in six interdisciplinary institutes. UQAM was the first university in Canada to offer a doctorate in the field of the environment.
About 40,000 people attend UQAM's campus, which is spread across two main sites. The central campus is in the Quartier latin in downtown Montreal, at the Berri-UQAM metro station. UQAM also operates regional campuses in Lanaudière, Laval, Longueuil and Montérégie-Ouest. Facilities listed include the Cœur des sciences, Centre de design, Galerie de l'UQAM, Centre sportif and Services des bibliothèques.