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The Université du Québec à Rimouski (commonly referred to as UQAR) is a public university located in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada with a campus in Lévis. Since its establishment in 1969, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) has granted over 50,000 diplomas. In addition to its Lévis and Rimouski campuses, UQAR offers academic training throughout eastern Quebec, including the Chaudière-Appalaches, Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Haute-Côte-Nord, and Manicouagan. It also has permanent offices in Gaspé and Rivière-du-Loup. UQAR is part of the Université du Québec network, the largest university network in Canada, with over 100,000 students. UQAR welcomes about 7,000 new students every year, including about 550 foreign students from over 45 countries. UQAR has strength in marine science, regional development, and nordic studies. The university's athletics teams are known as the Nordet, a French word used to refer to a northeasterly wind (and a reference to UQAR's location in Québec). History First milestones Religious and community leaders first proposed establishing a university in Rimouski in the 1930s. By the 1950s, the Seminaire de Rimouski had begun offering postsecondary level courses in partnership with Université Laval. Following the onset of the Quiet Revolution in Québec, postsecondary access expanded in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. The Parent Commission report established that Québec's citizens were entitled to full educational opportunities at all levels. Implementing the report's recommendations necessitated secularizing the province's educational system, which had largely been run by religious organizations. An act creating the Université du Québec was passed by the provincial legislative assembly in 1968. One year later, the Université du Québec à Rimouski opened on the grounds of the former monastery of the Ursulines of Quebec. 2009 fire During the night of May 14, 2009, at approximately 1:30, the fire alarm system was triggered and reported by the on-duty Rimouski campus security agent while at the same time smoke was spotted by patrolmen from the Sûreté du Québec passing by. The fire resulted in a general alarm for the Rimouski fire department, prompting assistance from the fire departments of Bic and St-Anaclet. By midday, the fire was contained and mostly put out. It resulted in the destruction of the main wing's belfry as well as major fire damage to the roof and water damage to the floors below. The affected wing houses procurement and printing services, student services, the student's bookstore, the rector's and vice-rectors offices, finances and human resources as well as classes and working spaces of graduate students. The university's geography department uses the classes located on the 5th floor, directly under the fire-damaged part of the building, and the offices located directly under the collapsed belfry are occupied by researchers. Many graduate students are also working on the 5th floor. The damage was estimated at the time to be at least $3 million. The Rimouski campus today The administrative capital of the Lower St. Lawrence region and a bustling maritime community, Rimouski is also a genuine “student city” that hums with the activities of over 15,000 students every year (all levels considered). Students represent nearly one in three people living in this town of 50,000. The Rimouski campus now has 11 pavilions, in addition to student residences. The Rimouski campus also houses the Rimouski Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMER) and the Centre for Support for Innovation through Research (CAIR) Lévis campus The university opened a second campus in Lévis, in Québec's capital region in 1980. The Lévis campus of UQAR has become a major pole for the institution. In 2019-2020, the Lévis campus was attended by about 3,000 students. UQAR offers academic training throughout eastern Quebec, including the Chaudière-Appalaches, Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Haute-Côte-Nord, and Manicouagan. It also has permanent offices in Gaspé and Rivière-du-Loup. Programs of study UQAR offers over 160 undergraduate to doctoral-level training programs in the fields of administration, biology, environmental and bioresource chemistry, regional development, education, ethics, engineering, geography, history, computer science, literature and creative writing, oceanography, psychosociology, accounting, nursing, and social work. Owing to its privileged geographic location, UQAR enables students to explore and study natural environments that are near the campuses. While maintaining a primary focus on academic achievement, the training programs offered by UQAR stand out for their excellence and distinctive nature. Foreign students UQAR has established more than 70 cooperation and exchange programs with about 15 countries around the world. Each year, UQAR welcomes about 550 foreign students. Research From the onset, UQAR has faced up to the challenges of its natural setting by concentrating on its strengths, namely its environmental resources. This is why marine science, regional development, and nordicity are the three major areas of research at UQAR. These fields are integrated to meet the challenges of the territory covered by the university. These areas of research bring together a mass of researchers. In addition, research in engineering, education, literature, heritage, management science, and health science has been booming in recent years. The independent firm RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. has repeatedly rated UQAR among the best performing Canadian universities in the field of research. For the 2011 to 2019 period, it was ranked eight times among the top three research universities offering mainly undergraduate courses. Over a ten-year period from 1999 to 2009, UQAR's research funding increased from $3.8 million to $17.4 million. Research units Institut des sciences des sciences de la mer de Rimouski (UQAR-ISMER) (Marine Science Institute) Centre de recherche sur le développement territorial (CRDT) (Territorial Development Research Centre) Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la première modernité XVIe-XVIIIe siècles (CIREM 16-18) (Interuniversity Research Centre on the First Modernity of the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries (CIREM 16-18)) Institut France-Québec pour la coopération scientifique en appui au secteur maritime (IFQM)Institut France-Québec pour la coopération scientifique en appui au secteur maritime (IFQM) (France-Quebec Institute for Scientific Cooperation in Support of the Maritime Sector) Réseau Ressources Aquatiques Québec (RAQ) (Aquaculture Quebec Network) Réseau Québec maritime (RQM) (Quebec Maritime Network) Notre Golfe (St. Lawrence Gulf Network) Centre d'études nordiques (CEN) (Northern Studies Centre) Groupe interinstitutionnel de recherches océanographiques Québec-Océan (Inter-institution Oceanographic Research Group) Centre d’étude de la forêt (CEF) (Centrefor Forest Studies) Réseau interuniversitaire québécois de formation.... 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