University of Western Ontario
| University of Western Ontario | |
|---|---|
| motto | Veritas et Utilitas |
| founding | March 7, 1878 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | London , Canada |
| president | Amit Chakma |
| Students | approx. 35,000 |
| Employee | 1381 research assistants |
| Networks | U15 , CARL , CEMS , OUA |
| Website | www.uwo.ca |
The University of Western Ontario is a university which is located in London (Ontario) . Founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth and the Anglican Diocese of Huron, the university is one of the oldest in Canada. At that time her name was The Western University of London Ontario . In 1883, the first students received their awards in the subjects of art and medicine. The campus area is 1.6 square kilometers north of the Thames, which flows through the city. The main part of the campus consists of 75 buildings, but the university also has large landholdings outside the main campus.
The rector of the university is John Thompson and the president is Amit Chakma. With all twelve faculties and the three associated colleges combined, the university offers over 200 different educational qualifications and diplomas.
history
The university was founded on March 7, 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1817-1901) of the Anglican Diocese of Huron as The Western University of London Ontario . From then on, this included the Huron University College, which was founded in 1863. The first four faculties were arts, theology, law, and medicine. Teaching began in 1881 with 15 students. They completed their studies in 1883. Since 1908, the university is no longer bound by any denomination .
In 1916 the university acquired its current campus from the Kingsmill family. There are two memorials on campus for students who died in World War I : One mentions the names of 19 students and alumni of the university; a second commemorates the fallen from Middlesex County .
In 1923 the university was renamed The University of Western Ontario . The first buildings on the previously acquired property were the Arts Building (this is now the University College) and the Science Building, which today houses the chairs for physics and astronomy. The first lectures on the new site were held in 1924. The University College Tower, which is often used as a characteristic building in the external presentation of the university, was named Middlesex Memorial Tower in honor of those who had died in the war in the years before.
There are two World War II memorials in the physics and astronomy building: One gives the names of the fallen UWO students and graduates. A second honors the students who were trained at the university to serve in No. 10 Canadian General Hospital to serve.
In the post-war period, the number of students enrolled grew rapidly. At the same time a number of new faculties were founded - including a Graduate School , the College of Business Administration (now the Ivey Business School), the engineering faculty, the legal department, the educational science faculty and the Academy of Music .
Since 2012, the university has been using the name "Western University" in its external presentation. However, the legal name is still The University of Western Ontario .
profile
Western is a publicly funded full university and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Most of the students are enrolled in undergraduate programs, which have a total of 23,690 students. In addition, there are 5297 students who are enrolled in graduate or other postgraduate courses. In the 2008/2009 academic year, the university awarded 4,504 bachelor's degrees, 207 doctorates, 1,427 master's degrees and 1,180 “second entry professional” degrees. In 2013 there were around 45,000 applications for 4,900 study places . Students can apply for scholarships such as the Ontario Student Assistance Program and Canada Student Loans and Grants from state and regional governments.
The admission requirements differ depending on the applicant's previous educational background. The average grade of the school leaving certificates of the first year students at the university was 88.3 percent (this corresponds to about 1.7–2.0 in the German grading system).
reputation
The University of Western Ontario is one of the better universities in Canada in many areas. In 2012 it reached places 201–300 worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) rankings, which corresponds to places 8–17 of 22 universities in Canada examined. The QS World University Rankings placed them 157th worldwide in 2011, which corresponds to 7th place in Canada. In national rankings, the medical degree took 11th place in Maclean’s ranking. The university was included in the ranking, although - like other universities - it has no longer participated in the Maclean's survey since 2006 .
Various courses at the university were also evaluated individually. The social sciences faculty took place in 2010 96 in the QS World University Rankings year. In 2012, the ARWU ranked the same faculty 76-100 in a global comparison. Western Law School ranked 9th nationally by Maclean's in 2012. Western's Richard Ivey School of Business did well in rankings. In 2010, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked 'Ivey' as the sixth best business school outside the United States and second best in Canada. In 2011, the Financial Times ranked Ivey 46th in its Global MBA Ranking, also second best in Canada.
Sports
The university is represented by the Western Ontario Mustangs in the sports leagues of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport . The men's Canadian football team is particularly successful, having won provincial championships several times in recent years and the Canadian championship title six times.
Well-known graduates
- Joan Barfoot (* 1946), writer and journalist
- John David Jackson (1925-2016), theoretical physicist
- J. Carson Mark (1913–1997), mathematician and physicist
- Alice Munro (* 1931), writer, Nobel Prize in Literature 2013
- Kelly Rowan (born 1965), actress ( OC, California )
- Steve Rucchin (* 1971), ice hockey player
- Vandana Shiva (* 1952), quantum physicist, Indian feminist and environmentalist
- Bjarni Tryggvason (* 1945), astronaut
Individual evidence
- ^ The University of Western Ontario . In: Directory of Canadian Universities . Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ Five-Year Enrollment Comparison . University of Western Ontario. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ↑ Section A1 - Address information . In: Common University Data Ontario . University of Western Ontario. November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ↑ Ottawa eyes new campus in region | The London Free Press
- ↑ Admission Requirements . In: The University of Western Ontario . The University of Western Ontario. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ B3 - Secondary School Averages of Full Time, First Year Students . In: Common University Data Ontario . University of Western Ontario. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings-2012/Canada.html
- ^ A b The University of Western Ontario . In: QS World University Rankings . QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ↑ Universities continue to shun Maclean's ranks . Postmedia Network Inc. September 2, 2006. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ The 2012 Maclean's Law School Rankings . In: Maclean's . September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ The Best International Business Schools 2010 . In: Bloomberg Businessweek . November 11, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ↑ Global MBA Rankings 2011 . In: The Financial Times . 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
