University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is a university of approximately 28,000 students located in the north-western part of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (pop. 1,037,100). It offers over 100 programmes in post-secondary education awarding bachelors, masters, and doctorate (Ph.D) degrees. The University has a medical school (MD), law school (LLB), and in 2006 a veterinary school.

Athletics

The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Calgary Dinos.

Address

2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2N 1N4

Alumni

• James Gosling, inventor of the Java programming language, holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Calgary (1977).
• Hal Kvisle TransCanada Profile. the President & CEO of TransCanada Corporation holds an MBA from the University of Calgary.
• Douglas R. Hamilton , NASA flight surgeon and biomedical engineer, holds a Ph.D. in cardiovascular physiology from the University of Calgary (1991).
• Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, holds an M.A. in Economics from the University of Calgary.

See also

• List of Alberta universities
• University of Calgary Students' Union

External links

• official university site
• official student newspaper
• UofC wiki