University of Victoria (Canada)

The University of Victoria (UVic) is one of the top ranking universities located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including professional degrees.

UVic has the following Faculties and Divisions:

• Faculty of Business
• Division of Continuing Studies
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Fine arts
• Faculty of Graduate Studies
• Faculty of Human and Social Development
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Law
• Division of Medical Sciences
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences

The UVic Business Entrepreneurship Specialization won the prestigious Academy of Management Innovation in Pedagogy Award.

Rankings:

- Placed among the world's top 200 universities for Social Sciences (#193 globally) in Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009.

- Ranked 100-134th in North & Latin America (ARWU 2009).

- Rated as the best comprehensive university in the country (tied for 1st position with Simon Fraser University) according to the Maclean's Magazine 2009.

- Placed 200-300th in the world according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2007.

- Ranked 1st in comprehensive university category by Maclean's Magazine in 2007, up from 3rd in 2006 league tables.

- 12th in Canada and 213th in the world (THES-QS World University Rankings 2007).

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