| University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue | |
| Native Name: | Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Motto: | Il faut le savoir |
| Motto Lang: | fr |
| Mottoeng: | It must be known |
| Established: | 1970 (legally 1983) |
| Country: | Canada |
| Students: | 5,200[1] |
| Postgrad: | 708[2] |
| Free Label: | Sports teams |
| Colours: | Orange and Grey |
| Nickname: | UQAT |
The (UQAT) (English: University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue) is a public university within the network, with campuses in Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda. It takes its name from the region it primarily serves.
The offers 95 programs in administration, accounting, teaching, engineering, multimedia, psychology, nursing, social work, interactive multimedia, youth communications, and art therapy. Students can choose to specialize in the disciplines of Electromechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.[3]
The Université was founded in 1970 as "Services universitaires dans le Nord-Ouest québécois". The university was subsequently renamed "Direction des études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois" (1972), "Centre d’études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois" (1976), and "Centre d’études universitaires en Abitibi-Témiscamingue" (1981). The university has been known as since 1983, when it split away from the administration of the .
On-campus residences are now available in Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or.[4] Rental accommodations are also available in these communities.
The is based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Additional satellite campuses are located in Val-d'Or (Centre d'Etude Supérieures Lucien-Cliche), which includes a pavilion for First Nations studies, and in Amos (Pavilion des Rapides), which specializes in forestry with a research centre focusing on ligniculture and silviculture, and in hydrogeology with a laboratory for groundwater research.
UQAT also has smaller learning centres in Notre-Dame-du-Nord, La Sarre, Matagami, and Duparquet.[5]
Notable people who have attended the university include: