12 Facts About Concordia University

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Concordia University is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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The Joint Committee of Representatives of the Board of Trustees of Loyola College and the Board of Governors of Sir George Williams Concordia University was formed in December 1971 and in fall 1972 produced a document outlining the basis of a university with two campuses.

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In 2001, Concordia University embarked on a mission to develop and expand the quality of the downtown campus, and to revive the west end in Montreal.

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Concordia University opened the Applied Science Hub on the Loyola Campus in December 2020.

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5.

Concordia University is led by its president and vice-chancellor, provost and vice-presidents.

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Concordia University has four faculties — Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science and John Molson School of Business — as well as the School of Graduate Studies.

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Concordia University has more than 400 undergraduate programs under the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the John Molson School of Business.

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Concordia University is a member of the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education .

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In February 2019, Concordia became the first university in Canada to issue a sustainable bond.

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10.

Concordia University students voted in favour of accreditation of their student union in a referendum in December 2000.

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Concordia University is home to local and international fraternities and sororities:.

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Concordia University has a campus radio station, CJLO, and television station, CUTV.

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