University of Victoria Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
- This page is about the Canadian university. For other universities with 'Victoria' in their name, see Victoria University (disambiguation).
The University of Victoria (usually known as UVic) is located on southern Vancouver Island in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is a relatively small university, with approximately 18,000 students, as of 2004.
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| Motto | "Let there be light" (shown in Hebrew characters) and "A multitude of the wise is the health of the world" (in Latin). | |
| Founded | 1963 | |
| School type | Public | |
| President | David H. Turpin | |
| Location | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Enrollment | 18,415 | |
| Sports teams | Vikes | |
| Mascot | Thunder | |
It attracts many students in part because of its size, its location in the beautiful city of Victoria, and co-op program - which is the third largest in Canada. Despite its small size, it has one of the best law schools in Canada.
The University is one of Canada's younger universities, having been given its charter in 1963. Before that time, it existed as Victoria College from 1903 and was affiliated with McGill University. Between 1915 and 1920, Victoria College did not offer courses in higher education, but in 1920, the college was reborn as an affiliate of the University of British Columbia.
The current president of the university is David H. Turpin, and its chancellor is Ronald Lou-Poy.
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