L'Institution Royale Pour L'Avancement Des Sciences / Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning

The mission of mcgill university is the advancement of learning and the creation and dissemination of knowledge by offering the best possible education by carrying out research and scholarly activities judged to be excellent by the highest international standards and by providing service to society. In fulfilling its mission mcgill university embraces the principles of academic freedom integrity responsibility quity and inclusiveness. Located on two campuses ( the downtown and the macdonald campus) mcgill has reached 39 461 students enrolled in 10 faculties and the school of continuing studies with over 12 000 international students. An english-language institution location in quebec mcgill's downtown campus include teaching and research facilities in more than 70 buildings covering approximately 32 hectares of land. The macdonald campus occupies 6440 hectares on the western tip of the island of montreal and includes a cattle complex a state-of-the-art computer-controlled greenhouse a research farm orchards and the morgan arboretum. Mcgill university offers over 400 courses of study in undergraduate graudate and postdoctoral programs as well as continuing studies. Our commitment to graduate studies is stronger than ever and our programs continue to grow and evolve to reflect this. During the year a number of teaching programs were developed and approved by the university. Although renowned as a research-intensive university we also offer a wide variety of a professional programs which are not necessarily research-based