About UVic
The University of Victoria is one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities. UVic offers innovative programs for more than 19,000 students on our diverse and welcoming West Coast campus. Our deep commitment to students, inspired teaching, internationally renowned research and opportunities for real-life learning set us apart.
Beyond the classroom, UVic is part of your community. We welcome you to experience the outstanding social, cultural, artistic, environmental and athletic opportunities available to visitors year-round.
President's Message
It is my honour to serve as the sixth president of the University of Victoria. I take great pride in UVic's reputation as a leading Canadian destination university, attracting remarkably creative and intelligent students and faculty members from across Canada and around the world.
UVic is an intellectually vibrant place where both undergraduate and graduate students have ready access to some of the most dedicated and productive scholars - and the most inspiring teachers - across a wide variety of fields.
Our students benefit from one of Canada's most diverse sets of experiential learning opportunities. These relevant, engaged and practical learning opportunities include co-operative education placements, practica and internships locally and around the world.
And our researchers are engaged in addressing the critical issues of our times - from climate change and cultural change to fuel cells and cancer cells - creating and applying knowledge for the betterment of society.
It is my pleasure to invite you to learn more about UVic and to become involved in our dynamic and supportive learning community.
David H. Turpin, PhD, FRSC
President and Vice-Chancellor
Strategic
Plan
The University of Victoria's renewed strategic plan A Vision for the Future: Building on Strength reinforces the vision and mission of the university, and sets long-term goals for the future. The renewed plan builds on the success of the original Vision for the Future (2002), and was approved by the senate and board of governors in January 2007.
UVic University
Rankings
The University of Victoria is recognized annually as one of Canada's top universities by external surveys and UVic students alike.
Globe and Mail
UVic received an A- in the 2007 Globe and Mail's University Report Card on students' overall satisfaction with their university experience. UVic sent the Globe and Mail survey out to all its registered students, ensuring that the university's ratings were based on the opinions of its whole student body, not just those who registered with the Studentawards.com database as was the case in previous years.
UVic's campus environment and atmosphere received top marks as did its computing equipment, online resources, the library, and faculty's knowledge of subject matter. UVic's tolerance for diverse opinions and ideas also received an A-.
For more information visit the Globe and Mail website.
Maclean's
In 2007 UVic placed first out of the 11 comprehensive universities that participated in the annual Maclean's magazine rankings of Canadian universities. UVic placed second in its category in the amount of medical and science grants it attracts, and also scored high for its overall ability to attract research funding, support for its libraries and support for scholarships and bursaries.
Accountability
The University of Victoria is proud and grateful to benefit from significant support in the form of public funding, student tuition and private contributions. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of stewardship of these resources and our audited financial statements are publicly available. To ensure programming of the highest quality for our students, our faculty are evaluated annually, through students? teaching evaluations as well as by their department chair and dean. Departments are also subject to vigorous external review every five to seven years.
In addition, there are many ways in which the university provides a public accounting of its accomplishments and progress in fulfilling its mission.We invite you to share our pride in following this progress, much of which is documented on the UVic Web site.
Governance &
History
The University of Victoria is governed by the University Act of BC.