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The University of Calgary

Here you can transform your inspiration into impact.

Start Something.

The University of Calgary is a place to start something—a career, a company, a new cure, or a new skill. We’re Canada’s entrepreneurial university. Join us!

Undergraduate programs

Take your next step at one of Canada’s top research universities. Whichever of our 250+ programs you choose, you’ll find state-of-the-art creative labs, hands-on learning, and invaluable mentorship opportunities. UCalgary doesn’t just teach entrepreneurial thinking, it’s part of everything we do. Ready to start something big?  

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Graduate programs

We offer more than 225 credentials across 80 programs —all with the entrepreneurial thinking that defines UCalgary. From across Canada and around the world, we attract people who want to enhance their knowledge, create new career pathways, or pursue ground-breaking research. Want to start your next something? 

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Professional and Continuing Education

With more than 1,200 courses and seminars and 70 in-demand certificate programs, we help working professionals adapt to the changing labour market and curiosity-seekers gain personal enrichment. UCalgary’s courses are relevant, in-demand, and best-practise-based. Want to learn something new? 

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Successful summit kicks off Canada’s Productivity Initiative

Event hosted by School of Public Policy and Government of Alberta brings together experts to address Canada’s economic barriers and productivity declines

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Class of 2024: Teena Starlight reflects on her commitment to embedding Tsuut’ina culture in education

As the first Tsuut'ina Nation member to earn a doctorate, Starlight honours the wisdom of Elders while pursuing curriculum changes

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Class of 2024: First graduate of Computational Neuroscience program studies the ‘edge of chaos’

Taylor Kergan’s research aims to use machine-learned models for diagnosis and exploration in brain research

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Class of 2024: Love of books inspires an artistic pathway to social work degree

Trisha Punzalan writes and illustrates children’s book to help readers learn about resilience and relationships

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Why UCalgary?

We've been ranked amongst the world's top universities and we've done it by pushing our limits, challenging ourselves to do better, and seeking knowledge – wherever that journey takes us.

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Undergraduate retention rate

250+ Programs

in the 14 Faculties at UCalgary

34,000+ Students

UCalgary educates over 26,000 undergraduate and 8,000 graduate students

Graduate employment rate

The University of Calgary ranked in the Top 5 Academic All-Canadian student-athletes See more facts and figures

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