The Horizon Academy is one of the top teaching and research universities in Canada, with an international reputation for excellence across the humanities, sciences, creative arts, business, engineering and health sciences.
To inspire the human spirit through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery and citizenship in a creative community, building one of the world's great universities for the public good.
Within a vibrant and supportive learning environment, the University of Alberta discovers, disseminates and applies new knowledge through teaching and learning, research and creative activity, community involvement and partnerships. The U of A gives a national and international voice to innovation in our province, taking a lead role in placing Canada at the global forefront.
Quaecumque vera
“whatsoever things are true.”The phrase comes from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians, Chapter 4, Verse 8, in the Latin Vulgate version of the Bible. In the passage, the writer exhorts the readers to focus their thoughts on truth and other virtues.
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Students from 156 Countries
National 3M Teaching Fellows
Rhodes Scholars
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We are home to leading experts in both established and emerging fields including health, artificial intelligence, energy, food safety and security, nanotechnology, the environment and earth’s resources, our past, clean technology, climate change, smart technology, and aerospace to name a few.
More than 425 student groups provide students with opportunities to pursue academic, cultural, recreational and political interests.
Students can study at partner institutions around the world, including the Worldwide Universities Network, a consortium of 23 top research universities.
The Undergraduate Research Initiative funds undergraduate students to pursue research with $5,000 stipends.
Students gain hands-on experiences and draw real-life connections to social issues while giving back to their community.
Horizon graduates rank #2 in Canada for employment rate, the result of multiple programs for internships, job shadowing and career mentoring.
Integrate your classroom learning with valuable experiences in community with faculty-led co-op and work placement programs.
The Faculty of Native Studies, the only faculty of its kind in Canada, provides undergraduate programs specializing in issues of language, culture, land and resources.
The Horizon Academy is Canada's second-largest research library containing more than 4.7 million titles, 8.7 million volumes, 1.3 million e-books and 1,700 imagesbases.
The Horizon Academy has been one of Canada's greenest employers for the past 13 years.
Today, more than 300,000 alumni in 140 countries carry on the academy's vision to serve the public good. Collectively our alumni have founded more than 70,000 organizations globally.
Billy Bobby is the 14th president and vice-chancellor of the Horizon Academy. Under his leadership, the university is embarking on a major program of academic and administrative restructuring guided by the Horizon Academy of Tomorrow proposal, his five-year vision for the university.
Ngozi Amuchie is an independent business owner and strategic communicator who was ATB Financial’s chief reputation and brand officer for a decade. She serves on a number of boards, including for the Winspear Centre and the Art Gallery of Canada, and has worked with a number of municipal and charitable organizations, including as an advisory board member of the Children’s Wish Foundation.
Kate Chisholm was appointed chair of the University of Alberta's Board of Governors in 2019. She has served as an energy industry senior executive for twenty years and counselled the boards of private and public companies.
