Ottawa Education Environment
The Ottawa region is home to two major universities known for their educational and research excellence as well as to a number of smaller universities and colleges. With a post-secondary population of more than 100,000, the Ottawa area offers a wealth of learning opportunities. Paired with a dynamic research environment, Ottawa is an attractive place to study and build a career in the life and health sciences. Not surprisingly, the region draws students and trainees from across Canada and around the world.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is affiliated with the University of Ottawa where our physicians and researchers are cross-appointed to academic positions. We also partner with other educational institutions through program design, guest lecturerships, and cooperative programs.
The following are the major post-secondary institutions in the area:
Algonquin College
Algonquin College is a sizable institution with 16,000 full-time and 34,000 part-time students. It includes the School of Health and Community Studies, which offers a number of life sciences degree and diploma programs from social work to dental hygiene. The college also offers collaborative degrees that are delivered in partnership with Carleton University or the University of Ottawa. This includes a bachelor of science in nursing.
Carleton University
Carleton’s 2,000 faculty and staff provide a superior learning experience for students from every province and from more than 100 countries around the world. The university offers 65 programs of study in diverse areas to more than 23,000 students. Carleton’s interdisciplinary and international approach to research has led to many significant discoveries and innovative works in science and technology, business, governance, public policy, and the arts.
The university has more than five major research chairs in areas tied to health care. These are devoted to behavioural neuroscience, medical physics, molecular physiology, and teleoperations, where computer-touch technology, or “haptics,” brings the use of remote surgery to the Internet. Carleton also has extensive joint programs in science and engineering with the University of Ottawa.
La Cité collégiale
La Cité collégiale is a French-language college focusing on applied technology and workplace needs. The college offers training in a variety of health sciences programs, including physiotherapy, biotechnology and paramedical training.
Université du Québec en Outaouais
UQO is a branch of the Université du Québec located across the Ottawa River in Gatineau, Quebec. With over 6,000 students, UQO grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in a range of programs, including the health sciences.
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa attracts the best and brightest from across Canada and around the world. North America’s largest bilingual university promotes academic excellence in both official languages, while strong research partnerships make it a centre of innovation and an engine of economic growth. The University of Ottawa is one of Canada’s top research-intensive universities.
The Faculty of Medicine encompasses anesthesia, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology, cellular and molecular medicine, epidemiology and community medicine, emergency medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, pathology and laboratory medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology, and surgery.
The Faculty of Health Sciences is made up of three schools—nursing, rehabilitation sciences, and human kinetics—and a health sciences program leading to a bachelor’s degree in health sciences or nutrition sciences. The Faculty of Health Sciences excels in its research endeavour thanks to the efforts of more than 100 researchers working in a variety of disciplines, from molecular biology to metabolism, from human kinetics to social sciences of health.
