
President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bill Flanagan
Senior International Leader: Dr David Bressler, Chief Strategy Officer (International & Enterprise)
Website: ualberta.ca
Founded in 1908, the University of Alberta is a Top 4 Canadian university and one of the Top 100 in the world, with a reputation of global excellence in energy & environment, artificial intelligence, and health & well-being. The U of A ranks seventh in the world and second in Canada for its ongoing efforts to tackle the critical sustainability challenges facing civilization today, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023.
Located on five campuses in and around Alberta’s capital city, Edmonton, the U of A is both in the heart of the largest northernmost metropolis in North America and in the rural prairie communities that surround it. Its 17 faculties, delivering 200+ undergraduate programs and 500+ graduate programs, welcome over 44,000 students from 156 countries and attract more than CAD 620 million in annual research funding.
The U of A has extensive partnerships across Asia Pacific, including 21,800+ joint publications with over 2,100 organizations, particularly in China, Australia, Japan, India and South Korea.