University of Alberta

public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Organization autonomous_university Q640694
University of Alberta
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University of Alberta

Summary

University of Alberta is an autonomous university[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • University of Alberta's field of work was undergraduate education[3].
  • University of Alberta's field of work was postgraduate education[4].
  • University of Alberta was a member of Association of Research Libraries[5].
  • University of Alberta was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries[6].
  • University of Alberta was a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories[7].
  • University of Alberta was a member of Universities Canada[8].
  • University of Alberta was a member of U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities[9].
  • University of Alberta was a member of Q118398[10].
  • University of Alberta is located in Edmonton[11].
  • University of Alberta is in the country of Canada[12].
  • University of Alberta's instance of is recorded as autonomous university[13].
  • University of Alberta's instance of is recorded as comprehensive academic and research university[14].
  • University of Alberta's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[15].
  • University of Alberta's instance of is recorded as corporation[16].
  • University of Alberta's instance of is recorded as public research university[17].
  • University of Alberta's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[18].
  • University of Alberta's headquarters location is recorded as Edmonton[19].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as Alberta Gambling Research Institute, University of Alberta[20].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alberta[21].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alberta[22].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, University of Alberta[23].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre[24].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as Helmholtz Alberta Initiative[25].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Alberta Faculty of Science[26].
  • University of Alberta's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Alberta Health Law Institute[27].

Body

Founding

May 9, 1906 marks the founding of University of Alberta[28].

Operations

University of Alberta's headquarters location is recorded as Edmonton[19]. Subsidiaries include Alberta Gambling Research Institute, it[20]; Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, it[21]; Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, it[22]; Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, it[23]; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre[24], a research institute[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1972[31]; and Helmholtz Alberta Initiative[25], an organization[32], in Canada[33], founded in 2009[34].

Industry

Fields of work include undergraduate education[3], an educational stage[35] and postgraduate education[4], an educational stage[36].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for University of Alberta include 99906 Uofalberta[37], an asteroid[38].

Why It Matters

University of Alberta has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include 99906 Uofalberta[37], an asteroid[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . cicic.ca. Retrieved . cicic.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . alberta.ca. Retrieved . alberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . u15.ca. u15.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . cicic.ca. Retrieved . cicic.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . cicic.ca. Retrieved . cicic.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . cicic.ca. Retrieved . cicic.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . arl.org. Retrieved . arl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [6] . carl-abrc.ca. Retrieved . carl-abrc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [7] . coar-repositories.org. Retrieved . coar-repositories.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [8] . univcan.ca. Retrieved . univcan.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [9] . u15.ca. Retrieved . u15.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [10] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . An Act to Establish and Incorporate a University for the Province of Alberta. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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