University of Waterloo

Summary

University of Waterloo is a public research university^[1]. It draws 1,092 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #41 of 166).^[2]

Key Facts

• University of Waterloo was a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities^[3].
• University of Waterloo was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[4].
• University of Waterloo was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries^[5].
• University of Waterloo was a member of U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities^[6].
• University of Waterloo was a member of Universities Canada^[7].
• University of Waterloo was a member of Q118398^[8].
• University of Waterloo is located in Waterloo^[9].
• University of Waterloo is in the country of Canada^[10].
• University of Waterloo's instance of is recorded as public research university^[11].
• University of Waterloo's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[12].
• University of Waterloo's instance of is recorded as university in Ontario^[13].
• University of Waterloo's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[14].
• Waterloo is named after University of Waterloo^[15].
• University of Waterloo's headquarters location is recorded as Waterloo^[16].
• University of Waterloo's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Waterloo Faculty of Science^[17].
• University of Waterloo's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Waterloo Library^[18].
• University of Waterloo's child organization or unit is recorded as Special Collections & Archives^[19].
• University of Waterloo's Commons category is recorded as University of Waterloo^[20].
• University of Waterloo's chairperson is recorded as Feridun Hamdullahpur^[21].
• University of Waterloo comprises University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering^[22].
• University of Waterloo comprises University of Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics^[23].
• University of Waterloo comprises University of Waterloo Faculty of Science^[24].
• University of Waterloo comprises University of Waterloo Faculty of Arts^[25].
• July 4, 1956 marks the founding of University of Waterloo^[26].
• University of Waterloo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.468888888889, 'lon': -80.54}^[27].

Body

Founding

July 4, 1956 marks the founding of University of Waterloo^[26].

Leadership

University of Waterloo's chairperson is recorded as Feridun Hamdullahpur^[21].

Operations

University of Waterloo's headquarters location is recorded as Waterloo^[16]. Subsidiaries include University of Waterloo Faculty of Science^[17], a faculty of science^[28], in Canada^[29]; University of Waterloo Library^[18], an academic library^[30], in Canada^[31]; and Special Collections & Archives^[19], an archives^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1976^[34].

Why It Matters

University of Waterloo draws 1,092 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #41 of 166).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]