About us
Campus Saint-Jean is the francophone campus of the University of Alberta.
Comprising Faculté Saint-Jean, the University of Alberta's multidisciplinary French-language faculty, the Centre collégial de l'Alberta and the École de Langues, Campus Saint-Jean is defined by a commitment to integrating learning, discovery and citizenship.
Today, close to 1,000 students, driven by a desire to complete their post-secondary education in French, attend Campus Saint-Jean, and study in one of its college programs or university bachelor's, master's or doctoral programs.
Thanks to smaller class sizes and a dedicated residence, Campus Saint-Jean offers members of the student body the opportunity to live their daily lives in French. Campus Saint-Jean faculty members share a strong commitment to the quality of the education they provide, and to tapping into the skills, potential and contribution of the francophone community in Western Canada.
History of CSJ
Campus Saint-Jean is the only French-language university-degree program west of Manitoba. The Saint-Jean school was founded in Pincher Creek in 1908 by an Oblate priest as a juniorate, a place to instruct junior members preparing for life in the Oblate order. Three years later, the school moved to its current location overlooking the Mill Creek Ravine, 6 kilometres east of the University of Alberta's main campus. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Collège Saint-Jean grew more affiliated with the University of Alberta, and, in 1976, the Oblate priests officially sold it to the University. In 1977, the Collège changed its name to Faculté Saint-Jean and became a full faculty at the University of Alberta. In October 2005, Saint-Jean was renamed Campus Saint-Jean.
Campus Saint-Jean continues to offer students a unique francophone education. The campus is located on rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 Street) in the heart of Edmonton's francophone neighbourhood. The language of communication at the Campus is French, and students are also exposed to cultural events occurring in the city's francophone community.
The present and the future
A full-fledged faculty of the University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean is a Canadian academic institution training leaders for the 21st Century and prepared to play a significant role in the global village.
The campus offers a rich and varied education focused on the overall development of individuals and leads many active research projects in different areas of expertise including the arts, sciences, social sciences and education.
With its nine undergraduate programs and two master's programs, the campus brings the best of University of Alberta ... into French!
In addition to being very active locally, the Campus is carving an increasingly prominent place on the stage nationally and internationally. Our students come from more than 30 countries around the world and the faculty also shows a cosmopolitan face. Today, the campus is not longer an Franco-Alberta institution only, but an institution of the Canadian and international Francophonie.
The excellence of our students has undoubtedly contributed to make of the University of Alberta one of the leading Canadian universities. Internationally, the University ranks 59th among the best universities around the world.
Studying or working at Campus Saint-Jean is living a life experience to build tomorrow's society.