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Record 1 1985-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • School and School-Related Administration
  • Educational Institutions
DEF

A unit of the university, located separately from the main physical plant but under the direction of the central university administration; a single university may have more than one branch. Generally these branches do not encompass the university program as a whole but deal with a specific segment, such as the medical school, law school, two-year college and so on.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
  • Établissements d'enseignement
CONT

Une université constituante a pour objet l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche; elle doit notamment, dans le cadre de cet objet, contribuer à la formation des maîtres.

OBS

L'Université du Québec est composée de constituantes, notamment à Montréal, à Trois-Rivières, à Chicoutimi et à Rimouski.

Spanish

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