Follow
The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, sometimes informally known as UQAT, is a public university within the Université du Québec network, with campuses in Val-d'Or and Rouyn-Noranda.
History
The Université was founded in 1970 as Services universitaires dans le Nord-Ouest québécois. The university was renamed Direction des études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois (1972); Centre d’études universitaires dans l’Ouest québécois (1976); Centre d’études universitaires en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (1981). The university has been known as l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue since 1983, splitting away from the administration of UQTR.