The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a public university whose mission is to provide accessible higher education. Created by the Government of Québec in the late 1960’s, UQAM is at its core a socially-minded university. It offers a wide variety of programs in an urban setting, thus being a part of the very fabric of Montreal’s dynamic neighbourhoods, including the Latin Quarter and The Quartier des Spectacles (Show District).

I both studied and worked at UQAM, as a Master’s student in International Relations and as a teaching assistant in the English Department in the Faculty of Languages. A large body of international students attends UQAM, making for diverse classrooms. Many foreign students choose UQAM for its central location and accessible programs.