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Laval University is an open research university that was established in 1663 and it is associated with CARL, AUFC, AUCC, IAU, CBIE, CIS, and UArctic. The university was founded by Francois De Montmorency-Laval who was the first Bishop of New France. Earlier, the university was known as Seminaire De Quebec. The university was built with an aim to train and educate priests who can serve New France. Later on, it expanded its academic structure and began to teach liberal arts. In the early 20^th century, the university opened the faculties of theology, law, medicine, science, social science, and forestry. Also, a research thesis was included in the curriculum. In 1938, the departments of economics, and political and social sciences were introduced which became well-known faculties of the university.

The campus comprises of over 30 buildings which were based on the modern-style architecture. The science building, wood research center, and the social science library are all located within the campus. Some of the well-known faculties at the campus are the Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, and the Faculty of Science & Engineering. In addition, the university is expanding its campus and constructing more buildings as the number of students is increasing rapidly.

The university consists of four of the 19 Canada Excellence Research Chairs, namely Research Excellence Chair in Remote Sensing, Research Excellence Chair in Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome in Metabolic Health, Research Excellence Chair in Photonic Innovations, and Excellence Chair in Neurophotonics. The University has over 60 departments, schools, and institutes, offers 500 programs in every field of knowledge. The total strength of the university is about 43,000 students along with 7,000 international students. There are more than 9,600 full- and part-time employees on the university campus including 3,045 staff members.

The university has a list of notable alumni that includes Louis St. Laurent (12th Prime Minister of Canada), Niklaus Wirth (Designer of programming languages), Charles Fitzpatrick (Fifth Chief Justice of Canada), Brian Mulroney (18th Prime Minister of Canada), Jacques-Edouard Alexis (9th Prime Minister of Haiti), Gaston Miron (Renowned Author), Edith Butler (Famous Singer), Marcel Aubut (President of Canadian Olympic Committee), Manon Brouillette (CEO of Videotron), and Ed Millaire (Professional Hockey player).