Western University

Established on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1817-1901), the Western University of London Ontario opened its doors to students for the first time in 1881. Four faculties, Arts, Divinity, Law, and Medicine were founded in Western Europe. Combining more than 1,400 faculty members and more than 30,000 students, the university has developed itself as a nationally recognized destination for academic excellence and leadership through learning and research.

Western is proud to challenge the finest and brightest faculty, staff, and students to achieve the highest global expectations. Via 11 faculties, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Schools, and three affiliated colleges, this vibrant learning center offers its students more than 400 specializations, majors, and minors, as well as creative modular degree structures that allow students to combine a wide range of disciplines. The university excels in bringing science out of the laboratories and into the lives of people around the world through public and private partnerships.

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Established on 7 March 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth (1817-1901), the Western University of London Ontario opened its doors to students for the first time in 1881. Four faculties, Arts, Divinity, Law, and Medicine were founded in Western Europe. Combining more than 1,400 faculty members and more than 30,000 students, the university has developed itself as a nationally recognized destination for academic excellence and leadership through learning and research.

Western is proud to challenge the finest and brightest faculty, staff, and students to achieve the highest global expectations. Via 11 faculties, the Graduate and Postdoctoral Schools, and three affiliated colleges, this vibrant learning center offers its students more than 400 specializations, majors, and minors, as well as creative modular degree structures that allow students to combine a wide range of disciplines. The university excels in bringing science out of the laboratories and into the lives of people around the world through public and private partnerships.

Researchers are collaborating with colleagues around the campus, around the country, and across the globe to advise policy on the world stage. From the operating room to the boardroom, from the factory floor to the spacecraft rocketing beyond the Earth's atmosphere, Western science fuels exploration and shapes the way we live. Touch the tradition inside the historic University College or see the future inside the LEED-certified Amit Chakma Engineering building. Western boasts more than 7 million square feet of space in 87 houses, which are linked together by 16 km of road and 15 km of sidewalks on more than 500 acres of land.

There are over 7,000 parking spaces available in 21 lots. Approximately 200 clubs run through the Student Council. There are more than 40 cultural clubs as well as scholarly, political, philanthropy, or special interests. Western's 46 separate sports teams and clubs participate in national athletics each year. Additional intramural leagues, sports clubs, and the finest student recreation centers in the country provide a wide variety of fitness choices. Athletic financial awards of up to 4,000 CAD a year are eligible.

Considered the most beautiful university in Canada, Western's main campus encompasses 481.2 hectares of Gothic-style buildings mixed with new, LEED-certified structures that provide an idyllic atmosphere for our community of scholars. The University is located in London, Canada, a healthy, vibrant, and welcoming community of more than 383,000 people serving as a regional medical and industrial center in southwestern Ontario.

As part of the National Scholarship Program, three scholarships worth $50,000 each are open to outstanding foreign students. Selection is based on excellent academic performance, imaginative and innovative thinking, and notable achievement in extracurricular activities. In order to be eligible for an entrance scholarship, a student must apply for full-time first-year admission directly from high school to the Western main campus. See the Registrar Admission Scholarships website below for full information and requirements.