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Other name | Ontario Tech University |
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| Motto | Cogitando et Agendo Ducemus |
Motto in English | By thinking and doing we shall lead |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2002 |
Academic affiliations | COU, Universities Canada |
| Endowment | C$23.8 million[1] |
| Chancellor | Mitch Frazer |
| President | Steven A. Murphy |
| Provost | Lori Livingston |
Academic staff | 341[2] |
Administrative staff | 517[2] |
| Students | 11,050 (2022)[3][note 1] |
| Undergraduates | 10,030 (2022)[3] |
| Postgraduates | 1,020 (2022)[3] |
| Location | , , Canada 43°56′41.45″N 78°53′30.13″W / 43.9448472°N 78.8917028°W |
| Campus | Urban/suburban |
| Colours | Future Blue, Simcoe Blue, Tech Tangerine [4] |
| Nickname | Ridgebacks |
Sporting affiliations | U Sports, OUA |
| Mascot | Hunter the Ridgeback |
| Website | ontariotechu |
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The University of Ontario Institute of Technology,[5][6] branded as Ontario Tech University or Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus is located on approximately 160 hectares (400 acres) of land in northern Oshawa, while its secondary satellite campus is situated in downtown Oshawa. The university is a co-educational institution that operates seven academic faculties.
The institution was founded in 2002 and adopted the brand name Ontario Tech University in 2018.[7][8] The legal name of the university is unchanged.[6]
In its first decade of operation, the university developed its main campus with the construction of several new buildings. In 2011, the university opened its secondary campus in downtown Oshawa.
In 2021, there were approximately 10,100 undergraduates and 970 graduate students enrolled at the university. As of 2022, the university holds an association with over 25,500 alumni.
- ^ "Financial Statements 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Ontario Tech Fast Facts" (PDF). University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Fall 2022 full-time and part-time fall enrolment at Canadian universities". www.univcan.ca. Universities Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Brand Central". University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "University of Ontario Institute of Technology Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 8, Sched. O". Ontario.ca. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Anatomy of a name change: Ontario Tech University". University Affairs. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
The university's legal name, however, remains the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and will continue to appear on its degrees.
- ^ "About our brand". University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ Secord, Meagan (2019-02-26). "UOIT gets a 'brand' new name: Ontario Tech University". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
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