The Université de l’Ontario français (UOF), slated to open in the fall of 2021, will be housed in the Daniels Waterfront complex, at the corner of Queens Quay East and Lower Jarvis Street, according to a government announcement Wednesday revealing the location of the long-awaited school.
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The federal government will cover start-up costs of $63 million over the next four years — then, the province will pitch in the same amount for the following four years. After that, UOF will be funded like all other universities in the province.
The university will join George Brown College and OCAD University, which also have a presence in Daniels, a mixed-use community that includes Artscape Daniels Launchpad, commercial space and residential towers.
UOF will occupy the second floor of 9 Lower Jarvis Street, which is still under construction. Over the next year, work will continue to get the 50,000-square-foot premises ready for classes in September 2021.
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In 2021, UOF will begin offering degree programs in urban studies, human plurality, digital culture, global economy and pedagogy in higher education. And, it will partner with other universities and colleges to offer other programming, such as a degree in management.
The plan is to grow the school from about 1,000 to 2,000 students in its first decade, which will depend on funding and program development.