The four brand characteristics
Ideas
- The University of Ottawa is among Canada's leading teaching and research-intensive universities.
- We foster an environment where ideas flourish and innovation thrives.
- Our academic achievements and outstanding research consistently reflect the high standards that the world has come to expect of Canada and its institutions.
Diversity
- The University of Ottawa thrives on its growing diversity in people, programs and its approach to research and advanced education.
- With faculty and students from more than 150 countries, we are among the most cosmopolitan post-secondary institutions in Canada.
- As Canada's premier bilingual university, the University of Ottawa offers students, faculty and staff the option of studying or working in either of Canada's official languages.
- The University of Ottawa promotes francophone communities not only by providing leadership for those communities across Canada and around the world but also by creating outstanding programs and services for Ontario's French-speaking population.
Community
- Located in the heart of Canada's capital, the University of Ottawa is a vibrant community of students, faculty and staff dedicated to scholarship.
- Our performances and sporting events are part of Ottawa's rich cultural life, extending our community far beyond the reach of our campuses.
- We constantly strive to build a better community, a better country and a better world.
National Outlook
- Our research and teaching programs are national in scope and reach every corner of Canada and beyond.
- University of Ottawa graduates, faculty and staff are prominent in the House of Commons, the federal cabinet, the Senate, the Supreme Court of Canada and Canada's public service.
