Our Mission
At McMaster our purpose is the discovery, communication and preservation of knowledge.
In our teaching, research and scholarship, we are committed to creativity, innovation and excellence.
We value integrity, quality, inclusiveness and teamwork in everything we do.
We inspire critical thinking, personal growth and a passion for lifelong learning.
We serve the social, cultural and economic needs of our community and our society.
Our History
Founded in 1887 in Toronto through a bequest from the estate of Senator William McMaster, a member of the first senate after Confederation and founding president of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
Maroon and grey were adopted as the official colours in 1912.
Relocated from Toronto to Hamilton in 1930.
Celebrated our 125th anniversary in 2012.
Our Strengths
One of only four Canadian universities ranked among the top 100 in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities, August 2015, and Times Higher Education World University Rankings, September 2015).
A medical-doctoral, research-intensive university dedicated to teaching, research and service.
The McMaster Model, a student-centred, problem-based, interdisciplinary approach to learning, has been adopted worldwide.
Eighth in Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2015, bringing in $310.6 million in sponsored research income in 2014.
First in the country for total corporate research income ($588.7 million) and total corporate research income as a percentage of total university income (35.1 per cent).
Home to more than 62 research centres and institutes.
The only North American host site of a United Nations University, the Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).
More than 70 international exchange agreements.
World-class athletic facilities; 2011 Vanier Cup national football champions and 2012/2014 Vanier Cup finalists.
Our Faculty
1,413 full-time instructional faculty, including clinicians.
94 per cent of our full-time faculty hold a doctoral degree.
Our full-time faculty hail from 69 countries plus Canada.
McMaster attracted more than $322.5 million in sponsored research income in 2013 (Statistics Canada).
Research intensity of more than $339,500 per full-time faculty member, nearly double the national average. ("Research intensity" measures research income per full-time faculty member.)
Dr. Bertram Brockhouse (a professor of physics at McMaster from 1962 until his retirement in 1982) was co-winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for Physics.
想了解更多加拿大或其他国家留学资讯，请访问出国留学网www.liuxue86.com