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Description of Laurentian University of Sudbury
 At Laurentian, you can pursue your dreams…surrounded by hundreds of lakes, pristine forests and all of the amenities of a big city.Laurentian University of Sudbury (Université Laurentienne), founded in 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. While Laurentian's focus is primarily on undergraduate programming, the university also features Canada's newest medical school — opened in 2005, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, in consortium with Laurentian and Lakehead University, offers a significant number of graduate-level degrees for medical students. Laurentian is the largest bilingual provider of distance education in Canada. Laurentian University's campus is located on the south side of Lake Ramsey, just south of Greater Sudbury's downtown core and near some of the city's wealthiest residential neighbourhoods. The city's Idylwylde golf course also borders on the university campus. Laurentian professors and staff are friendly and helpful and strive to ensure that students get the best education to build a strong foundation for the future. Students thrive within the school's diverse student population, drawn from all over Canada and the world, from remote regions and busy metropolitan centres. With a growing list of undergraduate and graduate programs and new buildings and facilities under construction, Laurentian is working to give students the best education possible.
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Canada
With a population of 158 000, greater Sudbury is the largest city in Northern Ontario. It covers an area of 3 627 sq km. There are a total of 330 fresh water lakes within the city - more lakes than any other muncipality in Canada.  The Sudbury Strucutre is a famous geological feature that hosts one of the largest concentrations of nickel-copper sulphides in the world. The Sudbury Basin, 27 km wide, 60 km long and 15 km deep, is beleived to have been formed by a meteorite impact 1.8 billion years ago. Sudbury is home to the largest integrated mining complex in the world. The city has received numerous awards for its aggressive lan reclamation program, including a UN local government award and the United States Chevron Award.  Four different styles of on-campus residences are available at , including a full range of services and amenities on “Student Street”. Students have access to this first floor walkway which houses laundry facilities, computer room, Health services, games room, vending machines, public washrooms and recreational social rooms.
- West Residence: This six-storey air-conditioned building has 55 furnished self-contained apartments. Each apartment consists of four single furnished bedrooms, living room, kitchen and two bathrooms. Apartments are wired for cable television in its living room and high speed Internet in all the bedrooms. Each floor has a lounge where guests can meet and socialize.
- Single Student Residence: Better known as SSR, this very popular and unique three storey building is located on the Laurentian campus. Each apartment has a living room, kitchen, two bathrooms, storage room and high-speed Internet access. SSR provides accommodations for 396 guests and you have access to all services on the main floor (Student Street).
- Mature Student Residence: MSR is an eleven-storey high rise providing a very different type of accommodation and offers a one bedroom apartment style living. These 127 units provide considerably more privacy that the traditional style residences.
- University College: UC is a traditional dormitory-style residence that offers single and double accommodation for 240 guests. Each floor is equipped with television/common room, kitchen, bathrooms and each bedroom features high speed Internet connection. On the lower floor is Wiley’s, a recreational room and a large TV room on the main floor. UC houses the front desk service with a porter 24/7 and outdoor recreational facilities.
Areas of Study
Business & Management
Media / Communication / Information
Law
Language / Literature
Technology
Arts
Sales
History
Geography
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