The University of Ottawa and the Université catholique de Louvain, the largest French-speaking university in Belgium, have created a new partnership that will benefit criminology students from both institutions.
The University of Ottawa recently welcomed an important delegation including the President of the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium, a highly recognized institution in the international rankings with whom the University of Ottawa has been a partner for several years.
The visit allowed the two institutions to get to know each other better, discuss opportunities for strategic collaboration, and sign a double-degree agreement between the two universities.
Dual-master's degree in criminology
The Department of Criminology has worked closely with the International Office on the creation of a dual-master's degree option between the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and the Université catholique de Louvain. This will allow students to receive, after their two years of study, a Master of Criminology, issued by the UCL, and a Master of Arts (Criminology) from the University of Ottawa.
The uOttawa International Office strongly hopes to replicate this model of collaboration in other departments and with various high-caliber partners from around the world.
View pictures of the campus in Belgium.
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