The Université du Québec à Rimouski (commonly referred to as UQAR) is a public university located in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada with a campus in Lévis. Founded in 1969 as a satellite campus of the Université du Québec, UQAR provides access to higher education for the people of Bas-Saint-Laurent and the Gaspé Peninsula. It is the furthest north of any university in Québec. UQAR’s programs include multidisciplinary research in marine science, regional development, and nordicity. Approximately 6,500 students attend the university. While most UQAR students are from eastern Québec, students also enroll from the countries of the Francophonie. Over 40,000 students have graduated since it opened in 1969.

Programs of study

UQAR offers academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including accounting, business, arts, computer science, biology, chemistry, social development, elementary education, ethics, electrical and mechanical engineering, secondary education, history, literature, Maritime Resource Management, MBA, nursing, oceanography, personnel management, project management, psychosociology and social change.

Main areas of research include Nordicity, regional development, and marine sciences at the ISMER.