About us

Concordia University is a public research university located in the world-class city of Montreal, Canada. Concordia University was founded in 1974 by merging two leading universities, Sir George Williams University and Loyola College. The University has two campuses, Loyola Campus and Sir George Williams Campus, with the latter considered its main campus. The university is largely driven by creativity and diversity, with currently 48,000 students of various ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, nationalities, etc, pursuing their educational and research goals there. Over 100 graduate and 300 undergraduate programs and courses provide students with innumerable academic options to pursue their career goals. The University offers study abroad scholarships and other forms of financial aid making it one of the most affordable places to study abroad. Among Concordia's notable alumni are Aanchal Malhotra ( Author), Shashank Arora ( Actor) and Maziar Bahari - (Canadian-Iranian Journalist), and Mordecai Richler ( Canadian Writer). The university comprises multiple colleges, including the faculties of Arts and Science, Fine Arts, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, John Molson School of Business, School of Graduate Studies, and the Centre for Continuing Education.