Does Laval have the elite cachet of the Sorbonne? (law school, universities)

[Suesbal]

Does Laval rank with Paris’s Sorbonne in terms of prestige and scholarship?

[porterjack]

They have a good football team

[Acajack]

McGill is probably the most prestigious university in Québec. It's had huge historical and financial advantages.

But it doesn't enter into the equation for most of the population.

The most prestigious francophone university is the Université de Montréal.

It's one of the top-ranked French-language universities in the world.

Laval is a strong second though.

[Suesbal]

Originally Posted by Acajack

McGill is probably the most prestigious university in Québec. It's had huge historical and financial advantages.

But it doesn't enter into the equation for most of the population.

The most prestigious francophone university is the Université de Montréal.

It's one of the top-ranked French-language universities in the world.

Laval is a strong second though.

And at one time, U de M was more accepting of Jewish students than McGill.

[ChevySpoons]

Originally Posted by Acajack

The most prestigious francophone university is the Université de Montréal.

It's one of the top-ranked French-language universities in the world.

Laval is a strong second though.

I cannot speak for the Université de Montréal, but Laval has a well-regarded civil law program. It's one of the very few universities in Canada that have a civil law program. A colleague has a civil law degree from there (his common-law degree is from the University of Saskatchewan), and he speaks highly of Laval.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by ChevySpoons

I cannot speak for the Université de Montréal, but Laval has a well-regarded civil law program. It's one of the very few universities in Canada that have a civil law program. A colleague has a civil law degree from there (his common-law degree is from the University of Saskatchewan), and he speaks highly of Laval.

You can study civil law at the following universities:

Université Laval
Université de Montréal
Université de Sherbrooke
Université du Québec à Montréal
McGill University
University of Ottawa*

*Located in Ontario but a stone's throw from Quebec. The civil law school there is a throwback to the era when there was no university on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by ChevySpoons

I cannot speak for the Université de Montréal, but Laval has a well-regarded civil law program. It's one of the very few universities in Canada that have a civil law program. A colleague has a civil law degree from there (his common-law degree is from the University of Saskatchewan), and he speaks highly of Laval.

Some universities are more regarded for certain programs than others.

I'd say in terms of law schools, Laval and Montréal are pretty equal in prestige.

Among the famous graduates of Laval are Brian Mulroney, René Lévesque, Lucien Bouchard and (yes!) Conrad Black.

Legend has it that the Toronto-bred Black enrolled at Laval as a personal challenge and in order to learn French.

Famous graduates of the U de Montréal law school include Pierre Elliot Trudeau, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, a ton of Supreme Court justices, and a dozen or more Quebec Premiers.

[Natnasci]

I have an old Laval paperweight. I believe it came from my maternal grandmother's side of the family.

Looks like it was probably made in 1908 for the bicentenary of Laval's death.



That's all I got to add to this thread

[maclock]

Originally Posted by Suesbal

Does Laval rank with Paris’s Sorbonne in terms of prestige and scholarship?

No, it doesn't.

[Lillie767]

Many people outside of Canada have heard of the Sorbonne; very few outside of Canada have heard of Laval.