The capital city of the Canada – Ottawa is sitauted in the eastern portion of southern Ontario province. It is located on the south bank of the Ottawa river there. In terms of population, it is the fourth largest in the country. It has the distinction of having the most literate population in the country and boasts to have many world famous educational institutions. It has a humid continental climate which is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Snow is a common feature here in the winter and people skate on the frozen canals in the city in the winter months. It has a rich cultural life and is home to many famous important landmarks. Some of them are the Rideau Canal, which divides Central Ottawa into Lower Town and Upper Town. This canal is used a waterway during the summer and during winter, when it freezes is used as a skating area. The National Gallery of Canada, Notre Dame Basilica and the Byward Market, Bank of Canada building, Canadian Museum of Nature, Parliament Hill and Canadian War Museum are a few must see places in this town.

Carleton University, a public comprehensive university in Ottawa was founded in 1942 as Carleton College, a private non-denominational evening college to serve veterans retuning from the Second World War. It became a university by the lgislations in 1952 and the amended one in 1957 which brought its curent name. It is namde in honor of Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, who served as Governor General of The Canadas from 1786 to 1796. This university has recognized for its excellent faculty in the fields of

Journalism, Political Science, Legal Studies, Public Policy and Administration, Humanities, Aerospace Engineering, International Business Computer Science, and Humanities.

It also has the honour of producing 6 Rhodes Scholars, 29 Royal Society Fellows, 20 recipients of the Order of Canada, 8 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship awardees, and 3 National Killam Award recipients.

Not to lag behind in sports, this university’s men’s Basketball team which goes by the name of Carleton Ravens, has won seven consecutive National Championships between 2006 and 2017.

The University campus functions at the following address:

1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

It is situated on land measuring 150 acres comprises 47 buildings and is accessible for road traffic through entrances at Bronson Avenue and Colonel By Drive. It is easily accessible by road as well as train, with the O-Train service having a stop at the centre of the campus. The university website https://carleton.ca/ has details of the various undergraduate and graduate courses they offer for the students.

Students graduating from the programs of this university have bright future in various industries across the globe as their education is inclusive of integrated study abroad options and facilitates growth of sustainable communities, both locally and globally.