When was dalhousie university founded

Its operation was only intermittent and degrees were not awarded for some time. Nearly 50 years after its beginning, the college was reorganized. In , Dalhousie opened with six professors and one tutor.

The first degrees were awarded in The student body that year consisted of 28 students working for degrees and 28 occasional students. Money continued to be a problem for the new institution.

In , it looked as though the university might fail until George Munro , a wealthy New York publisher with Nova Scotia roots, started donating to the university. For saving the university from closure, a special university holiday, George Munro Day , is observed the first Friday in February.

Since his gift, a tradition of generosity, from donors large and small, has created the thriving university of today. The original site of the college was on the Grand Parade , in downtown Halifax where the City Hall stands.

In the 20th century, Dalhousie grew steadily. On April 1, , Dalhousie amalgamated with the Technical University of Nova Scotia TUNS , another Halifax-based university, strengthening the university's ability to explore new applied technologies. This included a newly created Faculty of Computer Science. Get free study advice Courses. Explore these featured universities. Politecnico di Milano Video. Kyungpook National University Video.

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