Concordia University is an indifferent university. It depends on you, if you like this university and if it’s meant for you, the student and employee. During the pandemic, it is hard to study online and do a Hybrid style year. For those on leave or absence, use this time to not enroll until this COVID-19 pandemic ends. Firstly, some of the staff, professors and other members are friendly, kind, sweet and genuine. While others are the opposite. So it depends who you want, what to expect from the professor and vice versa. They should have better services for students of all backgrounds. I feel the quality of services I am getting are not that beneficial to me since it was not mentioned or promoted enough. I do hope services will improve for all. Their downtown campus is not that environmental friendly. Loyola is the greenest campus they have. They should plant more trees, add green spaces, make it carbon negative and pollution free of possible. Also turn into a Zero Waste and a environmentally sustainable campus since they are on their way to Carbon Free by 2050 although that year is too soon too late. They should make it to 2030-2035 at the latest. The University feels rundowned. Almost everything is breaking apart. They need to renovate the downtown school buildings because I feel that they need to update to today's century and it just feels better. If they renovate it feels like a better atmosphere a better learning experience and it seems more inviting as well. As for now, Most of their buildings are crumbling and slowly going downhill like a glacier. They need to clean the buildings and improve it A.S.A.P. Students should also take care of the university because it’s our school as well and we need to help and maintain it so that it will be a good school. One benefit of the school is the Webster library. It's probably one of the simplistic and beautiful libraries I have ever been in. The layout and floor plan is well thought out. Also, it is located near the Metro which is ideal for proximity. Most students who could not get into McGill come here to pursue their studies here and most students know that they have different programs that you can't find at McGill. This school should be a private univeristy without any government support or subsidies since it would be better and we get better services. Plus since it would be better Private it can make sure all students a get the help they need without government support. Also it should be like McGill and UdeM where they have green spaces and better learning opportunities and programs for students that want to make Concordia University their choice. Yes Concordia is a great University but they need to improve if they want to be the best in the city and in the world. They should continue to push and make the effort to be in the top 100 at least. I hope they make it in the top 200. That would be a great feat if they can pull it off. As for English it is important and a lot of students from French institutions also come here as well to learn the language and vice versa. Many French students I know love this university and many international students as well. I hope they improve and change the learning curriculum for future generations. There will be a lot challenges ahead but hopefully they will change for the better. At the end of the day, all current and future staff, personnel and students should be polite and nice towards others and themselves now and in the future to make the world a better place with the education and services from Concordia University.

I went to Concordia University from 1993 to 2001. I got two degrees: BA (Honours) and MA, both in History. My undergraduate experience was very good as I exposed myself to a general History program in terms of geography and time period. There were certain difficulties that I experienced which I will not go into detail here. Suffice it to say my academic and extra-academic activities were very enjoyable and very memorable. My graduate experience was fair to good. I had an opportunity to sample the academic life without any pleasures or rewards associated with it. The problem was that the Concordia History Department was in the process of transition, and change is not always smooth or trouble free. In addition it was the free reign of PC in all its ugly and unattractive manifestations. I have to say that I sympathize with the goals and aims of the PC movement: tolerance, inclusion, acceptance of all within the university community. I disagreed and still do with the methodology and underlying assumptions of PC, namely speech and behaviour codes. Moreover I lost my father part way through the research for my MA thesis, which illustrated to me if nothing else the strange new world the PC crowd were trying to create. It has now been over 11 years since I graduated from Concordia with two degrees in hand and ready to take my leap into the world. It hasn't been entirely successful, but that is more my doing and the state of the world than anything else. I still remember my thesis supervisor, Dr. Frank Chalk, with respect and fondness. Certain other professors touched my life either lightly or heavily, but all of them are remembered one way or another. I would recommend Concordia to anyone planning to go to university. I would do so with a word of warning: make sure you know what it is you want in university and then just do it! Thanks for your time!

Let's start by stating that I've been doing my bachelor's degree at Concordia for the past 2 years in Computer Science. People often say that teachers are crazy but that's going a bit over the limit. Sure not all teachers are great but neither are all students. I've personally met some of my best teachers at Concordia (Aiman Latif Hanna is a good example). Teachers like these compensate for all the bad ones you will meet. Some people also tend to exagerate a teacher's lack of teaching skills simply because they have a hard time with the class and aren't bothered to study. The key to success is not only having a great teacher but also being a great student. That being said, the reason why I remove 2 stars is because of the shady activities happening behind the scene at Concordia. Bureaucracy there is complete and utter garbage. The information system has been very poorly designed, untested, and clearly overpaid for. Budget cuts for teaching assistants, maintenance of classrooms, and overall cleaning are making the experience miserable, or even unbearable sometimes. Luckily, the student base at Concordia is awesome. You get to meet all kinds of people from different corners of the globe, and you get to work with (mostly) dedicated students. It is expensive but I think that's a standard for every University. I recommend if for engineering and business degrees in English, especially if you don't like McGill's crowd.

I was graduated last year in Concordia in the program of master of Building engineering. I passed 11 main courses. I only had one or two professor whom you could call them professor. The rest were awfully ineligible of teaching as a master professor. This department had a many issues and nobody was responsive. We had a lot of so called professors who they could not speak English fluently let alone their technical knowledge. We had several issues with professors in terms of materials and gradings. We took some of these issues to the chair and the head of the department but they unprofessionally ignored us by not even responding our emails or by telling us that it is the professor who decides although they had always promised us to help and take part in any concern or issue that we encounter. I have heard from many people that in the department of engineering you will feel that there are a lot of favoritism acts in selecting the employees and their behaviors against students. I guess that is the major problem, and unfortunately, it is going to ruin the reputation of this department and this university. I wish I had achieved something out of the 2 year program and the large amount of money I spent on it.

Concordia University most of student get depression due to you prefer keep student pay turing fees without graduation !!!!! Many student failed as same subject due too very difficulty due too many hard questions during Midterm and exam period and the last final exam. Not recommend it 0 star Generally Disorganized university specially for Biochemistry at Loyola camps,Bad schedules that ends late at night like night schools.(How student can study and graduated ?? How students handle bad time at night specially for the (Lab). I have been in concordia since 2019 at loyola Camps I rarely find morning labs, which makes it hard to study since I start early then back late to home for Fall semester 2023 (horrible). Lab should be at morning time ,than Evening time.Isnt' logical at all ,to finish night at 10 .pm, arrive home 11.30 p.m. Hope we get solation soon Not recommended 0 star

I’m introverted and I keep my private life outside of school, but I happen to be victim homophobia by a peer and the school didn’t do anything. I was forced to do teamwork with that said student for an entire semester, and ended up having to do it all by myself, because the person couldn’t talk to me for religious reasons. Many students there are clueless. I was one of 2 students to pass a calculus class with an A+, the average was D. You won’t learn much, and you’ll waste time around stupid people. Don’t get too excited if you get accepted to Concordia, they accept basically everyone as long as you have the money. Go to McGill if you’re serious about studying. Or become an entrepreneur and forget about university, they’re all run like businesses anyways.

Run, if you can. A lot of "professors" are just collecting a paycheck who barely speak English and don't actually know the material thus making a bunch of mistakes and therefore teaching you the wrong thing. Concordia will hire just about anyone. The administrative services are completely mismanaged and outdated. I hate to say this but I am embarrassed to go here and would go elsewhere if my program was offered in English, which is ironic because so many of the professors barely speak it. For 400$/course, or 2000$/course for international students, Concordia University is not in the business of teaching but in the business of spending little and having students return and pay for the class again. It is legal robbery. Very shameful.

this university is becoming increasingly unprofessional. Their faculty staff especially in the Fine Arts of which Ms Duclos is the dean,is so disrespectful to applicants , it's astounding. Art studies used to have a strong ,respectful community, but not anymore. Student counseling in general at Concordia is lacklustre, they seem to not really care about assisting students but more about 'politics' and image. Some of the staff are evasive/condescending and teachers are disengaged with their pupils . Aside from this their website for admissions is bugged /crashing & poorly designed. But of course if anything goes wrong its your fault.They have a god complex I imagine. When I find something good about it, will add it to this review.

If you're thinking of enrolling in classes here during the pandemic, save your money, time & mental health by just taking a break. I study mechanical engineering here and it seems like very few professors care about the mental state of their students. The workload this semester compared to previous semesters is not manageable and induces high levels of pressure on the students with constant deadlines. You will be constantly working and yet will always be behind somehow! I have no social life this semester whatsoever not because of the pandemic but because I spend my entire days working on those damn lab reports. If you do choose to enrol take as many of Dr. Hany Gomaa's classes, he is truly a remarkable professor.

During my visit to Concordia University in July 2023, having experienced several American universities, I found myself less impressed. The campus and facilities, while functional, lacked the awe-inspiring atmosphere of some counterparts. The professors, though knowledgeable, seemed relatively average in comparison. While the university provides a solid education, it didn't exude the academic vibrancy I expected. However, it's important to note that first impressions might not fully reflect the depth of education and opportunities offered. Individual experiences can vary greatly, and the true value of a university often reveals itself through academic programs, research initiatives, and student engagement.

Applied to this university for next spring. It has been more than 3 months now trying to contact one of their professors because i need a supervisor as part of the application. I have sent him several messages but no single reply.I have sent the university an Email more than a week ago but still no response. I think that no body cares at this university. This is a joke compared to how universities deal with future students here in the US. I don’t know if this is how they deal with their future students and how competent they are. This gave me the idea that if i study here, i will have many problems which are considered easy issues in other colleges.

As a student in the early 2000’s this was a great place to study. As a recent employee, my experience was terrible. I worked for the faculty of engineering and the people they have managing the staff are pathetic. They like to throw around all the buzz words that make it seem like they care about staff but they’re two-faced, shameless liars. The union is useless- they say « we know the management is underhanded but there’s nothing we can do » and the Academics in charge couldn’t care less. Worst management I’ve seen in my extensive experience in the workforce. My advice is: don’t leave a job to work in the engineering department.

I visited Concordia as a prospective student from the United Kingdom. I never had the pleasure to pursue my studies there but what made me really reach out and review was due to the experience I had when I was researching. I visited the campus in the middle of the city, and was provided with all the information from the reception. I was also introduced to a lecturer and she was also very kind in giving her time to explain what was on offer and how the university was different to the others in the area. I would definitely recommend this institution as just this small experience was enough for me to make my mind up.

It's a somewhat decent school with some good and some bad professors. Its got a cool campus, and some nice buildings like the EV and MB. Otherwise, here's been my experience: The school's courses are practically all unavailable (especially if you're trying to fulfill your non-JMSB requirements), 90% of my midterms have been on a Sunday, and overlapping with each other I have had nothing but problems with the administration, and In my critical thinking class, I got penalized for not repeating the textbook verbatim... Do what you will with this information, this is just my experience with the school

Located at the Centre of Montreal, this English speaking university is favorite choice for student who can't make it to McGill university. It has two campus, Sir George Williams Campus and Loyola Campus, students can enjoy clubs, bars, sports, professional networks, and support services to balance your life, work and study. There's beautiful library downtown people can use their restroom. Lots of students come from other countries, which means they bring funding to the school. It has more than 50,000 students. They offer room at Campus and meal plan. It offers free wifi for registered students.

Only good times there! ...with some stress due to half-assed Computer science/engineering teachers with bad explanations, thus forcing you to do everything on your own... struggling to get above a B grade if you tend to go out with friends and skip some studying. Outside of faculty teachers and classes are much better, eg. JMSB teachers/classes, easily get a B+, without much effort but; 1. attend the classes, 2. listen and 3. do the work assigned, which isnt even that hard to accomplish. overall great place to study, glad to be part of the family! with that said, Concordia ftw!!!

Terrible administration and student services. Can never get anything done because either the line is busy or you get ping-ponged between 2 offices because no one wants to do their job. While I had good teachers in maths, those I had in computer science were AWFUL. Bad teachers and bad programmers that took bad code practices in their examples to whole new levels. For computer science, in my experience, this is literally the last place you should consider. The other students were very friendly though so they have that going for them, which is nice.

Not a student but very disappointed how the student service office is dealing with requests. Im living in the EU and tried to get any kind of helpful answer for an actually urgent matter for weeks now. First didn't get any reply at all, and then got referred to various offices that all do something but not what I need, are expensive, and can only be contacted by mail or in person (which is impossible and ridiculously time consuming when being 4500km away). Whoever replied to the emails didn't seem to have read a bit of it or didn't care at all.

Soooo much student services. Many students are not even aware but there is always an office dedicated to your problem. Employees are always super knowledgeable and helpful. The only negative point is that some teachers here are really useless... but I guess it's the same everywhere. Also there are a lot of events for students but there is a lack of communication around them, it's hard to know what's going on. The uni is so huge that sometimes you feel a bit lonely and you don't know where to begin to make friends.

Former student of Commerce Faculty of Sir George Williams University, today part of Concordia University in a rank of Excelent American Universities. Leaving My Gratitud to All Professors that I had on my Course of Business Administration. Antigo aluno da Faculdade de Comércio da Sir George Williams University hoje Concordia University um Ensino de Excelência Deixar a minha homenagem de agradecimento a todos os professores que tive no meu curso de Administração de Empresas

Coming from mcgill …. Concordia has no advisor… they say they do but they are impossible to reach and once you reach them they refer you to the online systems…… and are of no help They barely have online courses…I took one 1.5 credit online this summer but has a mandatory 1 h per week in class…. So I have to drive 300km for that 1 h period every week. ….. they would need to redefine online… No help whatsoever for students and they are impossible to reason!

Very nice library building, not allowed to stay past a certain time unless you are a student at Concordia (for study time reasons). Very comfy seating almost anywhere you want to have a group meeting you can. Not too much security or patrols. Private areas on every floor. Couches, seats, benches, huddle bubbles, colourful place, with fantastic lighting. Haven't been in a while though. Not sure if it is open to the public in these times so I'd call ahead.

If you need any career guidance, information on graduate programs, prerequisites, or requirements you will never get the necessary information. The program advisors for the faculty of arts and science are the worst. They do not follow up with you, they will never answer your calls, voicemails, or emails, and every advisor will tell you something different. You'll receive a never ending list of extension numbers to call with no answers to your questions.

Great uni! The faculty of urban planning has passionate teachers such as Dr Craig Townsend and Dr Jochen Jaeger who are great in their field. The university also has great facilities (great library and gym) it’s also very well connected with Montreal’s metro and underground city ( very handy when it’s -30C outside) The negative things of this uni were the lack of student life and social events, but Montreal is an exciting and fun city!

Go elsewhere if you can. Personal learning experience, it is just a third tier institution, avoid if you are accepted elsewhere. What a biased institution. They let students do pretty much what they want through various organized things, this place will never be held accountable. If you add the ruling PM's wing to my logo, this is what this institution has became (Jonah Goldberg and Orwellian). I can't breath.

A lot of full time students will have to wait an extra year plus to graduate because key credit classes are booked solid for lack of staff. They made false promises to students publicly that staff would be hired and the courses would be made available. 8 months later they've done nothing and countless students are in limbo. The mental anguish of these students is real and Concordia should be held accountable.

Teacher Frank Crooks had sexual harassment with his female students at his office and school couldn't do much about it . Is that hard for them to conduct justice in Quebec? Due to the current sexual harassment storm in other country, justice needs to be seen and young women need to be protected! just want to give new students a warning if you are , unfortunately taking his class.

Be careful. I graduated there 26 years ago and now I am unable to retrieve my transcripts or anything just because I can't remember my student ID from back then. I have called, emailed, etc. It is a huge deal as employers ask for that. Considering a Bachelor or other degree is a huge investment, I would't go there. To be dismissed like that is incomprehensible and unacceptable.

Seriously ??? this school literally called his former student asking for donation of $120 in the name of alumni funding (they started the call with confirming your latest Information: phone, email, address etc, before bringing up donation), I said I need to read about why, said would call me the next day to confirm... Excuse me??? is it donation or blackmailing ???

BEWARE Very bad and old schedule builder, poor assistance, indifferent administration, woke professors, witchcraft practiced within class, racist against specific group, sexist against specific gender and they make you pay extra fee with their TRAP classes like fall/winter class if you don't drop it on sept1... AVOID this university.

Concordia University most of student get depression due to you prefer keep student pay turing fees without graduation !!!!! Many student failed as same subject due too very difficulty due too many hard questions during Midterm and exam period and the last final exam!!!!!!!!!!!! Not recommend it 0 star Bad teacher and administrative

Nice place can call it actually university. So great faculties who can teach you very well even you can get so many opportunities there which can make your future brighter and better. Reception is very helpful and can find metro station under university building which is the best thing for students and for real time saving.

This is a practical university for the practical students. Set a carrier goal, a hard working and serious student will definitely get a targeted or over target result. Just be serious, anything a university student needed are there, just waiting for the right student to get into the door and walk out with a smiling face.

Do you want your kids to learn to hate straight white males? Then this is the place for you. They will make sure your kid never comes to understand what a trade-off is or the importance of cost-benefit comparisons. Instead, you just repeat platitudes and basically become a robot for Klaus Schwab and the WEF.

i have completed my masters and the only positive thing about the university is access to library and udemy courses rest is all worthless. so i spent 40 k in 1.5 years but it will help me getting a 3 year pgwork permit and 15 more points to my crs score. Thats it. not worth the time or money. Bad deal

My education there has been meaningful and insightful to say the least. It's life education in every sense. I've taken courses at other universities but they missed the practicality that I received in Concordia. Most professors had successful businesses...

Excellente université situé en plein centre ville de Montréal. Plusieurs formations dans divers domaines de l'ingénierie y sont données. Elle est située à proximité de la station de métro guy concordia et est accessible via plusieurs transports en commun.

Concordia University is one of the four universities in Montreal. It is an English language institution of higher learning. It is one of the youngest universities in Canada. The commerce and engineering programs are one of the best in Canada.

Phenomenal Education, Incredible International Staff, Current & Beyond Competent. I Completed Undergraduate degrees in Psychology with Neuroscience Specialization, and; English Literature with Prose/ Poetry Specialization.

Great uni! Great profs (not all of them as in every uni), great opportunities. Still a young university but has a lot of potential and can compete with the best unis in Canada in several fields (business, cs etc…).

The downtown campus is close to everything but if you want some peace and quiet I would suggest living at the Loyola campus. It is nice and is only one street away from St.Catherine's St. so that is a plus.

A comme professeur Gad Saad, homme raciste qui ouvertement nomme que le français québécois est un affront à la dignité humaine...belle représentation populaire de l'université auprès des Québécois

I've graduated there in June 2010. It is a good institution, most of the teachers were competent and helpful and the needed resources were readily available. However, student life was deplorable.

One of the top universities in Canada and home to world renowned ivy league John Molson School of Business. Place for smartest minds in the world to collaborate and make the world a better place.

Horrible advisory and I’m a newly admitted student !! They really don’t care if you don’t get into the courses you want. No empathy at all! Quite surprised how useless advisors are at Concordia!

No resources. Awful profs. Havent learned anything useful in 3 years but you can come here for easy grades. Not to mention lots of anti semitism on campus especially from the student union.

Concordia University have multiple campuses. Every floor has its own library and reading and discussion rooms. There are multiple labs on each floor. Definitely a great campus.

I mean it’s been alright but they rly don’t care about students with disabilities. Also they’re basically like “hey you want ur degree? too bad you have to get COVID-19 too!”

This uni is hard all the time. Great profs, great friends for a lifetime!! I’m still friend with some of my profs from a long time ago! The education you get is life changing

The university should pay more attention about the master degree finals many drs trying to challenge their students with exams that are way far from reality !

Located in downtown so student life there is quite abundant and convenient. One of the best universities in support of multiculturalism and equality.

Teachers are lazy Most of the classes I had the projector doesn't even work Teachers assistants and teachers never reply to emails I was in JMSB

Superbe travail d'architecture. La façade est magnifique. Le visage du centre-ville de Montréal change peu à peu et se modernise pour le mieux.

its def one of the very best unis in eastern Canada! I heavily recommend it for arts, and social sciences! and the vibez are always great!

I wish I could give less than 1 Star… Keep your money and do a trade instead. Lots of favouritism and teachers don’t help you at all.

The Halloween party at Concordia was quite enjoyable. A great combination of people, songs and dance made the evening memorable.

Great place. Most of the buildings are new and well equiped. Easy access with the metro to all the major buildings.

Very nice building, especially because is directly connected to the subway and you don't need to go outside.

Une université respectable n'aurait pas besoin de recourir à des enseignants comme Gad Saad.

Très facile d'accès par le métro Station Guy Concordia, architecture bien intégré,

Je suis pas aller a l université j'ai 64 ans je suis aller à l Oratoire st Joseph

Enseignant méprisant envers le peuple québécois. C’est inacceptable. (Saad)

Overall great institution, easy access, lots of cool places nearby.

J'y suis jamais allée mais je suis sûr que mon cycle sera super

Nice buildings,food places to eat, nice outdoor seating areas.

Belle architecture avec ses différents pavillons

Excellent programs and amazing campus

On monde de diversité ouvert a tous.

Endroit très plaisant pour étudier.

De beaux points de vue!

Ça pue et c'est anglais

Non à l'extrême gauche

L'universite me plaie

Joli université

Belle place

Connais pas

Magnifique

Yts bien

Vrai art

Bof