University of King's College

Kings is a small and extraordinarily lively academic community located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, known nationally and internationally for its interdisciplinary programmes in the humanities and journalism. With a student population of about 1,000, King's students enjoy a rich academic experience in a close-knit community of scholars. Kings unique partnership with neighboring Dalhousie University, Atlantic Canada's most intensive research institution, gives students many opportunities to combine and customize degrees. The university, rich with history, maintains many of its old academic traditions: Formal Meal has the students and faculty dressed in academic gowns, student societies founded in the early 19th century are still thriving, a Matriculation reception is held each September in honor of entering students, and graduates are fêted with an Encaenia ceremony each May. Kings is a gathering of peers, faculty, alumni, and staff whose values and thinking bring greater understanding, creativity, and compassion to the world. The King's experience spills into every aspect of life on and off campus.