GROUP OF THIRTEEN (CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES)


The 'Group of Thirteen', more commonly referred to as the 'G13' (or 'G-13'), is a group of leading research-intensive universities in Canada. Formed over 10 years ago as an informal biannual meeting of university executive heads, the grouping is similar to the Australian Group of Eight, although it is not incorporated. The G13's primary activity is in joint research programmes. The chairmanship of the G13 rotates among the executive heads of the thirteen universities.
As of April of 2006, three universities were added to the group, expanding the group from ten universities (formerly the G10) to thirteen. The three universities added were the University of Calgary, Dalhousie University and the University of Ottawa.[1]
The 13 organizations have within them 66% of all Canada Research Chairs nationwide. CRC allocations are proportional to the amount of grant funding from the three federal granting agencies (NSERC, CIHR, and SSHRC); thus, G13 institutions receive about two thirds of all government research funding in Canada.

Contents
Members
G10DE: Data Exchange
Endowments
Total endowment wealth
Endowment per student
Notes and references
See also

Members


The members of the G13 are, in alphabetical order:
UniversityLocationFoundedHomepage
University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta1908Website
University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia1908Website
University of CalgaryCalgary, Alberta1966Website
Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Nova Scotia1818Website
Université LavalQuebec City, Quebec1663Website
McGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec1821Website
McMaster UniversityHamilton, Ontario1887Website
Université de MontréalMontreal, Quebec1878Website
University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario1848Website
Queen's UniversityKingston, Ontario1841Website
University of TorontoToronto, Ontario1827Website
University of WaterlooWaterloo, Ontario1957Website
University of Western OntarioLondon, Ontario1878Website

G10DE: Data Exchange


The G10 data exchange ('G10DE'), founded in 1999, is a data exchange consortium made to facilitate comparative analysis and benchmarking for Canada's top universities. Comprising the institutional research directors at each of the G10 institutions, the G10DE would, through the formal and informal exchange of datasets and information, support the Executive Heads in the development and enhancement of the distinctive mission of the institutions. The G10DE was modelled after a similar data exchange consortium of leading American research universities.[2][3]
With the expansion of the G10 in 2006 to include the University of Calgary, Dalhousie University and the University of Ottawa, they will be participating in future data exchanges in the G13.

Endowments


Total endowment wealth

The G13 schools have some of the highest financial endowments in Canada. Although they are substantially less than the wealthiest US universities, they are approximately on par with the wealthiest universities in Asia and Europe. Most of the G13 schools have endowments of over $100 million. It should be noted that in the University of Toronto, constituent colleges hold endowments as well (not included in these figures).
Rank Institution Endowment
1 University of Toronto $1.82 billion
2 University of British Columbia $876.8 million
3 McGill University $832.8 million
4 Queen's University $660 million
5 University of Alberta $645 million
6 McMaster University $449.2 million
7 University of Calgary $355 million
8 Dalhousie University $321 million
9 University of Western Ontario $218.8 million
10 University of Waterloo $157.3 million
11 Université Laval $105.3 million
12 University of Ottawa $100.5 million
13 Université de Montréal $89.5 million

Endowment per student

It should be noted that in the University of Toronto, constituent colleges hold endowments as well. Therefore, in some cases, the combined endowment per student exceeds other Canadian universities. At Trinity College, for example, investments totalling $64.7 million lift the endowment per student to $58,445. [4]
Rank Institution Endowment per student
1 University of Toronto $42,300
2 Queen's University $34,800
3 McGill University $26,900
4 Dalhousie University $20,700
5 University of British Columbia $18,400
6 University of Alberta $18,200
7 McMaster University $18,000
8 University of Calgary $12,600
9 University of Waterloo $6,100
10 University of Western Ontario $5,800
11 Université Laval $2,800
12 University of Ottawa $2,600
13 Université de Montreal $1,600

Notes and references


1. U of C Joins Group of Canada's Most Research-Intensive Universities
2. ''University of Western Ontario: Annual Report to the Board of Governors (pg.3)'' [1] "In 1999 the executive heads of the G10, Canada’s ten most research-intensive universities
(Laval, Montreal, McGill, Queen’s, Toronto, McMaster, Waterloo, Western, Alberta, and
British Columbia) formed a data exchange consortium to facilitate comparative analysis and
benchmarking. The G10 data exchange (G10DE) was modelled after a similar data
exchange consortium of leading American research universities, and in a comparatively short
period of time, the G10DE has produced a valuable set of comparative data. The scope of
the G10DE continues to expand, and it holds promise for the development of additional
benchmarking data in future."
3. ''11th Annual Conference of the Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association:The G10 Data Exchange – Developing a Consortium/Le G10 Data Exchange – Vers un consortium.'' [2] "In 1999, a voluntary and informal group of Executive Heads from 10 Canadian research
universities agreed to create a data exchange consortium: the Group of Ten Data Exchange
(G10DE). The G10DE, comprising the institutional research directors at each of the G10
institutions, would, through the formal and informal exchange of datasets and information,
support Executive Heads in the development and enhancement of the distinctive mission of
the institutions.
Almost two years since its creation, the G10DE is well underway and has proven to be
efficient in creating and maintaining the data resources necessary to construct interinstitutional
and inter-jurisdictional comparisons. Included in this paper are topics related to
the development of this consortium: the G10 background, the organization of the G10DE, the
content of the exchange, the roles of the Data Exchange Coordinator and Chair, its current
evaluation and finally, advice for starting a data exchange consortium."
4. Audited Financial Statments 2006, Trinity College, University of Toronto [Accessed 2 June 2007]

See also



★ List of Canadian universities by endowment

★ List of universities in Canada

★ Ivy League

★ Russell Group (a network of leading British research universities)

★ Group of Eight (a group of leading Australian universities)

★ Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia)

★ Coimbra Group (a network of leading European universities)

★ Universitas 21 (a worldwide network of leading research universities)

★ Public Ivy (a list of public universities in the United States on par with the Ivy League)

★ 1994 Group (smaller research-led British universities, including Durham, St Andrews, and York)

★ SKY (schools)(top 3 universities in Korea)

★ Tokyo 6

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