Université du Québec system
E102881
The Université du Québec system is a public network of French-language universities across the province of Quebec that provides higher education and research opportunities through multiple constituent institutions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Université du Québec system canonical | 8 |
| Université du Québec | 2 |
| Université du Québec network | 2 |
| Quebec university network | 1 |
| Réseau de l’Université du Québec (historical collaboration) | 1 |
| Télé-université | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T880593 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Université du Québec system Context triple: [Université du Québec à Montréal, memberOf, Université du Québec system]
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A.
Université Laval
Université Laval is a major French-language public research university in Quebec City, recognized for its strong research output and membership in Canada’s leading research-intensive university groups.
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B.
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal is a major French-language public university known for its urban campus, research activity, and strong presence in the cultural and academic life of Montreal.
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C.
Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal is a major French-language public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its contributions to fields such as artificial intelligence and deep learning.
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D.
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a major bilingual public research university in Canada known for its strong programs in law, social sciences, and health sciences.
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E.
McGill University
McGill University is a leading public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its strong academic programs, global reputation, and membership in major research-intensive university associations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Université du Québec system Target entity description: The Université du Québec system is a public network of French-language universities across the province of Quebec that provides higher education and research opportunities through multiple constituent institutions.
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A.
Université Laval
Université Laval is a major French-language public research university in Quebec City, recognized for its strong research output and membership in Canada’s leading research-intensive university groups.
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B.
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal is a major French-language public university known for its urban campus, research activity, and strong presence in the cultural and academic life of Montreal.
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C.
Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal is a major French-language public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its contributions to fields such as artificial intelligence and deep learning.
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D.
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a major bilingual public research university in Canada known for its strong programs in law, social sciences, and health sciences.
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E.
McGill University
McGill University is a leading public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its strong academic programs, global reputation, and membership in major research-intensive university associations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French-language university system
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network of universities ⓘ public university system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UQ ⓘ |
| coordinates |
academic programs among its institutions
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research activities among its institutions ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
graduate
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postgraduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
research
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teaching ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Government of Quebec ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governedBy | Université du Québec head office ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersIn | Quebec City ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
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Télé-université ⓘ
linked to:
Université du Québec system
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue ⓘ Université du Québec en Outaouais ⓘ Université du Québec à Chicoutimi ⓘ Université du Québec à Montréal ⓘ Université du Québec à Rimouski ⓘ Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières ⓘ École de technologie supérieure ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Canadian higher education system
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higher education system in Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Quebec
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linked to:
Quebec, Canada
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| offers |
higher education
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research opportunities ⓘ |
| operatesInLanguage | French ⓘ |
| purpose | increase access to higher education in Quebec ⓘ |
| regionServed | Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| regulates | its constituent universities ⓘ |
| sector | public ⓘ |
| serves | students across Quebec ⓘ |
| systemType | multi-campus university system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Université du Québec system Description of subject: The Université du Québec system is a public network of French-language universities across the province of Quebec that provides higher education and research opportunities through multiple constituent institutions.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Université du Québec system
linked to: Université du Québec system
subject linked to:
Université du Québec system
linked to: Université du Québec system
subject linked to:
Faculty of Communication
subject linked to:
Faculty of Arts
subject linked to:
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Social Sciences (Université du Québec à Montréal)
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affiliation
→
Université du Québec system
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Social Sciences
linked to: Université du Québec system
linked to: Université du Québec system
Université de Sherbrooke
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affiliation
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Réseau de l’Université du Québec (historical collaboration)
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linked to: Université du Québec system