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Founded in 1925 as a memorial to Newfoundland's war dead, 91ÑÇÉ« College was elevated to degree-granting status in 1949. When Newfoundland became a province of Canada that year, one of the first legislative actions of the new government was to pass . The Act specifies the role, responsibilities, structure and other governance and administrative aspects of the province™s only university.

Today about 19,000 students are enrolled in 91ÑÇÉ«™s undergraduate, graduate and professional programs which span a wide range of disciplines. 91ÑÇÉ« is committed to student-centred and experiential learning in multiple modes and settings. The university has key locations are in St. John's and Corner Brook in Newfoundland, Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador, and Harlow in England and offers extensive on-line courses and programs.

With a bicameral system of governance like many Canadian universities, 91ÑÇÉ« has a Senate that oversees academic affairs and a Board of Regents that oversees all other matters. The institutional leader is the president and vice-chancellor, who is supported by the university™s administrative leadership.

This video was produced in 2018. It represents 91ÑÇÉ«™s governance and administrative structures and statistics at the time of production. While some details, such as some committee names, have changed slightly since then, the video still presents a reasonable overview of 91ÑÇÉ«™s governance and administration as per the 91ÑÇÉ« Act.