Montreal is a fantastic cosmopolitan city. Montreal is internationally recognized for its life quality. It is the largest French-speaking community outside of Paris; however, Montreal has a great cultural and ethnic diversity including a large English speaking community. The combination of low living cost, inexpensive rental accommodation, excellent metro and bus systems, and its safety, renders Montreal as a delightful city for student life. McGill University is a leading Canadian University in research and teaching, and the main campus is also located in the heart of downtown Montreal close to the center of this thriving metropolitan city offering stimulating cultural activities from music, fine arts, numerous festivals, to theatre and excellent dinning, shopping and night life.