Kwantlen Polytechnic University is a public undergraduate degree-granting polytechnic university in British Columbia, Canada, with campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Cloverdale, Whalley, and Langley.Kwantlen Polytechnic was founded as Kwantlen College in 1981; as a response to the growing need for expanded vocational training across the Fraser Valley. In 1995, it became a university college.In 2008, the provincial government announced its intention to amend the University Act to appoint Kwantlen University College a polytechnic university.