MONTREAL/February 21, 2006—
Standing from left to right: Claude Lajeunesse, President of Concordia University, Marie-Madeleine Perrin and Martine Beroud of L’Université Paris-Dauphine, Albert Toubiana, Director of International Relations at L’École centrale d’électronique (ECE) and Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal. Photo credit: Jasmine Rozanc
Concordia now has eight bilateral agreements in France
Concordia University has signed agreements with two universities in France, l'Ēcole centrale d'Èlectronique (ECE) Paris and Paris-Dauphine University. The agreements were signed yesterday by Concordia's President Claude Lajeunesse, a member of Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay's 5-day mission to Paris.
With the objective of promoting academic linkages, the universities will explore and implement mutually rewarding initiatives focusing on student exchange; collaborative research; co-sponsorship of academic projects, and conferences; sharing of scientific information; and other academic collaboration including curriculum and faculty exchange.
ìThrough agreements between the Quèbec and French universities, Concordia has had many successful student exchanges, but these bilateral relationships give more scope to the possible activities and discussions of curriculum,î said President Lajeunesse. ìBoth the ECE and Paris-Dauphine are partners with whom a strong and dynamic relationship can be developed in areas of strength on both sidesî.
More precisely, the agreement in principle with the ECE will develop academic cooperation with Concordia's Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. The Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia will be included in the discussions should areas of study and research in the sciences be added.
The agreement between Concordia and Paris-Dauphine University, which Concordia has had a relationship with in the past, will focus initially on areas of mutual interest in management, economics, applied mathematics, and computer science and could later expand, by agreement of both parties, to include other interested departments and Faculties.
For more information, contact Liselyn Adams, Vice-Provost, International Relations of Concordia University at (514) 848-2424, ext. 5429.
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Tanya Churchmuch
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
