g3 francophone academic alliance
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G3 Francophone Academic Alliance. Founding of G3 alliance. Created in September 2012 in Brussels. Three founding members: Université de Genève Université de Montréal Université libre de Bruxelles Three leading Francophone comprehensive Universities; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
G3Francophone Academic
Alliance
Founding of G3 alliance
Created in September 2012 in Brussels.
Three founding members: Université de Genève Université de Montréal Université libre de Bruxelles
Three leading Francophone comprehensive Universities;
United by a community of interests and objectives in education, research and services to society.
Université de Genève (UNIGE) Founded in 1559;
More than 16 500 students of which 40% are international students (from 153 countries);
4300 employees; 46% of which are from abroad;
4650 diploma awarded in 2013;
9 Faculties, 13 interfaculty centers and institutes;
Among the 20 best European research Universities;
Strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research.
Université de Genève (UNIGE)
Advanced teaching in most areas of sciences, arts and humanities;
Key research fields :
• Life sciences (genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics) ;
• Physics;
• Chemistry;
• Astrophysics;
• Special fields of human and social sciences;
Anchored in the center of International Geneva, European center of international organizations (UN,WHO, ICRC) and non governmental organizations(NGOs);
Université de Montréal (UdeM)
1st Francophone Research University in America; 525 million $ in research revenues:
3rd Research University in Canada and 1st in Quebec.
16 Faculties, more than 65 departments and 2 affiliated schools :
HEC Montréal École Polytechnique
64 500 students (7800 are international students);
Université de Montréal (UdeM)
600 study programs (250 undergraduate & 350 graduate programs);
2640 professors and researchers ( 40% of which studied abroad);
More than 50% of our scientific publications are co-signed by international researchers;
4700 managers and support staff;
More than 11 000 new alumni in 2012-2013.
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Founded in 1834; 13 Faculties, schools and specialized
institutes, one academic hospital; 24000 students (of which 33% are
international); Covers all academic disciplines by
combining very closely teaching and research;
Bases its education and research on complete freedom of thinking.
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
4 Nobel prizes in Sciences (François Englert, Physics, 2013)
1 FIELDS medal; 400 ERASMUS agreements; 220 bilateral agreements (non ERASMUS); 10 ERASMUS MUNDUS programs; 80 programs funded by the EC’s program “ Research
and Development”.
Mission of G3 Increase the quality of research and training activities by
making the most of convergence of interests;
Design an carry out joined actions to increase the G3 presence abroad;
Design ground breaking collaboration models in training, teaching and research ;
Enable members to become worldwide leading Francophone universities.
Principles of G3 An approach based on respect, accountability and equity
between members ;
Sharing members expertise and networks to strengthen each member capacities ;
Balanced representation of partners within projects in accordance with needs and expertise of each of them ;
Organized and innovative projects which intend to attain common objectives.
Some key actions:
1- Facilitate and stimulate research and mobility (both professors and students) through a joint fund (annual call for projects ; mobility scholarships ; exchange programs) ;
2- Support to collaborative activities : Promotion of connections/networking between Faculties of
members universities; Creation of joint programs.
3- Development of online training;
Some key actions (cont’d)
4- Development of joint PhDs;
5- Joint actions towards emerging countries;
6- Development of tools giving maximum visibility of our activities (www.g3univ.org).
Joint Fund
G3 universities established a joint fund which aims to : Generate inter-university strategic projects between G3 members
structured around excellence centres in training or research ;
Support innovative projects which have perspectives and a structuring effect for the G3 development ;
Promote rapprochement with stakeholders of third countries and with stakeholders outside academia (public, private or local community associations sectors).
Joint fund (cont’d)
A strategic project is defined as a group of professors/researchers from the 3 universities who work together to organize an academic or scientific network of excellence;
The joint fund is equally financed by each G3 member;
Annual call for project (Next call September 2014).
Call for projects (2013) 12 projects were selected for funding in the following
fields:• Archeology; • Chemistry/ Biological sciences;• Law; • International studies; • Medicine; • Neurosciences; • Quality; • Public health; • Education sciences ; • Political science.
Projects will receive 5 000 to 30 000 euros on 3 years.
G3 activities : some examples
Web platform creation (www.g3univ.org) ;
Visits of administrators, deans and vice-presidents of G3 universities;
Conferences organized in G3 Universities;
Call for strategic projects : 26 projects and 12 projects selected.
G3 activities in Brazil (May 2014)
Several bilateral agreements signed between G3 universities and Brazilian universities.
Agreements signings with : FAPESP; Leading Brazilian Universities;
Meetings with Brazilian education and research authorities;
Meetings with diplomatic missions.
Activities to come…
Call for projects;
Visits of International vice-presidents from UNIGE and ULB to Montreal (September 2014);
Projects Activities supported by the joint fund;
Organization of a G3 conference during “Entretiens Jacques-Cartier” in Montreal (October 2014).
Contact: www.g3univ.org
Thank you!