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Nanjing Conference 2008
International Research Collaboration:Innovation at the UdeM
Luc VinetRector
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Internationalization of Research
• In a globalized world, internationalization is key for universities to successfully carry out their mission
• Hence for research intensive universities, internationalization of research is essential
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Internationalization of Research
• Global issues require global solutions:– World economy– Climate change– Epidemics– Poverty– Security and peace, etc.
Regional input on these issues required as well as piecing collaboratively local elements of global questions
WHY ?
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Internationalization of Research
• Knowledge knows no boundary : Teaming up the best researchers worldwide towards biggest impact
• Share expensive platforms
WHY ?
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Internationalization of Research
• Enrich approach from diversity• North/South partnerships• « Knowledge Diplomacy »
– International mobility of researchers– Fostering international entrepreneurship
and ventures
• Insert research students in international networks
WHY ?
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Internationalization of Research
• OECD: since 1985, co-authored scientific articles have tripled
• 25% of articles are international• In Canada, 40% are international• In Canada, publications with emerging
countries have doubled• Accelerated internationalization of
industrial R&D
Rapid growth:
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New players on the global scientific scene Rank in 1995 Rank in
2005 •USA 1 1•Japan 2 2•United Kingdom 3 3•Germany 4 4•China 14 5•France 5 6•Canada 6 7•Australia 9 11•South Korea 22 10•India 12 12
Production of articles in science and engineeringSource : NSF – Science and Engineering Indicators
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Internationalization of Research at the UdeMInternationalization of Research at the UdeM
0 10 20 30 40
% of « international » publications by UdeM researchers
1989-1994
1990-1995
1996-2001
2002-2007
Source : ISI – Web of knowledge
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0 5 10 15 20% of co-published articles by country of collaboration
NorwayRussiaChinaSpain
NetherlandsItaly
GermanyUK
FranceUSA
Publications from 2002 to 2007Source : ISI – Web of knowledge
UdeM’s Main international Partners
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0 20 40 60 80 100Reseach Collaboration Intensity
(Harvard = 100)
U. GlasgowU. California /SF
U. ChicagoU. Lyon 2U. Paris 6
MITU. libre BruxellesU. Aix-Marseille
U. StrasbourgJohns Hopkins
U. TexasU. Cath. Louvain
INSERMCNRS
U. Harvard
Sources : ISI Web of knowledge et UdeM data
Internationalization of Research
UdeM’s Main international Partners
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• Review approaches to initiate, develop and support international research collaborations
• Use some of UdeM initiatives as examples
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The University of Montreal
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• One of top Canadian universities• 56,000 students – 2nd largest enrolment• Very comprehensive, broad health sector –
3rd largest faculty of medicine in North America• Largest number of PhD conferred in Canada last
year• French main language, also offers trilingual
programs (French, English, Spanish) – Brings diversity in North-American context
Key Features of UdeM
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1.Facilitating Connections with Researchers:• Organization of seminars, workshops, conferences ex.
UdeM – Sorbonne annual seminar• Country-focused research chairs, ex. Chair on
Contemporary Mexico• International visitors programs at institutes and research
centers, ex. Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM), Montreal Geriatric University Institute (IUGM)
• International exchange programs, ex. Fulbright Fellows
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2. Joint International Efforts:• International joint laboratories, ex. INSERM• International consortia, ex. Public Population
Project in Genomics (P3G), CERN• North-South collaborations, ex. Population and
Health in Africa Program
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Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G):• Non-for-profit international consortium to
promote collaboration between researchers in the field of population genomics
• Development and management of a multidisciplinary infrastructure for comparing and merging results from population genomic studies
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Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G):• Founding Charter members :
– CARTaGENE (Quebec, Canada) – Estonian Genome Project (Estonia) – GenomEUtwin (involving 8 countries)
• P³G Charter members : – ALSPAC (UK) – Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research (CIGMR, Manchester, UK) – Danubian Biobank Foundation (involving 6 countries in central Europe) – Generation Scotland (UK) – INMEGEN (Mexico) – INSERM – KORA-Gen (Germany) – LifeGene (Sweden) – LifeLines Cohort (Nethrlands) – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH, USA) – Ontario Cohort Consortium (Canada) – Singapore Tissue Network – Taiwan Biobank Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) – UK BioBank (UK) – Western Australian Genetic Health Project (WAGHP, Australia)
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2. Joint International Efforts:• International joint laboratories, ex. INSERM• International consortia, ex. Public Population
Project in Genomics (P3G), CERN• North-South collaborations, ex. Population and
Health in Africa Program
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Population and Health in Africa Program:• Solidarity contracts with the universities of Burkina Faso*:
– to reinforce the human capacity of the sub-Saharan region through the development of a professional MSc program in population and health in Ouagadougou, a series of training seminars for current leaders and specialists in the region, and 17 PhD fellowships for Africans in population and health at Université de Montréal;
– to create a regional population and health leadership center at Ouagadougou, by reinforcing the training and research capacities of ISSP (Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population).
* Project supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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3. International Issues and Collaborations:• Institutes on global issues, ex. Biodiversity
Research Institute• Collaboration with institutes of international
organizations, ex. UNESCO Social Statistics Institute
• Collaboration within networks, ex. International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU)
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International Forum of Public Universities• Inaugurated October 11, 2007 • 21 institutions from 20 countries, 2 associated members,
4 continents represented• Diverse but small enough• Promote the mission of public universities in an era of
globalization as represented by universities from diverse regions, diverse cultures and languages
• Brings together public universities that are recognized in their country for the importance they give to research and their contribution to the development of society
• Headquarters at the Université de Montréal
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International Forum of Public Universities• Two-pronged approach to support the
internalization of research: – Bottom-up: from individual research priorities within
network to common initiatives, using above approaches
– Top-down: identifying easy-entry research areas for all universities within network, that capitalizes on diversity as a fundamental feature
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International Forum of Public Universities• Member universities:
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ARGENTINA: Universidad de Buenos AiresBELGIUM: Brussels Free UniversityBRAZIL: Universidade de São PauloCANADA: Université de Montréal CHILE: Universidad de ChileCHINA: Peking UniversityCHINA: Nankai University CZECH REPUBLIC: Univerzita Karlova v Praze FRANCE: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III GERMANY: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS : BURKINA FASO: Université de Ouagadougou HAITI: Université d'État d’Haïti
INDIA: Jawaharlal Nehru University ITALY: Università di Bologna JAPAN: Nagoya UniversityMEXICO: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMOROCCO: Université Mohammed V – AgdalROMANIA: Universitatea din BucurestiRUSSIA: Lomonosov State Moscow University SENEGAL: Université Cheikh Anta Diop SPAIN: Universitat de Barcelona SWITZERLAND: Université de GenèveUNITED STATES: University of California
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4. Alignment with integrated strategies for international collaboration:
• Bilateral agreements: ex. Canada-China Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership
• Multinational Financing Initiatives: ex. European Research Space
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Canada-China Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation:
• Signed on January 16, 2007• Contribution from International Science and Technology
Partnerships Program (ISTPP) of $5.25M over 4 years • Main objectives:
– Joint scientific research and development projects– Organization of scientific seminars, conferences, symposia
and workshops, as well as participation of experts in those activities
• Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (Canadian University representative : UofM)
• Past calls for proposals: Fall 2007 and Spring 2008
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China Scholarship Council with UdeM:• Since 2007, a number of bilateral agreements
signed promoting the exchange of students supported by the CSC.
• The first cohort started 2008 : 6 doctoral students
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Concrete steps to develop our international links:
• Identify mutual research priorities, ex. presence of research institutes in similar areas
• Initiate collaboration (see models)• Involve graduate students as vectors of
collaboration• Use the available funding and advocate for
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Conclusion
Nanjing Conference 2008
International Research Collaboration:Innovation at the UdeM
Luc VinetRector