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!