About the International Affairs Office (IAO)
Université de Montréal’s International Affairs Office (IAO) aims to provide students with a life-changing and enriching experience abroad. In addition, the IAO assists in the international mobility of professors and researchers, guides students from abroad who wish to participate in an exchange program at UdeM, promotes the internationalization of teaching, strengthens collaborations with foreign institutions and engages in international cooperation. We are the university of Montreal and of the world!

Mission
The International Affairs Office encourages the university community to develop and implement partnerships and mobility activities by:
- helping boost the internationalization of academic units according to their unique characteristics
- supporting the internationalization of all the study cycles
- supporting international projects developed outside existing programs
- promoting internationalization as a collective responsibility for the entire university community.
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partnerships in 66 countries |
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more than 110 nationalities among international students (studying at UdeM as part of an exchange program) |
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more than 9 000 international students |
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40% of full professors having studied abroad |
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more than 1 000 UdeM students studying abroad |
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more than 50% of UdeM researcher publications co-authored by foreign researchers |