8:15 AM to 8:45 AM: Registration and Welcome

Venue: pavillon 3200 Jean-Brillant Street, ground floor

Access via the Côte-des-neige metro station or the 165 North bus line.

Teams will be there to welcome you, give you your badge, and guide you to the first meeting.

8:45 AM to 9:30 AM: Welcome to UdeM's Partner Days 

Welcome speeches by Valérie Amiraux, Vice-Rector – Global Engagements and First Peoples, and Virginie Allard-Caméus, UdeM international’s Executive Director.

Location: B-4240 of the 3200 Jean-Brillant pavilion, 4th Floor

9:30 AM to 9:45 AM: Coffee Break  

9:45 AM to 11:15 AM: Strategies to Enhance Bilateral Mobility | Workshops 

We will gather in groups to explore opportunities for deeper collaboration within our partnerships and to identify strategies for harmonizing student mobility between our institutions.

• Navigating Student Mobility Amid Academic Differences Between Universities. Moderator: Marie-Christine Breault, Student Mobility Coordonator
  Local: B-4240
• Attracting Students from All Study Levels in Mobility Programs. Moderator: Sherrilynn Tse-Chi-Shum, Student Mobility Advisor
  Local: B-4335
• Shaping the Future of Student Mobility. Moderator: Eugénie Coutu-Lachapelle, Student Mobility Advisor
  Local: B-4335

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11:30 AM to 1 PM: Destination: The World | Student Mobility Fair

Showcase the mobility opportunities your university has to offer to our student community. A dedicated space will be provided for each university with registered representatives. 

Location: 3200 Jean-Brillant pavilion, 2nd Floor

1:15 PM: Lunch

Location: exposition room Marius-Barbeau of the Carrefour des arts et des sciences - C-2081/83

2:30 PM to 4:30 PM: Main Campus Visit

After the meal, we invite you to join a guided tour of Université de Montréal's main campus. This walk will take you through the campus’s iconic sites—a route where architecture, artworks, Indigenous knowledge, and biodiversity intersect.

The tour will last approximately two hours and will take place rain or shine. Please remember to wear comfortable walking shoes. The tour will depart after the meal, with a return to the UdeM international offices by metro.

Itinerary: 

5 PM: Networking Cocktail at UdeM international's Office

This Networking Cocktail will give you the opportunity to network with mobility and international relations officers at UdeM, and with representatives from universities in the Tassep consortium.

Location: 5th Floor of the 3744 Jean-Brillant Pavilion, local 581

8:45 AM to 9:30 AM: Registration and Networking Breakfast

Location: Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, 2900 Edouard-Montpetit Boulevard

Access via the Université de Montréal metro station (take the exit on the left to access the moving staircase leading up to the Pavillon Roger-Gaudry).

9:30 AM to 10:30 AM: Realities of Student Immigration in Canada and Support Provided | Seminar

In light of recent changes to Canadian immigration policies, what can we do to better support international students in their academic journey at UdeM? The panelists will provide an overview of the current situation and present strategies implemented to assist international students with their immigration procedures. This seminar will also offer an opportunity to share initiatives and experiences in other institutions. 

Speaker: Oscar Castillo, Head of Section - Immigration, and Robin Marchioni, Immigration Advisor - UdeM international

Location: M-415 of the Pavillon Roger-Gaudry

10:30 AM to 11 AM: Coffee Break

11 AM to 12 PM: A Fragmented World: the Importance of Maintaining Strong Collaborations  

In a context of increasing conflicts and geopolitical tensions, it is essential to preserve and strengthen the ties between our regions and institutions. Whether by developing joint training or research projects, or welcoming international students, our actions must be guided by inclusion and openness.

Speaker: Laurence Deschamps-Laporte (PhD Oxford), Professor of political sciences at the Université de Montréal.

Expert in Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy, her main research agenda is set in feminism in international relations, Middle-East politics and islamist movements. She completed a PhD at Oxford University thanks to a Rhodes scholarship. Before joining UdeM and CÉRIUM, Laurence Deschamps-Laporte was an advisor, then chief of staff to three Canadian foreign ministers. As a consultant at McKinsey & Company, she carried out public policy mandates in several countries in Africa and the Middle East.

Location: M-415 of the Pavillon Roger-Gaudry

12 PM to 1:30 PM: Lunch

1:45 PM to 4:30 PM: Overview of University Services

Meet representatives from the various UdeM offices that contribute to UdeM's dynamism and to our community’s international experiences. Discover their innovative projects and exchange best practices together. 

Location: Hall d'honneur of the Pavillon Roger-Gaudry

4:30 PM: Closing of the event

Belgium:  

• Université libre de Bruxelles 

Brasil:  

• Universidade Estadual de Campinas 

France:  

• Aix-Marseille Université 
• Nantes Université 
• Sorbonne Nouvelle 
• Sorbonne Université 
• Université Paris Cité 
• Université Paris-Saclay 

Italy:  

• University of Bologna 

Mexico: 

• Universidad de Guadalajara
• TEC de Monterrey

Member universities of the Tassep consortium (October 30th AM and Cocktail):

• Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany 
• University of Würzburg, Germany 
• Technische Universität Wien, Austria 
• Aarhus University, Denmark 
• Université de Toulouse, France 
• CPE Lyon - École d'Ingénieurs en Chimie et Sciences du numérique, France 
• University of Bologna, Italy
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain 
• University of Calgary, Canada 
• McMaster University, Canada 
• University of Saskatchewan, Canada 
• Temple University, United-States 
• University of Delaware, United-States  
• University of Florida, United-States