1. www.cerium.ca Corps du texteccc A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CÉRIUM

2. www.cerium.ca CÉRIUMs triple mission: Bring together academics in international studies from the Université de Montréal Train a new generation of students Contribute to the international awareness of citizens and decision-makers from civil society, the public sector and the private sector

3. www.cerium.ca Over 150 researchers in 21 research units A strong presence : - Europe - North America - Peace and security -Immigration

4. www.cerium.ca A Strong European Presence An EU Centre of Excellence : International Colloquium A European Union in the Making : An Interdisciplinary Approach October 2006 A French and a German unit

5. www.cerium.ca Three chairs looking at the USA Politics and economics History Law

6. www.cerium.ca An International Network on Peacekeeping - Providing francophone expertise in key arenas (UN, Francophonie, French Africa); - A daily updated, freely accessible online encyclopedia on peace operations; - Focal point of discussions, publications, events in the francophone world Peace operations

7. www.cerium.ca Nobel Prize, Shirin Ebadi Former President of Brazil, Fernando Cardoso Former presidential candidates Howard Dean and Ralph Nader Former French presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal Former French Prime Minister, Alain Juppé Former French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hubert Védrine Former Head of Policy for Tony Blair, Geoff Mulgan Former SG for the Council of Europe, Catherine Lalumière Former speechwriter for George W. Bush, David Frum Former François Mitterrand advisor, Régis Debray Green European MP and May 68 leader Daniel Cohn-Bendit CSIS director for Europe, Simon Serfaty Founder of Doctors without borders, Rony Brauman Canadian politicians foreign policy prononcements: Paul Martin, Stéphane Dion, Gilles Duceppe, Jack Layton, Michael Ignatieff Canadian Ambassadors to the UN (Allan Rock), London (Mel Cappe), NATO (Jean-Pierre Juneau) China (Joseph Caron) French sociologist, Dominique Wolton IRIS director, Pascal Boniface Peking correspondents, Eric Meyer and Pierre Haski Israeli Journalist Emmanuel Halperin, and many others… In four years: more than 350 guests

8. www.cerium.ca France AIE, Paris, CÉREQ, Marseille, CÉRI, CNRS, Collège de France, EHESS, Paris, IDDRI, INRA, Institut Catholique de Paris, Institut Universitaire de France, IRD, Orléans, Lyon II, Paris I, Paris II, Paris III, Paris IV, Paris XII, Science Po, (IEP) Paris, U. de Montpellier, U. de Nice, U. de Rennes I, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Europe Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Cambridge U., CECRI-UCL, Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin, Collège de lEurope, Freie Universität Berlin, GCSP, Göteborgs Universitet, Institut für Sozialforschung, IWH, Allemagne, Leiden Universiteit, Queens U., Belfast, Roskilde U. Center, U. dAbsbourg, U. dAmsterdam, U. dUmea, Suède, U. de Genève, U. de Milan – Bicocca, U. de Turin, U. La Rochelle, U. Libre de Bruxelles, U. Maastricht, U. of Bosphore, Turquie, U. of Bristol, U. of Edinburgh, U. of Richmond, U. of Warwick, U. Pays Basque, U. Pecs, U. St-Kliment-Ohridski, Sofia, U. Stockholm, Università degli Studi di Firenze. The United States American U., Arizona State U., Boston U., Brandeis U., Columbia U., Cornell U., George Washington U., Georgetwon U., Harvard, Levin Institute, Ney York, Northwestern U., Portland State U., Princeton U., Rutgers U., State U. of New York, Texas A&M U., Tulane U., U. of California, San Diego, U. of Colorado, U. of Mary Washington, U. of Nort Carolina, U. of Oregon, U. of Texas, Austin, U. of Wisconsin, U. Texas School of Law, Yale U. America ITAM, Mexique, IUPERJ, Brésil, U. Central de Venezuela, U. de Buenos Aires, Argentine, U. de Chile, U. de la República, Uruguay, U. Sao Paolo, Brésil. Asia, Oceania, Middle East Institute for Defence Studies ans Analyses, New Delhi, Institute of World Development, Chine, U. de Pékin, U. des langues étrangères de Pékin.Monash U., Australie, U. of Auckland, Nouvelle Zélande. U. de Tel-Aviv, U. Hébraïque de Jérusalem. Africa IDRI, Burkina Faso, INSEA, Rabat, Maroc. Quebec and Canada Carleton U., Collège de forces canadiennes, Concordia U., HEC, McGill U., McMaster U., Queens U., U. dAlberta, U. de Moncton, U. Laval, U. of Western Ontario, U. Ottawa, U. Sherbrooke, UBC, UofT, UQAM, York U. International Organizations Agence Française de Développement, Amnistie Internationale, Banque Asiatique de Développement, British Council, Greenpeace, Médecin du monde, Médecins sans frontières, OCDE, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, OMC, OTAN, Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de lhomme, UNHCR (pour les Amériques). In 2006/07, 127 academic guests

9. www.cerium.ca A continuously updated website A million visitors per year

10. www.cerium.ca Over a hundred academic lectures online

11. www.cerium.ca First French International Studies Center on iTunes U Free access, video and audio, to CERIUM conferences through iTunes http://itunesu.umontreal.ca

12. www.cerium.ca An academic showcase for the researchers work

13. www.cerium.ca Applied research How US states respond to climate change Our researchers routinely inform policy-makers Peace opérations seminars for UN members Research for the India strategy of the Québec governement

14. www.cerium.ca High level events March 2007 March 2006 With HEC :

15. www.cerium.ca CÉRIUM strengthens and multiplies links with domestic and foreign universities, NGOs, and governments A Strong Networking Capacity

16. www.cerium.ca The international Generation A Master s in International Studies with 215 very talented students (rigorous selection) 40 graduates every year 70 Ph.D. and Post-doctoral students

17. www.cerium.ca CERIUM Summer Schools Intended for And attended by: -Diplomats -Graduates students -Members of NGOs -Journalists -Civil servants -Business managers -Citizens interested in international issues

18. www.cerium.ca Summer Schools 2008

19. www.cerium.ca In construction in 2008 Two new Research units A symposium on Citizenship in a Globalized World A major conference on the US elections

20. www.cerium.ca The team of the Cérium Raymond Chrétien, former ambassador to Paris, Washington and Mexico, chairs Cérium Board of Directors, which also includes: Rupert Duchesne, Marie-José Nadeau, Guy Crevier, Jacques Bougie, Jean-Louis Roy, Martine Tremblay the vice-rector Martha Crago, two deans, Joseph Hubert (FAS) and Anne-Marie Boisvert (Law) And the vice-rector for research Joseph Hubert Scientific direction is under the responsibility of the renowned specialist in immigration and human rights issues François Crepeau The executive director is Jean-François Lisée. Madam Graciela Ducatenzeiler is the Assistant Scientific Director. The executive team is supported by a Scientific Committee.

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