1. Doctoral studies and reality: a deepening gap Louise Dandurand, PhD President, Acfas 53rd Annual Conference, CAGS

2. Images : Archives de l’Université de Montréal

3. FUNDING PRODUCTION TRANSFER National Research Council (1916) Royal Society of Canada (1881); ACFAS (1923) Canadian research system, 1914 - 1944 Universities Governement laboratories ©CIRST 2014 – Conférence Système de la recherche 101

4. FUNDING PRODUCTION TRANSFER International research agencies (ANR, NSF, NIH) Fondations Quebec Research Funds (FRQSC, FRQNT, FRSQ) Federal Granting Agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR) FCI Governement Research Agencies Centres de recherche et instituts publics Private Research Centers Industrial Research Censorship Universities NRC Technological Parks Industries University – Industry Liaison Offices Québec international Liaison and Transfer Centers Social Innovation Transfer Organizations Incubateurs d’entreprises technologiques Science and Culture Organizations College Centers for Technology Transfer Learned societies OST Genome Canada Nano Quebec Universities ©CIRST 2014 … and in 2014 Government laboratories Mitacs

6. Image : Buffalo Hunt by William R. Leigh Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming

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9. Image : Buffalo Hunt by William R. Leigh Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming

11. Acfas objectives concerning graduate students Professional skills: 1.Innovation 2.Communication 3.Project Management 4.Ethics

12. Acfas objectives concerning graduate students Possibilities for students to express their needs and aspirations Engagement in society Support universities to enhance the social role of students and researchers Relations with business world

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