Montreal, September 24, 1999 Tradition and Innovation: An International University in a City of Knowledge

The Quebec University Network Investment required: 500 M$ + McGill Laval Montréal McMaster Alberta Dalhousie Western UBC Toronto Queen's $ 000/FTES Revenue per student: figures for top 10 universities in Canada

A City of knowledge The largest student population in North America after Boston The research capital of Canada Montréal:

 Maclean’s One of Canada’s top three universities  GallupTop university in reputational survey  SSHRCNumber one in humanities and social sciences  NSERC/MRCIn the top three for natural sciences, engineering and medical sciences  Sunday TimesOne of the world’s top 10 universities McGill: A Recognition of Excellence

McGill: Educating Youth for Leadership in the Global Community StudentsUSA (10%), Overseas (10%), Canada (30%) and Quebec (50%, 20% of which are francophones) ProfileCumulative average on admission: 87.5% GraduationHighest rate in Canada: 93% Awards113 Rhodes Scholars Alumni130,000 in 155 countries Alumni Support $10M annually

McGill: Creating Wealth for the Province Millions of dollars Out-of-province based spending in Quebec due to McGill Year Inflow of Funds from Outside Quebec$362M in Direct and Indirect Expenditures $616M in Injection of Funds into the Quebec Economy$4.9B from 1985 to 1995 Tax Revenue$92.5M Public Funding$64M

Reinvesting in Universities Strategic planning process Importance of an excellent liberal arts program Development of future citizens’ critical thinking and sense of ethics Pressure in new fields of endeavour Development of multi-disciplinary programs Social and economic growth of Quebec Research experience at the undergraduate level

Quebec as a World Centre: The McGill School of Environment Proposition 1 Invest in: Teaching staff Financial support for students Development of infrastructure Interdisciplinary Social sciences, pure science and agricultural science Themes1) Health in a changing environment 2) Ecosystems and biodiversity 3) Global systems 4) Culture, commerce and environment

Quebec and Globalization – Information Technologies (IT) Proposition 2 Hire more professors to teach IT Proposition 3 Set up Centre for Development and Application of IT in undergraduate humanities and social science programs

New Materials: Linking Science, Engineering and Medicine for the Next Millennium 1)Super-resistant ceramics for construction 2)Vitreous metals for hydrogen storage 3)Polymers for manufacture of ultralight vehicles 4)Biomaterials for artificial limbs Proposition 4 Expand material science program: Undergraduate & graduate students Multidisciplinary research teams

At the Forefront of Innovation: The Life Sciences Proposition 5 Set up study and research program: Genomics/proteonics Drug design and development Bioinformatics

Quantitative Methods: Creating Tools to Promote Scientific Understanding and Advancement Proposition 6 Establish national institute for theoretical physics Set up training program for interface of mathematics, theoretical physics, biological and biomedical sciences Proposition 7 Set up statistical analysis lab for social science researchers “Hands-on” program for elementary and high schools

A Tradition of Excellence – Interdisciplinary Language Research and Studies Psychology, linguistics, neurology, speech therapy and second-language teaching Proposition 8 Develop multidisciplinary research and teaching programs for all levels

Funding the University Network Accountability Equity Flexibility Neutrality Predictability Responsiveness Simplicity Stability

 That McGill University’s base funding compared to the Quebec “réseau” average be restored  That a minimum of $500M (including $80M for McGill) be injected into base funding for universities