G3 Francophone Academic Alliance

Founding of G3 alliance  Created in September 2012 in Brussels.  Three founding members:  Université de Genève  Université de Montréal  Université libre de Bruxelles  Three leading Francophone comprehensive Universities;  United by a community of interests and objectives in education, research and services to society.

Université de Genève (UNIGE)  Founded in 1559;  More than students of which 40% are international students (from 153 countries);  4300 employees; 46% of which are from abroad;  4650 diploma awarded in 2013;  9 Faculties, 13 interfaculty centers and institutes;  Among the 20 best European research Universities;  Strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research.

Université de Genève (UNIGE)  Advanced teaching in most areas of sciences, arts and humanities;  Key research fields : Life sciences (genetics, molecular biology, bioinformatics) ; Physics; Chemistry; Astrophysics; Special fields of human and social sciences;  Anchored in the center of International Geneva, European center of international organizations (UN,WHO, ICRC) and non governmental organizations(NGOs);

Université de Montréal (UdeM)  1st Francophone Research University in America;  525 million $ in research revenues: 3 rd Research University in Canada and 1 st in Quebec.  16 Faculties, more than 65 departments and 2 affiliated schools :  HEC Montréal  École Polytechnique  students (7800 are international students);

Université de Montréal (UdeM)  600 study programs (250 undergraduate & 350 graduate programs);  2640 professors and researchers ( 40% of which studied abroad);  More than 50% of our scientific publications are co-signed by international researchers;  4700 managers and support staff;  More than new alumni in

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)  Founded in 1834;  13 Faculties, schools and specialized institutes, one academic hospital;  students (of which 33% are international);  Covers all academic disciplines by combining very closely teaching and research;  Bases its education and research on complete freedom of thinking.

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)  4 Nobel prizes in Sciences (François Englert, Physics, 2013)  1 FIELDS medal;  400 ERASMUS agreements;  220 bilateral agreements (non ERASMUS);  10 ERASMUS MUNDUS programs;  80 programs funded by the EC’s program “ Research and Development”.

Mission of G3  Increase the quality of research and training activities by making the most of convergence of interests;  Design an carry out joined actions to increase the G3 presence abroad;  Design ground breaking collaboration models in training, teaching and research ;  Enable members to become worldwide leading Francophone universities.

Principles of G3  An approach based on respect, accountability and equity between members ;  Sharing members expertise and networks to strengthen each member capacities ;  Balanced representation of partners within projects in accordance with needs and expertise of each of them ;  Organized and innovative projects which intend to attain common objectives.

Some key actions: 1- Facilitate and stimulate research and mobility (both professors and students) through a joint fund (annual call for projects ; mobility scholarships ; exchange programs) ; 2- Support to collaborative activities :  Promotion of connections/networking between Faculties of members universities;  Creation of joint programs. 3- Development of online training;

Some key actions (cont’d) 4- Development of joint PhDs; 5- Joint actions towards emerging countries; 6- Development of tools giving maximum visibility of our activities (

Joint Fund  G3 universities established a joint fund which aims to :  Generate inter-university strategic projects between G3 members structured around excellence centres in training or research ;  Support innovative projects which have perspectives and a structuring effect for the G3 development ;  Promote rapprochement with stakeholders of third countries and with stakeholders outside academia (public, private or local community associations sectors).

Joint fund (cont’d)  A strategic project is defined as a group of professors/researchers from the 3 universities who work together to organize an academic or scientific network of excellence;  The joint fund is equally financed by each G3 member;  Annual call for project (Next call September 2014).

Call for projects (2013 )  12 projects were selected for funding in the following fields: Archeology; Chemistry/ Biological sciences; Law; International studies; Medicine; Neurosciences; Quality; Public health; Education sciences ; Political science.  Projects will receive to euros on 3 years.

G3 activities : some examples  Web platform creation ( ;  Visits of administrators, deans and vice-presidents of G3 universities;  Conferences organized in G3 Universities;  Call for strategic projects : 26 projects and 12 projects selected.

G3 activities in Brazil (May 2014) Several bilateral agreements signed between G3 universities and Brazilian universities.  Agreements signings with :  FAPESP;  Leading Brazilian Universities;  Meetings with Brazilian education and research authorities;  Meetings with diplomatic missions.

Activities to come…  Call for projects;  Visits of International vice-presidents from UNIGE and ULB to Montreal (September 2014);  Projects Activities supported by the joint fund;  Organization of a G3 conference during “Entretiens Jacques- Cartier” in Montreal (October 2014). Contact:

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