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Internationalization of Research

Nanjing Conference 2008 International Research Collaboration: Innovation at the UdeM Luc Vinet Rector. Internationalization of Research. In a globalized world, internationalization is key for universities to successfully carry out their mission

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Internationalization of Research

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  1. Nanjing Conference 2008International Research Collaboration:Innovation at the UdeMLuc VinetRector

  2. Internationalization of Research • In a globalized world, internationalization is key for universities to successfully carry out their mission • Hence for research intensive universities, internationalization of research is essential

  3. Internationalization of Research WHY ? • Global issues require global solutions: • World economy • Climate change • Epidemics • Poverty • Security and peace, etc. • Regional input on these issues required as well as piecing collaboratively local elements of global questions

  4. Internationalization of Research WHY ? • Knowledge knows no boundary : Teaming up the best researchers worldwide towards biggest impact • Share expensive platforms

  5. Internationalization of Research WHY ? • Enrich approach from diversity • North/South partnerships • « Knowledge Diplomacy » • International mobility of researchers • Fostering international entrepreneurship and ventures • Insert research students in international networks

  6. Internationalization of Research Rapid growth: • OECD: since 1985, co-authored scientific articles have tripled • 25% of articles are international • In Canada, 40% are international • In Canada, publications with emerging countries have doubled • Accelerated internationalization of industrial R&D

  7. New players on the global scientific scene Internationalization of Research Rank in 1995 Rank in 2005 • USA 1 1 • Japan 2 2 • United Kingdom 3 3 • Germany 4 4 • China 14 5 • France 5 6 • Canada 6 7 • Australia 9 11 • South Korea 22 10 • India 12 12 Production of articles in science and engineering Source : NSF – Science and Engineering Indicators

  8. Internationalization of Research at the UdeM Internationalization of Research Source : ISI – Web of knowledge

  9. Internationalization of Research UdeM’s Main international Partners Publications from 2002 to 2007 Source : ISI – Web of knowledge

  10. Internationalization of Research UdeM’s Main international Partners Sources : ISI Web of knowledge et UdeM data

  11. Fostering Internationalization of Research • Review approaches to initiate, develop and support international research collaborations • Use some of UdeM initiatives as examples

  12. The University of Montreal

  13. Key Features of UdeM • One of top Canadian universities • 56,000 students – 2nd largest enrolment • Very comprehensive, broad health sector – 3rd largest faculty of medicine in North America • Largest number of PhD conferred in Canada last year • French main language, also offers trilingual programs (French, English, Spanish) – Brings diversity in North-American context

  14. Fostering Internationalization of Research 1.Facilitating Connections with Researchers: • Organization of seminars, workshops, conferences ex. UdeM – Sorbonne annual seminar • Country-focused research chairs, ex. Chair on Contemporary Mexico • International visitors programs at institutes and research centers, ex. Centre de Recherches Mathématiques (CRM), Montreal Geriatric University Institute (IUGM) • International exchange programs, ex. Fulbright Fellows

  15. Fostering Internationalization of Research 2. Joint International Efforts: • International joint laboratories, ex. INSERM • International consortia, ex. Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G), CERN • North-South collaborations, ex. Population and Health in Africa Program

  16. Fostering Internationalization of Research Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G): • Non-for-profit international consortium to promote collaboration between researchers in the field of population genomics • Development and management of a multidisciplinary infrastructure for comparing and merging results from population genomic studies

  17. Fostering Internationalization of Research Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G): • Founding Charter members : • CARTaGENE (Quebec, Canada) • Estonian Genome Project (Estonia) • GenomEUtwin (involving 8 countries) • P³G Charter members : • ALSPAC (UK) • Centre for Integrated Genomic Medical Research (CIGMR, Manchester, UK) • Danubian Biobank Foundation (involving 6 countries in central Europe) • Generation Scotland (UK) • INMEGEN (Mexico) • INSERM • KORA-Gen (Germany) • LifeGene (Sweden) • LifeLines Cohort (Nethrlands) • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH, USA) • Ontario Cohort Consortium (Canada) • Singapore Tissue Network • Taiwan Biobank Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (Taiwan) • UK BioBank (UK) • Western Australian Genetic Health Project (WAGHP, Australia)

  18. Fostering Internationalization of Research 2. Joint International Efforts: • International joint laboratories, ex. INSERM • International consortia, ex. Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G), CERN • North-South collaborations, ex. Population and Health in Africa Program

  19. Fostering Internationalization of Research Population and Health in Africa Program: • Solidarity contracts with the universities of Burkina Faso*: • to reinforce the human capacity of the sub-Saharan region through the development of a professional MSc program in population and health in Ouagadougou, a series of training seminars for current leaders and specialists in the region, and 17 PhD fellowships for Africans in population and health at Université de Montréal; • to create a regional population and health leadership center at Ouagadougou, by reinforcing the training and research capacities of ISSP (Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population). * Project supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  20. Fostering Internationalization of Research 3. International Issues and Collaborations: • Institutes on global issues, ex. Biodiversity Research Institute • Collaboration with institutes of international organizations, ex. UNESCO Social Statistics Institute • Collaboration within networks, ex. International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU)

  21. Fostering Internationalization of Research International Forum of Public Universities • Inaugurated October 11, 2007 • 21 institutions from 20 countries, 2 associated members, 4 continents represented • Diverse but small enough • Promote the mission of public universities in an era of globalization as represented by universities from diverse regions, diverse cultures and languages • Brings together public universities that are recognized in their country for the importance they give to research and their contribution to the development of society • Headquarters at the Université de Montréal

  22. Fostering Internationalization of Research International Forum of Public Universities • Two-pronged approach to support the internalization of research: • Bottom-up: from individual research priorities within network to common initiatives, using above approaches • Top-down: identifying easy-entry research areas for all universities within network, that capitalizes on diversity as a fundamental feature

  23. Fostering Internationalization of Research ARGENTINA: Universidad de Buenos Aires BELGIUM: Brussels Free University BRAZIL: Universidade de São Paulo CANADA: Université de Montréal CHILE: Universidad de Chile CHINA: Peking University CHINA: Nankai University CZECH REPUBLIC: Univerzita Karlova v Praze FRANCE: Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris III GERMANY: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg INDIA: Jawaharlal Nehru University ITALY: Università di Bologna JAPAN: Nagoya University MEXICO: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México MOROCCO: Université Mohammed V – Agdal ROMANIA: Universitatea din Bucuresti RUSSIA: Lomonosov State Moscow University SENEGAL: Université Cheikh Anta Diop SPAIN: Universitat de Barcelona SWITZERLAND: Université de Genève UNITED STATES: University of California ASSOCIATED MEMBERS : BURKINA FASO: Université de Ouagadougou HAITI: Université d'État d’Haïti International Forum of Public Universities • Member universities:

  24. Fostering Internationalization of Research 4. Alignment with integrated strategies for international collaboration: • Bilateral agreements: ex. Canada-China Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation, Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership • Multinational Financing Initiatives: ex. European Research Space

  25. Fostering Internationalization of Research Canada-China Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation: • Signed on January 16, 2007 • Contribution from International Science and Technology Partnerships Program (ISTPP) of $5.25M over 4 years • Main objectives: • Joint scientific research and development projects • Organization of scientific seminars, conferences, symposia and workshops, as well as participation of experts in those activities • Joint Committee on Science and Technology Cooperation (Canadian University representative : UofM) • Past calls for proposals: Fall 2007 and Spring 2008

  26. Fostering Internationalization of Research China Scholarship Council with UdeM: • Since 2007, a number of bilateral agreements signed promoting the exchange of students supported by the CSC. • The first cohort started 2008 : 6 doctoral students

  27. Conclusion Concrete steps to develop our international links: • Identify mutual research priorities, ex. presence of research institutes in similar areas • Initiate collaboration (see models) • Involve graduate students as vectors of collaboration • Use the available funding and advocate for more

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