A delegation from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada, made up of Dr. Catherine Mounier, Vice Chancellor and Sylvain St-Amand, Director of International Relations and International Liaison Officer at UQAM, arrived in Rennes on Monday 26th September 2016.
Their visit to Université de Rennes 1 was the opportunity to discuss existing links between the institutions and also to examine ways of strengthening and developing joint projects. The discussions involved research collaborations, exchanges between researchers, lecturers, students and double degrees and covered several scientific fields.
The discussions took place on the morning of 26th September with representatives from the IGR-IAE and the Faculty of Law and Political Science. In the afternoon, the delegation moved to the Beaulieu campus where laboratory visits such as the OSUR and the IRSET resulted in fruitful discussions.
A dinner with both Université de Rennes 1 and Université de Rennes 2 ended the visit.



Dr. Catherine Mounier, Vice Chancellor of Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Dr. Annie Soriot, Director of the International Affairs Department, Professor Laurent Bironneau, Director of the IGR-IAE, Professor Gilles Pinay, Director of the OSUR (Rennes Scientific Observatory)