LE GÉNIE EN PREMIÈRE CLASSE Future Landscape of Internationalization Polytechnique Experience Jean Dansereau Ph.D. Directeur adjoint – Affaires académiques et internationales Directeur des études supérieures 1 Mise à jour mai 2012 CAGS 51st Annual Conference November 4th, 2013
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LE GÉNIE EN PREMIÈRE CLASSE
Future Landscape of Internationalization
Polytechnique Experience
Jean Dansereau Ph.D.Directeur adjoint – Affaires académiques et internationales Directeur des études supérieures
1Mise à jour mai 2012
CAGS 51st Annual ConferenceNovember 4th, 2013
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L’avenir de l’internationalisation Future Landscape of Internationalization
Expérience de Polytechnique
Jean Dansereau Ph.D.Directeur adjoint – Affaires académiques et internationales Directeur des études supérieures
2Mise à jour mai 2012
4 novembre 2013
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STUDENTS DISTRIBUTION
9 % 76 %
77,5 % MENGraduate level: 71,7 % MEN
22,5 % WOMEN28,3 % WOMEN
23 % of whom are international students
from 120 countries
7 400 studentsGraduate level: 1 900
Polytechnique is the largest engineering university in Québec for
the size of its student body
Graduate level: 37%
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$70 M annual research budget
87 research infrastructure projects totalling $215 M since 2000
450 grants and 300 research contracts/year
39 research chairs and more than 60 research units
RESEARCH INVESTMENTS
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EVOLUTION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE 1998-2012
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Who are ourInternational Students?
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GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE
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Ph.D. Research Master Course Master DESS TotalNumber % Number % Number % Number % Number %
PROPORTION OF CANADIAN, PERMANENT RESIDENT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Female Male
% %
Canadian 25,9 % 74,1 %
PermanentResidents 21,6% 78,3 %
InternationalStudents 31,0 % 69,0 %
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MOTHER TONGUE
Ph.D.Research Master
Course Master DESS Total
% % % % Number %
French 35,9 % 48,8 % 59,6 % 41,4 % 961 50,3 %
English 1,9 % 1,5 % 1,3 % 1,8 % 35 1,8 %
Other 62,1 % 21,1 % 39,1 % 56,8 % 913 47,8 %
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Ph.D.ResearchMaster
Course Master
DESS Total
% % % % Number %
French 49,8 % 82,0 % 82,1 % 75,5 % 1313 68,8 %
English 17,7 % 6,7 % 5,7 % 8,1 % 208 10,9 %
Other 32,5 % 11,3 % 12,2 % 16,5 % 388 20,3 %
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CURRENT LANGUAGE USED AT POLYTECHNIQUE BY OUR GRADUATE STUDENTS
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- 1/3 of our graduate students are Canadian;
- International students are coming from Iran, France, China, Colombie, Tunisie…
- Close to 1/3 of international students are female students;
- Mother tongue of ½ of our graduate students is French, 2% is English, 48% is another language!
- However, at the Ph.D. level, 50% of the current language used by our student is French, close to 18% is English, the other 32% is other languages!
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PICTURE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE
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What are ourInternational Students
Say?
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GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE
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4 Workshops has to be done before the Comprehensive Exam - CAP7001 Ensuring a successful doctorate : 1 cr. (Réussir au doctorat)
- CAP7005 Handling of scientific and technical information: 1 cr. (Traitement de l’information scientifique et technique)
- CAP7010 Creativity: yes you can : 1 cr. (La créativité à votre portée)
- CAP7015 Leading a research project : 1 cr. (Conduire un projet de recherche)
Objectives:• To discuss the technical and practical aspects of the doctoral education;• To develop their own objectives and better organize their research work;• To master the tools of bibliographic research;• To make decisions, create and conduct his own doctoral project.11/04/23
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MANDATORY TRAINING WORKSHOPSFOR PH.D. CANDIDATES
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- During the workshop CAP7001- Ensuring a successful doctorate (Réussir au doctorat), a questionnaire is distributed to all doctoral students
- 5 questions
- Written answers (no choice of answers)
- Results for Fall 2012, Winter 2013 and Summer 2013
Current language used at Polytechnique: - 70 French (46,1% vs 49,8%)
- 26 English (17,1% vs 17,7%)
- 56 Other (36,8% vs 32,5%)
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WHAT DO OUR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES THINK?(FALL 2012, WINTER 2013 AND SUMMER 2013)
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QUESTION 1 - WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY MOTIVATION FOR COMPLETING A PH.D.?
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QUESTION 2 - WHAT CAREER DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE?
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QUESTION 3 - PLEASE LIST TWO DIFFICULTIES THAT YOU ENCOUNTERED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PH.D. PROGRAM…
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QUESTION 4 - PLEASE LIST TWO DIFFICULTIES THAT YOU ANTICIPATE BEFORE YOUR DEFENSE…
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QUESTION 5 - PLEASE SUGGEST THREE TOPICS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED DURING THIS SERIES OF WORKSHOPS….
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- Self development and career opportunities seem more important for international students than the contribution they can bring to knowledge.
- All would like to become university professors!
- All mentioned the difficulties related to the management of their research project. However, International students indicate that personal difficulties and language difficulties are as well or more important.
- Production of results, papers and the thesis itself seem to be a central issue for international students.
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WHAT DO OUR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES THINK?WHAT SHOULD BE RETAINED?
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Are ourInternational students successful compared to our Canadian students ?
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GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE
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Time to completion at the Ph.D level: - Overall, Permanent residents students take one semester
less than Canadian students to complete their Ph.D.
- Overall, International students take 2½ semesters less than Canadian students to complete their Ph.D. (almost one year less!)
Graduation rate at the Ph.D. level:- Overall, graduation rate for International students is lower
than Canadian (by 20 points of %) and Permanent resident.
- When International students decide to abandon their studies, they did it after 4 semesters instead of 8 semesters for Canadian students!
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GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE
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Should we continue to recruit Graduate International Students ?
Yes… …but we have to know them better! And to continue to get more data…
… but we have to listen what they have to tell us!
… but we have to find adequate linguistic, logistic, academic and social integration approaches to offer them an enjoyable and stimulating environment…
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CONCLUSION
MERCI !
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26Mise à jour février 2012
Special thanks to Élise Saint-Jacques et Dominic Villiard
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QUESTIONS?
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• Self-development– Acquire expertise– Distinguish from others– Become a specialist– Expand my knowledge
• Improve carreer opportunities– Become a teacher– Better income– Better job– Obtain diploma
• Contribution to the advancement of knowledge in general• Interest for research
– Interest for the project– Continuity (project / existing relationship)• Immigrating to Canada
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ANNEXEQ1. WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY MOTIVATION FOR COMPLETING A PH.D.?
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• University professor and researcher• Research
– Public institute– Unspecified
• Research – private institute/Company• Consulting• Entrepreneur• College professor
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ANNEXEQ2. WHAT CAREER DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE?
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• Research project (management)– Managing ressources– Equipements lack performance– Mastering new techniques and knowledge– Preparing scholarship and research grant proposals– Experimental difficulties– Meeting deadlines / Measuring up– Litterature: Management / review / understanding and analyzing articles– Organizing meetings between staff• Research project (definition)– Set goals, identify the subject– Start the project• Personal issues– Time management– Motivation– Back to scholl after years of work– Deceptions– Personal adaptation– Financial difficulties– Adaptation to new school environment– Adaptation work-family– Overcoming failure– Difficulty working in team• Langage/communication issues– Everyday communications: French or English• Relation with research supervisor• Other– Manage courses– Program change
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ANNEXEQ3. PLEASE LIST TWO DIFFICULTIES THAT YOU ENCOUNTERED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PH.D. PROGRAM.
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• Research project(definition and management)– Set goals, identify the subject– Managing ressources– Identify originality– Experimental limits– Risq management– Keep interest of partners• Delivrables of the doctorate– Comprehensive exam– Production of scientific papers– Writing the dissetation– Presentation of the dissertation– Originality of the contribution• Personal issues– Time management– Motivation– Stress management– Know self– Relation with research supervisor• Scientific communication (written and oral)– Writing patent– Presentations (lectures)– Communication with non-experts• Langage/communication issues– Everyday communications: French or English• Financial issues• Carreer preparation11/04/23
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ANNEXEQ4. PLEASE LIST TWO DIFFICULTIES THAT YOU ANTICIPATE BEFORE YOUR DEFENSE.
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• Delivrables of the doctorate– Comprehensive exam– Production of scientific papers– Writing the dissetation– Presentation of the dissertation– Originality of the contribution• Research project (definition and
management)– Set goals, identify the subject– Research proposal– Managing ressources– Identify originality– Identify steps, milestones– Technological transfer– Intellectual property• Personal issues– Time management– Motivation– Stress management– Know self– Networking• Carreer– Differences between public and private research– Testimonials– Job searching strategies– Strategies of University for reseearch– Financing research– Complementary training– Acquire professional skills11/04/23
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ANNEXEQ5. PLEASE SUGGEST THREE TOPICS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED DURING THIS SERIES OF WORKSHOPS.
• Work relations– Relation with supervisor– Expectations of research supervison– Relation with collaborators– Rights and duties of the PhD student• Scientific communication (written
and oral)– Writing patent– Presentations (lectures)– Communication with non-experts• Publishing papers– What to publish?– Where? (in which journal?)– Managing my litterature review• Personnal financial issues– Sources– Applications• Improve my linguistic capacities
(French or English)• Other– Knowledge of the services available for