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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

TO CÉRIUM

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CÉRIUM’s triple mission: CÉRIUM’s triple mission:

Bring together academics in international studies from Bring together academics in international studies from the Université de Montréalthe Université de Montréal

Train a new generation of students Train a new generation of students

Contribute to the international awareness of citizens Contribute to the international awareness of citizens and decision-makers from civil society, the public and decision-makers from civil society, the public

sector and the private sectorsector and the private sector

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Over 150 researchers in

21 research units

A strong presence :- Europe

- North America- Peace and security

-Immigration

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A Strong European PresenceA Strong European PresenceAn EU Centre of Excellence :

International Colloquium

A European Union in the Making : An Interdisciplinary Approach

October 2006

A French and a German unit

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Three chairs looking at the Three chairs looking at the USAUSA

Politics and economics History

Law

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An International Network An International Network on Peacekeepingon Peacekeeping

- Providing francophone expertise in key Providing francophone expertise in key arenas (UN, Francophonie, French Africa);arenas (UN, Francophonie, French Africa);

-  A daily updated, freely accessible online -  A daily updated, freely accessible online encyclopedia on peace operations;encyclopedia on peace operations;

-  Focal point of discussions, publications, -  Focal point of discussions, publications, events in the francophone worldevents in the francophone world

Peace operations

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Nobel Prize, Shirin EbadiFormer President of Brazil, Fernando CardosoFormer presidential candidates Howard Dean and Ralph NaderFormer French presidential candidate, Ségolène RoyalFormer French Prime Minister, Alain JuppéFormer French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hubert VédrineFormer Head of Policy for Tony Blair, Geoff MulganFormer SG for the Council of Europe, Catherine LalumièreFormer speechwriter for George W. Bush, David FrumFormer François Mitterrand advisor, Régis DebrayGreen European MP and May 68 leader Daniel Cohn-BenditCSIS director for Europe, Simon SerfatyFounder of Doctors without borders, Rony BraumanCanadian politicians foreign policy prononcements: Paul Martin, Stéphane Dion, Gilles Duceppe, Jack Layton, Michael IgnatieffCanadian Ambassadors to the UN (Allan Rock), London (Mel Cappe), NATO (Jean-Pierre Juneau) China (Joseph Caron) French sociologist, Dominique WoltonIRIS director, Pascal BonifacePeking correspondents, Eric Meyer and Pierre HaskiIsraeli Journalist Emmanuel Halperin, and many others…

In four years: more than 350 guests

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FranceAIE, Paris, CÉREQ, Marseille, CÉRI, CNRS, Collège de France, EHESS, Paris, IDDRI, INRA, Institut Catholique de Paris, Institut Universitaire de France, IRD, Orléans, Lyon II, Paris I, Paris II, Paris III, Paris IV, Paris XII, Science Po, (IEP) Paris,

U. de Montpellier, U. de Nice, U. de Rennes I, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.Europe

Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Cambridge U., CECRI-UCL, Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin, Collège de l’Europe, Freie Universität Berlin, GCSP, Göteborgs Universitet, Institut für Sozialforschung, IWH, Allemagne, Leiden Universiteit, Queen’s U., Belfast, Roskilde U. Center, U. d’Absbourg, U. d’Amsterdam, U. d’Umea, Suède, U. de Genève, U. de Milan – Bicocca, U. de Turin, U. La Rochelle, U. Libre de Bruxelles, U. Maastricht, U. of Bosphore, Turquie, U. of Bristol, U. of Edinburgh, U. of Richmond, U. of Warwick, U. Pays

Basque, U. Pecs, U. St-Kliment-Ohridski, Sofia, U. Stockholm, Università degli Studi di Firenze.The United States

American U., Arizona State U., Boston U., Brandeis U., Columbia U., Cornell U., George Washington U., Georgetwon U., Harvard, Levin Institute, Ney York, Northwestern U., Portland State U., Princeton U., Rutgers U., State U. of New York,

Texas A&M U., Tulane U., U. of California, San Diego, U. of Colorado, U. of Mary Washington, U. of Nort Carolina, U. of Oregon, U. of Texas, Austin, U. of Wisconsin, U. Texas School of Law, Yale U.

AmericaITAM, Mexique, IUPERJ, Brésil, U. Central de Venezuela, U. de Buenos Aires, Argentine, U. de Chile, U. de la República,

Uruguay, U. Sao Paolo, Brésil.Asia, Oceania, Middle East

Institute for Defence Studies ans Analyses, New Delhi, Institute of World Development, Chine, U. de Pékin, U. des langues étrangères de Pékin.Monash U., Australie, U. of Auckland, Nouvelle Zélande.

U. de Tel-Aviv, U. Hébraïque de Jérusalem.Africa

IDRI, Burkina Faso, INSEA, Rabat, Maroc. Quebec and Canada

Carleton U., Collège de forces canadiennes, Concordia U., HEC, McGill U., McMaster U., Queen’s U., U. d’Alberta, U. de Moncton, U. Laval, U. of Western Ontario, U. Ottawa, U. Sherbrooke, UBC, UofT, UQAM, York U.

International Organizations Agence Française de Développement, Amnistie Internationale, Banque Asiatique de Développement, British Council,

Greenpeace, Médecin du monde, Médecins sans frontières, OCDE, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, OMC, OTAN, Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, UNHCR (pour les Amériques).

In 2006/07, 127 academic guests

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A continuously

updated

website

A million visitorsper year

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Over a hundred

academic lectures online

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First French First French International International

Studies Center on Studies Center on iTunes UiTunes U

Free access, video and audio,

to CERIUM conferences

through iTunes

http://itunesu.umontreal.ca

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An academic showcase

for the researcher

s’ work

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Applied research

How US states respond to climate change

Our researchers routinely inform policy-makers

Peace opérations seminars for UN members

Research for the India strategy of theQuébec governement

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High level eventsHigh level events

March 2007

March 2006

With HEC :

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CÉRIUM strengthens and multiplies links with domestic and foreign universities,

NGOs, and governments

A Strong Networking Capacity

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The international The international Generation Generation

A Master ’s in International Studies with A Master ’s in International Studies with 215 very talented students (rigorous 215 very talented students (rigorous selection)selection)

40 graduates every year40 graduates every year

70 Ph.D. and Post-doctoral students70 Ph.D. and Post-doctoral students

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CERIUM Summer SchoolsCERIUM Summer SchoolsIntended forAnd attended by:

- Diplomats- Graduates

students- Members of NGOs- Journalists- Civil servants- Business

managers - Citizens

interested in international issues

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Summer Schools 2008Summer Schools 2008

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In construction in 2008

Two new Research unitsTwo new Research units

A symposium on A symposium on Citizenship in a Citizenship in a Globalized WorldGlobalized World

A major conference on A major conference on the US electionsthe US elections

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The team of the Cérium

Raymond Chrétien, former ambassador to Paris, Washington and Mexico, chairs Cérium Board of

Directors, which also includes:Rupert Duchesne, Marie-José Nadeau,

Guy Crevier, Jacques Bougie, Jean-Louis Roy, Martine Tremblay

the vice-rector Martha Crago, two deans, Joseph Hubert (FAS) and Anne-Marie Boisvert (Law)

And the vice-rector for research Joseph Hubert

Scientific direction is under the responsibility of the renowned specialist in immigration and human rights

issues François Crepeau

The executive director is Jean-François Lisée.

Madam Graciela Ducatenzeiler is the Assistant Scientific Director.

The executive team is supported by a Scientific Committee .

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