SIOE2018Montréal,Québec

June21-23,2018

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IntroducingHECMontreal(hec.ca)

HECMontréaldefinesitselfasan“internationalbusinessschoolwhoseexceptionalteachingandresearch, combinedwith its relevance and drive for innovation, have allowed it to stand outfrom the pack since 1907”. It is in fact Canada’s largest and oldest business school, anautonomouspublicly funded institution founded in1907andaffiliatedwith theUniversityofMontreal.Ithasnearly250professorsandnearly12,000studentsregisteredinabroadrangeof programs: undergraduate, MBA, EMBA (joint with McGill University), M.Sc., graduatediplomas,Ph.D.(jointwithConcordia,McGillUniversity,UniversitéduQuébecàMontréal).Theschool’srootslieintheQuebecfrancophonemilieu.AlthoughmostprogramsareofferedintheFrenchlanguage,withincreasinginternationalization,theschoolnowhasalargeEnglishMBAprogram, a bilingual EMBA and Ph.D. and a popular trilingual (French/ English/ Spanish)bachelor’sprogramuniqueintheworld.HECMontréalholdsaccreditationsfromAACSB,EQUISandAMBA.

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IntroducingMontrealRelevantextractsfromtheTourismeMontréalsitebelow

NorthAmerica

AgatewaytotheAmericas,Montréalisafascinatingcity.ItstypicallyNorthAmericanvitalityistheperfectmatchforitsEuropean-inspiredwayoflife.AParisianNewYork,no!Montrealisaboldandcomplexmixofcontraststhatcompletelydefiescomparison.

AnislandintheSaintLawrence

WithitsexpansivegreenspacesandEuropean-styledneighborhoods,Montréalisattractiveforsomanyreasons.Itoffersanexceptionalqualityoflifecombinewitharelativelylowcostoflivingcomparedwiththeworld’sothergreatcities,whichcanbeattributedtothereasonablecostofhousing.

• TheIslandofMontréalhasapopulationof1.8million,whereastheGreaterMontréalAreaishometo3.5millioninhabitants.

• Theislandliesintheheartofanenchantingandmajesticriver,theSaintLawrence.• MountRoyalisthegeographicalheartofthecity,anoasiscombininggreenspaces,parksand

naturepreserves.• Thecityiskeptmovingwiththehelpofaneffectivepublictransitsystemthatincludesaneasy-

to-useandsafeundergroundmetrosystem.Montréal’sUndergroundCity:averitablecityunderthecityfeaturing30kmofundergroundwalkways.

• MontréalwasbuiltonalegacyofheritageandculturewithaEuropeanflair.

Abusinesscity

Montréal’sglobaloutlookservesasmagnetthathasledmanymultinationalsandorganizationstosetuptheirheadofficeshere.Thecityishometotheheadofficesofover65internationalorganizations.

• 120internationalfinancialcenters,includingtheCentredecommercemondial,theInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO),SITA(Sociétédetélécommunicationsaéronautiques)andtheUNESCOInstituteforStatistics,whichtookupresidenceinHECMontréal’sDecellesBuildinginNovember2001.

• AerospacecapitalofCanada.• MontréalistheNorthAmericancitythathoststhelargestnumberofinternationalmeetingsand

conferences,aheadofNewYorkCityandWashington,D.C.1

1Source:Montréalinternational

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Aculturalmetropolis

Withitsfouruniversities,MontréalranksfirstinNorthAmericaforthenumberofuniversitystudentspercapitaandisamongthecountry’sleadinguniversityresearchcities.In2010,MontréalrankedfirstinCanadaforfundingdedicatedtoresearch.2

• 15,000internationalstudentsatfourEnglish-speakingandFrench-speakinguniversities.• Librariesineverycommunity,includingtheGrandeBibliothèqueduQuébec.• Sometwentyclassicmuseumstosuiteverytaste,fromfineartstohistorytohumor.• SpaceforLife:Planetarium,BotanicalGarden,InsectariumandBiodôme.• Manytheatres,bothamateurandprofessional.• Countlessperformancehalls,includingtheBellCentreandtheOlympicStadium,bothofwhich

canhostcrowdsreachingintothetensofthousandsofspectators.

Abilingualcity

MontréalisnotonlyabilingualcitywhereEnglishandFrenchlivesidebysideandinterminglequitenaturally,butitisalsohometosome35languagesandatleastasmanywell-establishedculturalcommunities,includingtheItalian,Chinese,GreekandSpanish-speakingcommunities.

Acityoffestivals

Montréaloverflowswithwarmthyear-round,thankstoawhirlwindofculturalandsportingactivitiesthatfillitsbusycalendar.Aslewofbistros,pubs,restaurants,nightclubsandtrendydanceclubs…Restaurantsservingfoodfromallovertheplanet,enoughtosatisfyeverypalate,appetiteandbudget,nottomentionthehome-grownspecialtiesthathavegainedincreasingrenown.

Aplethoraofworld-classeventsandfestivalsheldthroughouttheyear,including:

• FestivalinternationaldejazzdeMontréal• JustforLaughs• FrancoFoliesdeMontréal• WorldFilmFestival• MontréalHighLightsFestival

2Attractivenessindicators,Source:Montréalinternational

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Forsportsenthusiasts:

• Kilometresofbiketrails• Arenas,sportscentres,parksandpoolsineveryneighbourhood• Majorsportingevents:

o CanadianOpeno CanadianGrandPrix–Formula1o TourduGrandMontréalcyclingraceo TheMontrealCanadiens,arguablytheworld’smostfamoushockeyteam

DistancebetweenMontréaland...

• QuébecCity:250km• Boston:500km• Toronto:550km• NewYork:600km

OtherMontréalsitesofinterest• TourismeMontréal• OldMontréal• MADEINMTL• StudyinMontréal

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ScenesofMontreal

Montrealskylinefromthe“mountain”(MountRoyalPark)

withviewoftheSt.Lawrence

St.Joseph’sOratory,closetoHECMontreal/UniversityofMontrealcampus

OldMontreal

MontrealInternationalJazzFestival2008

Montrealoutsidestaircases(characteristicarchitecturalfeature)

NavigatingtheLachineRapidsOldPortandSt-LawrenceRiver

Olympicstadiumtowerandbotanicalgarden

PlaceJacques-CartierinOldMontreal

MontrealInternationalFireworksFestivalEverySaturdayinsummerfrommid-June