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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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