Ponente: Marie Audette, Decana de la Facultad de Estudios Superiores de la Universidad Laval y delegada de la Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades de Quebec. Part 2

1. UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL in brief Québec City, Canada 2011

3. Graduating at University Laval

7. 25% of major discoveries for the last 15 years in Québec ( Québec Science Magazine )

12. Examples of Research Excellence

16. GM invests in robotics GM Canada is investing in robotics in the lab where the hand of the Canadarm was made The «Human Augmentation Project»is a co-investment of 3,1 millions of dollars in partnership with NSERC

17. Nanomaterial (CERSIM/CQMF) Nanophotonique (COPL) Nanostructured Surfaces (CERPIC) Nanostructures Nanobiotechnology (CREFSIP) Nanosciences and nanotechnologies

19. Climate changes FLUXNET Canada : A new canadian consortium on carbon measurments Technoclim : Designing new ways to capture and store carbon dioxyde

21. For@c Consortium- forest to customer To become a Canadian and International centre of expertise in the development of the knowledge and skills required to integrate and optimize value creation networks in the forest products industry by taking advantage of the potential of new technologies and electronic business models.

26. Excellence in sports Université Laval’s Rouge et Or sports teams stood out in a number of disciplines over the last few years.