LE GÉNIE EN PREMIÈRE CLASSE Future Landscape of Internationalization Polytechnique Experience Jean Dansereau Ph.D. Directeur adjoint – Affaires académiques

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


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

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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%


$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


EVOLUTION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE 1998-2012


Who are ourInternational Students?

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GRADUATE STUDENTS AT POLYTECHNIQUE


Ph.D. Research Master Course Master DESS TotalNumber % Number % Number % Number % Number %

Canada 190 26,1 % 220 42,2 % 174 45,1 % 82 30,0 % 666 32,1 %

Iran 180 24,7 % 46 8,8 % 24 6,2 % 26 9,5 % 276 15,1 %

France 57 7,8 % 129 24,8 % 68 17,6 % 13 4,8 % 267 14,7 %

Colombie 13 1,8 % 7 1,3 % 30 7,8 % 39 14,3 % 89 5,0 %

Maroc 25 3,4 % 16 3,1 % 21 5,4 % 21 7,7 % 83 4,4 %

Chine 46 6,3 % 7 1,3 % 6 1,6 % 3 1,1 % 62 3,4 %

Tunisie 28 3,8 % 24 4,6 % 2 0,5 % 5 1,8 % 59 3,2 %Algérie 22 3,0 % 7 1,3 % 4 1,0 % 10 3,7 % 43 2,2 %

Cameroun 12 1,6 % 4 0,8 % 11 2,8 % 9 3,3 % 36 1,9 %

Liban 8 1,1 % 10 1,9 % 5 1,3 % 6 2,2 % 29 1,5 %

Italie 6 0,8 % 8 1,5 % 3 0,8 % 0,0 % 17 1,0 %587 81,8% 478 92,6% 348 91,1% 214 79,9% 1627 86,4%

718 100% 516 100% 382 100% 268 100% 1884 100%

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DECLARED CITIZENSHIP (FALL 2012 - WINTER 2013)

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PROPORTION OF CANADIAN, PERMANENT RESIDENT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Ph.D.Research Master

Course Master DESS All

% % % % %

Canadian 26,8 % 47,6 % 49,7 % 32,9 % 38,0%PermanentResidents 26,6% 14,3 % 15,5 % 57,7 % 28,6%

InternationalStudents 46,6 % 38,1 % 39,1 % 9,4 % 33,4%


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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 %


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


- 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


What are ourInternational Students

Say?

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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


- 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

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WHAT DO OUR DOCTORAL CANDIDATES THINK?


Demographics

- Sample : 152 Ph.D. studentsStatus: - 34 Canadians (22,3% vs 26,8%)

- 24 Permanent Residents (15,8% vs 26,6%)

- 94 International Students (61,8% vs 46,6%)

Sex: - 95 Male (62,5% vs 70,8%)

- 57 Women (37,5% vs 29,2%)

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.?


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…


QUESTION 5 - PLEASE SUGGEST THREE TOPICS OR QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED DURING THIS SERIES OF WORKSHOPS….


- 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?


Are ourInternational students successful compared to our Canadian students ?

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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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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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Special thanks to Élise Saint-Jacques et Dominic Villiard


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QUESTIONS?


• 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.?


• 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?


• 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.


• 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.


• 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

students at Polytechnique– Technical courses

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