Founded in 1873, Polytechnique Montréal is one of Canada's largest engineering education and research institutions. No less than 12 engineering specialties are taught at the university, where close to a quarter of Quebec's engineering research is conducted. An international scientific and research hub, Polytechnique Montréal has over 200 agreements with institutions across the globe, and almost a quarter of its students come from abroad.



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Apr 11, 2024, 09:00 ET New partnership between Polytechnique Montréal, Alstom and AtkinsRéalis to develop Québec's expertise in sustainable rail mobility

MONTRÉAL, April 11, 2024 /CNW/ - Alstom, a global leader in sustainable and smart mobility, AtkinsRéalis, a global leader in professional services and project management, dedicated to engineering a...

Dec 04, 2023, 11:00 ET COMMEMORATION OF DECEMBER 6, 1989, AT POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL - ZHOUHANG (AMELIA) DAI BECOMES NINTH RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER OF THE WHITE ROSE

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ - At an emotion-filled ceremony held 34 years after the anti-feminist murders of December 6, 1989, Polytechnique Montréal today awarded the Order of the White Rose...

Dec 04, 2023, 07:05 ET /R E P E A T -- MEDIA INVITATION - Presentation of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship/

MONTREAL, Nov. 29, 2023 /CNW/ - Maud Cohen, President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Prévost, Chair of the Order of the White Rose Selection Jury and Full Professor, invite the media to...

Nov 29, 2023, 12:55 ET MEDIA INVITATION - Presentation of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship

MONTREAL, Nov. 29, 2023 /CNW/ - Maud Cohen, President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Prévost, Chair of the Order of the White Rose Selection Jury and Full Professor, invite the media to...

Dec 05, 2022, 11:30 ET 8TH EDITION OF THE ORDER OF THE WHITE ROSE SCHOLARSHIP - SOPHIA ROY AWARDED $30,000 FROM POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 5, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Taking action to fight the environmental crisis: this is what sparked Sophia Roy's interest in engineering. Today the outstanding student was awarded the $30,000 ...

Dec 05, 2022, 07:05 ET /R E P E A T -- MEDIA INVITATION - Presentation of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship/

MONTREAL, Nov. 29, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Maud Cohen, President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Prévost, Chair of the Order of the White Rose Selection Jury and Full Professor, invite the media...

Dec 02, 2022, 19:57 ET POLYTECHNIQUE MONTRÉAL DENOUNCES THE USE OF AN INAPPROPRIATE PROMOTIONAL CODE

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 2, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - On the eve of the 33rd anniversary of the feminicide of December 6, 1989, Polytechnique Montréal was greatly dismayed and deeply saddened to learn of the...

Nov 29, 2022, 13:37 ET MEDIA INVITATION - Presentation of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship

MONTREAL, Nov. 29, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Maud Cohen, President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Prévost, Chair of the Order of the White Rose Selection Jury and Full Professor, invite the media...

Jun 22, 2022, 17:29 ET Maud Cohen: Polytechnique Montréal's new president, and first-ever woman to lead the university in its 149-year history

MONTREAL, June 22, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - An accomplished manager with a passion for science, engineer Maud Cohen has been named president of Polytechnique Montréal. She will take office on August 10,...

Dec 29, 2021, 08:36 ET Prestigious Civilian Honor Awarded - Polytechnique Montréal's Professor Carl-Éric Aubin receives appointment to the Order of Canada

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 29 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Polytechnique Montréal is proud to announce that Full Professor Carl-Éric Aubin from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor in the...

Dec 02, 2021, 11:15 ET Seventh Edition of the Order of the White Rose - Polytechnique Montréal Announces Recipient: Willow Dew Receives $30,000 Scholarship

MONTREAL, Dec. 2, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - At the end of a ceremony held in the company of honoured guests including Ms. Danielle McCann (Minister of Higher Education), Polytechnique Montréal presented...

Dec 01, 2021, 09:30 ET /R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - Order of the White Rose Ceremony/

MONTREAL, Nov. 26, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Gilles Savard, Acting President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire, Honorary Chair of the Board of Directors and Order of the White Rose...

Nov 26, 2021, 09:45 ET Media Invitation - Order of the White Rose Ceremony

MONTREAL, Nov. 26, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Gilles Savard, Acting President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire, Honorary Chair of the Board of Directors and Order of the White Rose...

Oct 06, 2021, 06:08 ET Canadian Energy Outlook: Essential keys to tackling the energy transition challenge

MONTRÉAL, Oct. 6, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - In response to the urgent need to ensure a truly effective energy transition across the country, the Institut de l'énergie Trottier at Polytechnique Montréal, in ...

Apr 29, 2021, 07:58 ET 10 years ahead of Engineers Canada's goal of "30 in 30"

Polytechnique Montréal - where 30.2% of graduates are women MONTRÉAL, April 29, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Polytechnique Montréal has just passed an important milestone - for the first time in its history,...

Jan 28, 2021, 07:00 ET Strategic Partners Create Canada's Maritime Cyber Security Centre of Excellence

Polytechnique Montréal, Neptune Cyber and Davie join forces in the fast-growing area of maritime cyber security The R&D partnership aims to develop and create and commercialise innovative cyber...

Dec 15, 2020, 11:00 ET Polytechnique Montréal: firmly committed to sustainable engineering

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 15, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Polytechnique Montréal announced today the creation of the Institute on Sustainable Engineering and Net Zero Economy (IIDEC - Institut de l'ingénierie durable...

Dec 03, 2020, 10:15 ET December 6, 1989 Commemorations - Brielle Chanae Thorsen: recipient of Polytechnique Montréal's $30,000 Order of the White Rose scholarship

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 3, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Brielle Chanae Thorsen is the 2020 recipient of the $30,000 Order of the White Rose scholarship awarded by Polytechnique Montréal. Originally from Cochrane (near ...

Dec 02, 2020, 13:00 ET /R E P E A T -- Media Invitation - December 6, 1989 Commemorations/

MONTREAL, Dec. 1, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Philippe A. Tanguay, President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire, Honorary Chair of the Polytechnique Board of Directors and chair of the...

Dec 01, 2020, 11:00 ET Media Invitation - December 6, 1989 Commemorations

MONTREAL, Dec. 1, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Philippe A. Tanguay, President of Polytechnique Montréal, and Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire, Honorary Chair of the Polytechnique Board of Directors and chair of the...

Aug 05, 2020, 07:00 ET Polytechnique Montréal launches a Canada-wide collaborative research and training program for sustainable electronics and eco-design

Electronic waste: a hidden gold mine MONTRÉAL, Aug. 5, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - At a time when COVID-19 is causing major disruptions in the global electronics supply chain, the need for a more...

Sep 25, 2019, 08:55 ET Polytechnique Montréal is the first university in Canada to earn Parity Certification

MONTRÉAL, Sept. 25, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Polytechnique Montréal is unequivocally committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all – and to increasing the proportion of women on its staff and in its...

Jun 11, 2019, 07:12 ET Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal enter into new partnership

Schools announce creation of novel B.B.A.–B.Eng. double degree MONTRÉAL, June 11, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - With the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference of Montréal in full swing,...

Dec 03, 2018, 11:00 ET IN TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF DECEMBER 6, 1989 - Viviane Aubin, fourth recipient of the Order of the White Rose

MONTRÉAL, Dec. 3, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The Polytechnique Montréal administration is proud to be awarding the Order of the White Rose scholarship today to Viviane Aubin, a Polytechnique Montréal...

May 17, 2018, 17:02 ET A métro car to improve students' mental health and well-being

Thanks to a donation from Alstom, Polytechnique Montréal students will give an MR-63 car a second life MONTRÉAL, May 17, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Two years after responding to the Société de Transport de...

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