ADMINISTRATORS
Christophe Guy, Eng., PhD, FCAE, OQ
Chief Executive Officer, École Polytechnique
“Polytechnique trains nearly one-third of Québec’s engineers and contributes actively, through its research activities, to the technological, economic and social development of Québec and Canada. With this in mind, Polytechnique’s mission is to prepare its graduates to tackle the challenges brought about by globalization and innovation, in a perspective of sustainable development.”
New leader takes the helm
Interview with Christophe Guy [pdf]
Pierre G. Lafleur, Eng., Ph.D.
Chief Academic and International Officer
"Recently, all the engineering programs of École Polytechnique were revised in order to improve our curriculum and to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The objectives of the educational project are to: Increase student retention and student success, change the negative perception around the common first year and make the academic programs more attractive. The goal is to train engineers with a strong knowledge of fundamental sciences, with a solid design experience, who master personal relational skills and ready for multidisciplinary international project."
“Re-engineered” programs prove their worth. [pdf]
Gilles Savard, PhD
Dean, Research and Innovation
"One of Canada’s top engineering schools, Polytechnique is also a global leader in research. The school has one of the country's strongest concentrations of engineering professor-researchers, as well as the largest volume of research being done in partnership with industry. Polytechnique is training an emerging generation of top-notch scientists who are benefiting from world-class research equipment and infrastructures."
Innovation and a multidisciplinary approach: keys to the future of research at Polytechnique.
An interview with Gilles Savard [pdf]
Richard Hurteau, B.Sc.A. et Ing., D.Ing.
Executive Director, Financial and Material Resources
"Polytechnique trains engineers to be accomplished individuals. The institution encourages its students to test their strengths and achieve their potential in areas as diverse as music, sports and debating. Students are also given the opportunity to accept challenges they may never have dreamed of, including humanitarian projects, engineering competitions and management experience."
