The Jeux de génie are the biggest gathering of future engineers in Québec. Seeking out partners, organizing challenges, providing participant transportation and lodgings, composing juries, organizing social activities and a big banquet, producing documentation and handling public relations... all this was orchestrated entirely, and masterfully, by students as an extracurricular activity.

The LA MACHINE competition, held at the Montréal Science Centre, was by all accounts the peak moment of the Jeux. The Polytechnique delegation made an excellent showing, finishing in third place behind McGill University (second place) and École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) (first place).

The organizing committee for the Jeux de Génie 2013: from left to right, Raphaël Soumis Leblanc, Pier-Luc Martel Labranche, Chloé-Hébert Gérin-Lajoie, Frédéric Bélanger-Ouellet, Gabrielle Gauthier Melançon, Jacob Yvon-Leroux, Roxanne Turcotte and Jonathan Legault.

RESULTS

GENERAL RANKING FOR THE JEUX DE GÉNIE 2013 (100%)
1st place: Université Laval
2nd place: École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)
3rd place: Université Sherbrooke

LA MACHINE COMPETITION (20%)
1stplace: École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)
2nd place: McGill University
3rd place: Polytechnique Montréal

ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS (42%)
Chemical engineering: McGill University
Civil engineering: Université de Sherbrooke
Electrical engineering: Université Laval
Industrial engineering: Ingénierie Trois-Rivières
IT engineering: École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)
Mechanical engineering: École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)
Engineering consulting: Concordia University
Major competition: McGill University

PARTICIPATION (8%)
1st place: Polytechnique Montréal

CULTURAL COMPETITIONS (20%)
Oral debates: Concordia University
General knowledge: McGill University
Génies en herbe: Université Laval
Génie improvissimo: Université Laval

SPORTS COMPETITIONS (10%)
Aquadditch: Université Laval
Le jeu incroyable: Ingénierie Trois-Rivières
Wall-eye Ball: Ingénierie Trois-Rivières
Jeu des héros: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
King Ball: École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS)

Detailed results of the various challenges, along with photos of the delegations, will be published shortly on the Jeux de génie 2013 website and Facebook page.

DONATION TO THE MOVEMBER ORGANIZATION
It is traditional for the Jeux de génie to help out a community organization. This year, participants mobilized to raise more money than in past years. As such, more than $5,000 was raised for Movember, an organization that supports men's health.

The 24th Jeux de génie will take place next year in Québec City, at Université Laval.

Congratulations to all the delegations and to the organizing committee!

About the Jeux de genie
Since 1990, the Jeux de génie have allowed undergraduate engineering students in Québec to challenge themselves in a friendly atmosphere. This competition is part of the activities of the Québec Confederation for Engineering Student Outreach (QCESO). Over the years, the Jeux de génie have become very popular, representing the biggest engineering gathering in Québec. The event is hosted by turns by various university institutions that offer engineering programs.