$50 million major gift to Polytechnique Montréal to foster the capacity to explore the unknown

March 17, 2025

Lassonde family supports the next generation of engineers with the creation of an institute for disruptive innovation

The Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) joins the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2)

January 29, 2025

Polytechnique Montréal announces the recipient of the 10th Order of the White Rose scholarship, Makenna Kuzyk, who receives a $50,000 award

December 2, 2024

Viewing atomic structures in 3D: Polytechnique Montréal now has the most powerful atom probe available in North America, and the first in Québec

November 14, 2024

Montréal, Thursday, November 14, 2024 – Polytechnique Montréal today marked a milestone in its involvement in high-technology materials development, with the inauguration of facilities housing the first atom probe tomography microscope in Québec, and the first model of its generation in North America.

Convocation 2024: Polytechnique Montréal awards 2,042 degrees along with honorary doctorates to Kwang Hyung Lee and Serge Gendron

June 15, 2024

Vaccine and biologic drug production: Government of Canada pledges $20.5 million in funding for biomanufacturing at Polytechnique Montréal

May 6, 2024

New partnership between Polytechnique Montréal, Alstom and AtkinsRéalis to develop Québec’s expertise in sustainable rail mobility

April 11, 2024

IN A CANADIAN FIRST, THE ASTROLITH RESEARCH UNIT IN LUNAR ENGINEERING IS FOUNDED

January 24, 2024

Montréal, January 24 2023 – Polytechnique Montréal today announced the creation of ASTROLITH, the Canadian research unit in space resources and infrastructure engineering, the first such group dedicated to the development of lunar engineering in Canada. Comprising experts from all seven Polytechnique departments, ASTROLITH will pursue the mission of helping to develop next-generation technologies and training the engineers of tomorrow to ensure Canada’s presence in space and lunar exploration, as well as addressing critical needs on our planet within the context of climate change, resource management and sustainable development.

Zhouhang (Amelia) Dai becomes ninth recipient of the Order of the White Rose

December 4, 2023

MONTRÉAL - 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 Scholarship to Zhouhang (Amelia) Dai, an engineering student who is committed to achieving an equitable energy transition and a more sharing future.

Cybersecurity: IMC2 researchers mobilize to counter insider threats

October 18, 2023

Canada’s energy transition: $14 million to foster scientific research and governance

October 4, 2023

Trottier Family Foundation invests in Polytechnique Montréal to act as an energy compass for the country

Dazzling victories for Oronos and Projet Esteban at major rocketry and solar car competitions!

August 9, 2023

Launch of the UNESCO Chair in Green and Sustainable Electronics

June 19, 2023

Polytechnique Montréal to play a key role in a global initiative  to limit the environmental and social impacts of electronic devices   

Convocation 2023: Polytechnique Montréal awards nearly 1,900 degrees and diplomas along with honorary doctorates to Normand Brais and Danielle W. Zaïkoff

June 11, 2023

Montréal, June 11, 2023 – Polytechnique Montréal is celebrating its Class of 2023 during two ceremonies being held today at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The event offers the opportunity to reward graduates from the engineering university’s 147th class (2022–23) for their hard work. In all, 1,865 degrees are being handed out in this, the institution’s 150th anniversary year, bringing to 59,000 the number of Polytechnique graduates, who have all gone on to make positive impacts on society. During the ceremonies, Université de Montréal, upon the recommendation of Polytechnique, will also award honorary doctoral degrees to Normand Brais, a Québec entrepreneur renowned for his innovations and philanthropy, and to Danielle W. Zaïkoff, a pioneering woman engineer who has held senior roles in some of the leading organizations in the field.

Launch of the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2)

May 18, 2023

10 major companies from Quebec, France, Switzerland and Morocco partner with the CIRAIG and 4 universities to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy

April 27, 2023

How to keep 12.8 tonnes of microplastics out of Montréal’s water

February 8, 2023

An analysis by Polytechnique Montréal reveals the efficiency of citizen science—and filters on washing machines

Polytechnique Montréal Kicks Off Its 150th Anniversary Celebrations, Which are set to Wrap Up in November 2023

January 25, 2023

Montréal – 2023 marks an important milestone in Polytechnique Montréal's history: its 150th anniversary. The occasion is an opportunity for the university to reflect on its achievements and how it wants to shape its future.

Eleven Québec universities unite for biodiversity

December 8, 2022

Montreal - Eleven Québec universities have joined forces and signed the Nature Positive Pledge, becoming founding members of an international movement that includes more than 117 universities worldwide.

8th Edition of the Order of the White Rose Scholarship: Sophia Roy Awarded $30,000  from Polytechnique Montréal

December 5, 2022

Montréal - 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 Order of the White Rose Scholarship. The presentation ceremony, which was attended by Pascale Déry, the Minister of Higher Education, followed a moving commemoration of the tragic event that occurred on December 6, 1989. After completing a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at McGill University, Ms. Roy was admitted directly to a PhD program in the same field at Polytechnique Montréal, where she is studying steel decarbonization methods. Every year, Polytechnique's senior administration awards the Order of the White Rose Scholarship to a female Canadian engineering student who hopes to pursue graduate studies at the university of her choice, in Canada or elsewhere in the world.