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Human-propelled Archimède ranks in top three at International Submarine Races

July 27, 2011

The Archimède team made quite the impression at the International Submarine Races, held June 25 to July 3 at the U.S. naval base in Bethesda, Maryland. After several adrenaline-charged test days, the technical society earned third place out of 29 teams and ...

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A promising collaboration for students

July 21, 2011

In May, Polytechnique's Service des stages et du placement (internship and placement department) concluded a co-operation agreement with the youth employment service Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Duplessis (CJED) in Sept-Îles with a view to increasing ...

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PolyProject off to a great start

July 21, 2011

Although it has existed for less than a year, PolyProject, the new technical society devoted to designing, manufacturing and ultimately marketing the most promising student invention concepts, is racking up major awards. Its "low-cost optical data glo ...

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Inaugural flight for Hélios

July 14, 2011

The 6th Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition took place June 16-18 in Green River, Utah, where the new Polytechnique Montréal technical society Oronos tried out its Hélios rocket for the first time. ...

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An entrance scholarship that's going places

July 4, 2011

In June 2007, Polytechnique offered its first-ever entrance scholarship to a student from Séminaire Sainte-Trinité in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. Intended for a Secondary 3 student, the scholarship, which has been awarded annually since then, was given to ...

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The "Technologie solaire appliqué" project in Burkina Faso comes to an end

June 27, 2011

On June 9, the Technologie solaire appliqué (applied solar technology) project team, led by Professor Oumarou Savadogo of the Department of Chemical Engineering, held a ceremony to hand the project over to the Burkinabé authorities who are in charge of its ...

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Enterprise founded by Polytechnique students wins 2011 Industry Excellence Award

June 20, 2011

Float4 Interactive, an entertainment technology enterprise founded by five Polytechnique Montréal students, won a 2011 Industry Excellence Award from the Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA) on April 27. ...

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Two Polytechnique Montréal educators honoured by the Québec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sport

June 17, 2011

On June 8, during the annual symposium of the Association québécoise de pédagogie collégiale (AQPC), two Polytechnique instructors, André Cincou and Alain Hertz, were honoured at the Prix de la ministre awards ceremony for the creation of their respective ...

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Renewal of the CEO's mandate

June 13, 2011

Bernard Lamarre, Chair of the Board of Polytechnique Montréal, is proud to announce the renewal of Christophe Guy's mandate as Chief Executive Officer of the institution for the next four years. Mr. Guy's list of distinctions continues to grow--o ...

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Polytechnique students collaborate on next-gen electric motorbike

June 6, 2011

The SORA, heralding a new generation of high-performance electric motorcycles, is going into production thanks to the positive findings of a detailed feasibility study conducted by a multidisciplinary team of students from Polytechnique Montréal, the École ...

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Sixth annual Journée de l'enseignement: a great success!

June 1, 2011

Nearly 130 professors, lecturers, teaching assistants, researchers and staff members took part in the sixth annual Journée de l'enseignement (teaching day) held by the Direction de l'enseignement et de la formation (teaching and training departme ...

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Six Polytechnique Montréal students earn Lieutenant Governor's Youth Medal

June 1, 2011

Six students from the Polytechnique community received the Lieutenant Governor's Youth Medal on May 7 at an official ceremony held at Collège Reine-Marie in Montréal. This honour, awarded annually by Québec Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne, is inte ...

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Polytechnique brings leaders in entrepreneurial innovation together at the launch of the university segment of the 2011 edition of Capital innovation

May 31, 2011

The Ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation du Québec, together with Polytechnique Montréal, Anges Québec, the Fonds de développement Emploi Montréal inc. and many Montréal investors and organizations, including ...

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CEO Christophe Guy promoted to the rank of Officer of the Ordre national du Québec

May 30, 2011

Premier Jean Charest will be presenting insignia of the Ordre national du Québec on June 15 at the Hôtel du Parlement in Québec City to 33 outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves in various spheres of activity of Québec society. Polytechn ...

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Technical society sponsors honoured

May 25, 2011

The technical societies at Polytechnique, bringing together true enthusiasts from every branch of engineering, held their first wine & cheese event on May 12 to honour their valued sponsors. About 75 people took part in the event, making it a great suc ...

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Swedish firm to commercialize technology developed by Professor Jean-Pierre David to fight distribution of child sexual-abuse content

May 24, 2011

Univalor, Polytechnique Montréal's commercial partner, announces that it has granted a licence to NetClean Technologies Sweden AB for the file-detection algorithm developed by Jean-Pierre David, Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical En ...

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BIXI rolls into Polytechnique!

May 19, 2011

"With a solid commitment to sustainable development and a desire to make a concrete contribution to it, we are happy to inform the Polytechnique community that a new BIXI station with 11 bicycles has been installed between the main building and the J ...

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BIXI rolls into Polytechnique!

May 19, 2011

"With a solid commitment to sustainable development and a desire to make a concrete contribution to it, we are happy to inform the Polytechnique community that a new BIXI station with 11 bicycles has been installed between the main building and the J. ...

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Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec pays tribute to Robert Louis Papineau at 2011 Gala de l'excellence

May 17, 2011

The celebrated 2011 Gala de l'excellence took place on May 12 during the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) annual conference, whose theme was "L'ingénieur, de concepteur à leader!" ("The engineer: from designer to leader!") ...

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Professor Caroline Hoemann receives prestigious career award

May 13, 2011

Caroline Hoemann, Associate Professor with Polytechnique's Department of Chemical Engineering, was the proud recipient of one of five career awards issued to top researchers by the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ). Her work on tissue en ...

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