Polytechnique Montréal international (POINT)

Ghislain Rivard

Strategic Advisor

Telephone: 1-514-340-4711 ext. 4952
Fax: 1-514-340-4222
Main Building, Office A616.7
Email: ghislain.rivard@polymtl.ca

REGION

International development projects

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Welcoming of foreign delegations
  • Preparation of missions
  • Development and follow-up of agreements with cooperation and development partners
  • Management of the Capacity Building Program – Training Institute in Applied Solar Technologies – Burkina Faso
  • Program management of Partner institution for the development of a Master’s Degree Program in Road Infrastructure Management in Côte d’Ivoire - Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)

PAST EXPERIENCE

  • Principal areas of expertise: project management, governance, education
  • Principal geographic regions: Western and Central Africa, the Caribbean, South-East Asia
  • Organizations: Global Affairs Canada, International Development Funding (CIDA and international organizations)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Master's of Project Management, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
  • Bachelor's of Sociology, University of Ottawa, Canada

    LANGUAGES

    French, English, Indonesian

French, English, Indonesian