Hydro-Québec launches Alliance des bâtiments exemplaires, involving several QC PSE members

Hydro-Québec has launched the Alliance des bâtiments exemplaires/Alliance of Exemplary Buildings, an alliance of building-owners that will be working to raise awareness about how to reduce energy consumption. The 25 members include postsecondary institutions such as Concordia University, École de technologie supérieure, McGill University, Université Laval, and Université de Montréal . “To meet our ambitious energy […]

Calcul Québec—which involves several postsecondary institutions from across Québec—has officially launched a new supercomputer called Rorqual. The new supercomputer is designed with specifications that will meet the scientific community’s computing needs and is equipped with graphics accelerators that are specially adapted for AI, modeling, and big data processing. Rorqual will be available for use in […]

École de technologie supérieure has announced the creation of a new quantum science and engineering institute called the Tensor Institute. The institute will receive $5M in funding from the Government of Québec’s Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie. The Tensor Institute will support research and innovation in quantum science through funding for projects, […]

According to a recent report from the Canadian Press (CP), international student applications are “plummeting” at some Québec universities. Some of the QC universities that typically host the highest proportion of students from abroad—including Institut national de recherche scientifique, the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, the École de technologie supérieure, and Polytechnique Montréal—have reportedly seen […]