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6 Strategic Plan for Research and Innovation 2011-2016
Mission
and Vision
The mission
As an institution of higher learning, Polytechnique Montréal’s mission is
to:
• provide high-quality engineering training at every level, with a focus on
human values;
• carry out relevant, high-level research as the basis for high-quality
training at the master’s and doctorate levels that takes into consideration
the needs of industry and society;
• wield intellectual and social influence, concretely achieved through
interactions with external communities both at home and abroad.
The flagship of engineering in Québec, Polytechnique Montréal is also one
of the largest engineering training and research institutions in Canada.
True to its mission for over 135 years, Polytechnique has trained more than
38,000 engineers, developers and researchers. Polytechnique contributes
to major discoveries and technologies in every sphere of engineering, and
its accomplishments are disseminated and admired across the world.
Polytechnique is a key player in the area of engineering and innovation,
and a sought-after partner for many innovative businesses, both in Québec
and elsewhere in Canada, as well as in the rest of the world. Since its
founding, Polytechnique has been an institution resolutely engaged in its
community.
The vision
Polytechnique is a university institution that trains world-class engineers
and researchers, and is internationally renowned in that capacity; it is
solidly rooted in its field, where it is recognized for the quality and added
value of its training at all levels of higher education, as well as for its
active role in technological, economic and social development. It relies
on:
• its ability to innovate at every level of teaching and research;
• the intensity of its partnerships with industry;
• the efficiency of its management processes.
Polytechnique defines itself as a leader—an institution that, in addition
to excelling in all its activities, contributes to transforming approaches in
the field. Polytechnique is a leader that, through its graduates, research
projects and partnerships, has a tangible and lasting positive impact on
its milieu.
The flagship of engineering in Québec, Polytechnique Montréal
is also one of the largest engineering training
and research establishments in Canada.