Established four years ago at the Edmundston campus, the Northern
Hardwoods Research Institute (NHRI) is becoming more and more
well-knowned.
With a diversified team of twelve people, its successes are the result of a
partnership with the forestry sector in New Brunswick. Multiple research
projects are also being conducted in partnership with a network of experts
from universities or research institutes located in Quebec and Ontario, as
well as in the State of Maine in the United States.
The NHRI has developed a tree classification system for New Brunswick that
is now being used for several research projects in Maine. The institute also
designed a silviculture prescription system to promote the management of
hardwood forests in New Brunswick. It is in the process of introducing the
same system in New England.
The applied research conducted at the institute allows it to find solutions
to important issues in the forestry sector and to improve the sustainable
management of hardwood forests.
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The dream takes shape
The Northern Hardwoods Research Institute
offers state-of-the-art expertise
Annual Report Highlights
2015-2016
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Internationalization
The Université de Moncton’s student population
and faculty at its three campuses have become
highly internationalized. We must, however, keep
pace with the changes and invest the resources
required to properly welcome students from
all over the world and fully integrate them to
guarantee their success.
At the three campuses, international recruitment
is growing rapidly. We must continue to assess
our capacity to welcome the international student
population.
The university want its international strategy to
speak to classrooms, teaching methods, research
partnerships and the development of exchange and
mobility initiatives for both students and faculty
members.
Secretary General of La Francophonie visits
the Moncton campus
Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
(OIF), made a courtesy visit to the Moncton campus
in 2015. It was her first visit to the institution since
her appointment to the OIF.
Governor General of Canada from 2005 to 2010,
Ms. Jean received an honorary doctorate of arts
from the Université de Moncton at the May 2009
convocation
International celebrations
The 15
th
International Week was held at the
Edmundston campus in February 2016.
Several activities were organized to celebrate
cultural diversity. The international supper attracted
more than 300 guests who savoured dishes from
various countries and paraded their beautiful
international costumes.
Other activities were organized, such as a
conference by Loubna Muftah under the theme
A face and a voice for the victims of Syria
. There
were also information stands on various countries,
a movie-conference on “The United States of
Africa”, followed by a roundtable on the theme
Africa at the heart of globalization
.
At the Moncton campus, the 39
th
International
Evening was held under the theme
Imagine yourself
in another culture!
Hundreds of participants had the
opportunity to taste meals from various countries,
to enjoy performances and to take part in activities
at a variety of animated and interactive stands.
The Shippagan campus celebrated its 11
th
International Week in February. It concluded the
week with its 20
th
International Supper with meals
from five continents. This was the highlight of their
program.
The week featured many other activities, including
Khaled Abed, a performer from Algeria who is well-
known in the area. He led a musical event at noon
in the campus cafeteria
Partnerships for the Université de Moncton
In 2015-2016, partnership agreements were
concluded with many universities around the
world to support projects in various fields. They
include agreements with the following: the
Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc (kinesiology); the
Institut d’Administration des Entreprises (IAE) of
the Université de Bordeaux (administration); the
Institut Supérieur des Médias de Lyon (information
and communication); the Université Joseph Fourier
(general); the Università di Torino (geography);
the Université de Montpellier (kinesiology);
Dankook University (general); the IDRAC Business
School (administration); the University Institute
of technology (IUT) of the University of Angers
(administration); the Université Lumière Lyon
2 (geography and history); the Brest Business
School (administration); the African Institute for
Mathematical Sciences in Senegal (mathematics and
statistics); the École Supérieure de Commerce de
Clermont (administration), the École Supérieure de
Commerce Dijon Bourgogne (kinesiology) and the
Haute École Libre Mosane (social work).
In addition, several projects are currently being
developed at the Université de Moncton, including
agreements with the Universidad Andres Bello in
Chile (translation and languages); the Universidad
de Costa Rica (translation and languages); the
University of Valladolid in Spain (translation
and languages); the Institut d’Administration
des Entreprises (IAE) d’Aix-Marseille Université
(administration); the Université de la Nouvelle-
Calédonie (school of public studies); the Université
de Bretagne Occidentale (environment) and
the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences
(administration).
Participation in the international Eurobot
competition
The Faculty of engineering’s robotic group took part
for the first-time ever in the Eurobot competition.
The international Students Robotic Contest was
held in Switzerland. The only participating Canadian
team, the Moncton group competed with the best
European teams.
After six rounds, they ranked 20
th
out of 36 teams.
They won three games and tied another.
