L'École Polytechnique de Montréal is an engineering school in Montreal, Quebec. It is commonly referred to as Polytechnique or Poly. Founded in 1873, it is affiliated to the University of Montreal. This article needs cleanup. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM for short) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ...

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Campus

The school is on the campus of the University of Montreal located on the northern face of Mount Royal. Its main building is the highest on campus. The J.-Armand-Bombardier building sits beside the main building and mainly serves for research activities. As of April 2005, the Pierre-Lassonde et Claudette-Mackay-Lassonde building is in construction, which will home the Electrical Engineering Department and Computer Engineering Department. The University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM for short) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ... Alternate uses: Mount Royal (disambiguation) Mount Royal (French: mont Royal) is a mountain on the Island of Montreal, immediately north of downtown Montréal, Québec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name. ...

Organization

The president of L'École Polytechnique is Bernard Lamarre. Its director is Robert L. Papineau.

It is one of the three biggest engineering schools in Canada, and the largest in Quebec. Since its foundation in 1873, this French language educational establishment trains highly skilled engineers and specialists and contributes to the scientific and economic expansion of the region. Its graduates were part of most of Quebec’s major engineering works of the 20th century such as the construction of hydroelectric dams. École Polytechnique is now at the avant-garde of engineering in such fields as aeronautics, computer engineering, telecommunications, biotechnology, nanotechnology, environmental science, and many other high-end domains. Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... An engineer may be someone who practices the engineering profession, or the driver of a rail locomotive. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Aeronautics is the science and practice of aerial locomotion, i. ... Computer Engineering (also sometimes called Computer Systems Engineering) is a specialised discipline that combines electrical engineering and computer science. ... Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. ... Biotechnology is technology based on agriculture, food science, and medicine. ... A mite next to a gear chain produced using nanotechnology Nanotechnology as a collective term refers to technological developments on the nanometer scale, usually 0. ... Environmental science is the science of the interactions between the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment, including their effects on all types of organisms. ...

There are 11 undergraduate programs offered by 7 departements. Some programs are coop. They are:

• Chemical Engineering Department
  • Chemical Engineering
• Civil, geological, mining Engineering Department
  • Civil Engineering
  • geological Engineering
  • mining Engineering
• Electrical Engineering Department
  • Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering Department
  • Computer Engineering
  • Software Engineering
• Mathematics and Industrial Engineering Department
  • Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering Department
  • Mechanical Engineering
• Physical Engineering Department
  • Physical Engineering
  • Material Engineering

• Biomedical Engineering Institute

The École Polytechnique is known for its dynamic research, representing 35% of its budget for the year 1998-1999 (26.9 million CAD $). Forty research units receive more than 20% of the funding and contracts for research in the area of applied science given to Quebec’s universities. Applied science is the art of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems. ...

Students and Faculty

There were 5713 students enrolled for the winter 2003 semester. Of them, 1198 were women and 4515 were men. There were 3997 undegraduates and 1716 graduate students.

(source: http://www.polymtl.ca/sg/docs_officiels/141h03t1a.htm)

220 teachers and 150 researchers are part of the school’s community. Well-known for the quality of the teaching, approximately 600 diplomas, 200 masters, and 50 doctorates are awarded each year.

Student Life

It is well known for its vivid student life, including its theater group Poly-Théâtre and photo club Poly-Photo. Its student newspaper, Le Polyscope was Founded in 1967. It publishes weekly during the Quebec school year. It is known around the campus of the University of Montreal for its irreverent humour, crosswords puzzles, Arts & Entertainment section and "you submit it, we'll publish it" policy.

History

L'École Polytechnique de Montréal (a reference to the famous Ecole Polytechnique in Paris) was founded in 1873 in order to teach technical drawing and other useful arts. At first, it was set in a converted residence. It later moved to a larger building on Saint-Denis Street. In 1954, it moved to its current location on the University of Montreal campus. The original building was enlarged in 1975 and then in 1989. In 2002, the Computer and Electrical Engineering Department (they were later separated) began to occupy the 5th and 6th floor of the old École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal building. In 2003, the construction of three new buildings starded. For other Écoles Polytechniques, see École Polytechnique de Montréal and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. ... This is about drafting, the art and science of technical drawing. ... The University of Montreal (Université de Montréal, UdeM for short) is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Until the 1960s, the main purpose of the school was to train engineers. However, from 1959 on, the focus went to research. Nowadays, it is a leading research institution in applied sciences in Canada.

On December 6, 1989, It was the site of the École Polytechnique Massacre where 14 women students were killed by Marc Lépine. December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The École Polytechnique Massacre or Montreal Massacre was a gun massacre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Marc Lépine (October 26, 1964–December 6, 1989) was a Canadian mass murderer, who killed 14 women in what is known as the École Polytechnique Massacre. ...

External Links

• L'École Polytechnique de Montréal main page (http://www.polymtl.ca)
• The undergraduate newspaper "Le Polyscope" home page (http://www.polyscope.qc.ca)