UQAM in a global context

• The University has established agreements with more than 300 institutions on five continents, in 50 countries, not to mention the numerous links created through its membership in university networks.
• Each year, UQAM receives more than 2,500 students from countries outside Canada.
• In 2008, UQAM celebrated the 25th anniversary of its first agreements with Brazilian universities. During that time, the University has become the largest academic centre of expertise on Brazil in Canada, in a number of disciplines.
• Since 2002, hundreds of students attended UQAM summer schools (french) in Berlin, Molivos and Tuscany.
•  UQAM's school of Management (ESG-UQAM) offers its executive MBA program (EMBA), program in three languages in 13 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.  In 2011, UQAM’s school of Management (ESG-UQAM) has signed an agreement of MBA at Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
• UQAM supports numerous centres of international research, including the Institut d'études internationales de Montréal (french), which comprises 12 distinct research units.
• UQAM played an active role in the creation of the World Center of Excellence on Tourist Destinations, in partnership with the World Tourism Organization of the United Nations, the governments of Quebec and Canada, Tourism Montréal, George Washington University and National Geographic.
• In 2010-2012, the Office of International Relations participated to a series of international mission and events aiming at developing new partnerships. Those missions provided new opportunities for joint activities with universities of Burkina Faso, Senegal, China, Taiwan, Viet Nam, United States, Bolivia, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, France, Belgium and Russia. It is hoped that interesting and innovative projects will emerge from those meetings.