Virtual open house at an engineering school

Higher education is a competitive market. In this context, the idea is to attract as many students as possible in order to improve our pool of researchers, gain credibility and so on. As a result, we need to find ways of attracting young people to fields such as engineering. Needs are great in all spheres of engineering, and it's not surprising that engineering schools are trying to get a good core of quality students.

École Polytechnique de Montréal is no exception, and in 2024 decided to create a series of online conferences to give an overview of what the school has to offer future students.These are four live presentations, put together end-to-end, that tackle different topics.

• The first deals with the question of engineer training. It explains the role of the engineer, the various spheres of engineering and career prospects.
  
  
• The second is aimed at international students wishing to apply to the school, with details of the admission procedure, requirements, etc.
  
  
• The third looks at post-baccalaureate degrees: why look into them, what's in it for you, how they work at Polytechnique, etc.
  
  
• Finally, the last section looks at shorter courses, the various certificates offered by the school and the bachelor's degree by accumulation in cybersecurity, an important subject if ever there was one these days.

Throughout the presentations, the speakers respond to questions posed in the chat room at the time of the broadcast, and video excerpts provide a glimpse of the campus, explain certain programs and more.

A somewhat static initiative, but one that has the advantage of answering the many questions that young people seeking guidance or foreign students looking to train at one of North America's most renowned engineering schools may have.

Running time: 3h52