Institut national de la recherche scientifique
45°31′0.14″N 73°34′3.26″W / 45.5167056°N 73.5675722°W
Motto | "La science en action pour un monde en evolution" (Science in action for a world in evolution) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1969 |
President | Armand Couture |
Undergraduates | available |
Postgraduates | available |
Location | 490, rue de la Couronne Quebec City , , |
Campus | Urban/Suburban, five campuses throughout Quebec, with campuses in Quebec City and Montreal, Laval, and Varennes. |
Colours | White & blue |
Nickname | INRS |
Affiliations | UACC, IAU |
Website | www.inrs.ca/ |
The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (English: 'National Institute of Scientific Research') is the research-oriented branch of the Université du Québec which only offers graduate studies. INRS conducts research in four broad sectors: water, earth and the environment; energy, materials and telecommunications; human, animal and environmental health; and urbanization, culture and society.
INRS has facilities in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, and Varennes. The enabling legislation is An Act respecting educational institutions at the university level. [1]
The Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (EMT, Energy, Materials and Telecommunications) INRS-EMT is part of INRS.
Programs
The Institut national de la recherche scientifique offers programs in:
- Water, Earth and Environment
- Masters in water sciences
- Doctorate in water sciences
- Masters in earth sciences
- Masters in earth sciences - environmental technologies
- Doctorate in earth sciences
- Energy, Materials and Telecommunications
- Masters in energy and materials sciences
- Doctorate in energy and materials sciences
- Masters in telecommunications
- Joint Network IT
- Doctorate in telecommunications
- Masters in telecommunications
- INRS - Institute Armand Frappier
- Masters in experimental health sciences
- Masters in applied microbiology
- Masters in virology and immunology
- Doctorate in virology and immunology
- Doctorate in biology
- INRS-Urbanisation, Culture et Société (Urbanization, Culture and Society)
- Masters in urban studies
- Doctorate in urban studies
- Masters in demography
- Doctorate in demography
- Masters in research practice and public action
References
- ^ http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php? An Act respecting educational institutions at the university level
Further reading
- Ferretti, Lucia. L'Université en réseau: les 25 ans de l'Université du Québec. Sainte-Foy: Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1994.
External links
- Official INRS web site
- Environnement Urbain / Urban Environment ISSN 1916-4645, academic journal published by the INRS Centre Urbanisation Culture et Société