A public engineering school, part of the Université du Québec network. Specializes in applied engineering and technology transfer, with a strong focus on co-operative education.
Address: 1100 Notre-Dame St West, H3C 1K3 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Applied Engineering, Software Engineering, Co-operative Education
Domains taught:
- Aerospace, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Certificate, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of Université du Québec network. Extensive co-op program with partnerships across Quebec’s engineering and tech industries. Strong focus on industry collaboration.
Research:
Applied research and development in areas such as software engineering, telecommunications, aerospace, energy, and manufacturing, often in direct collaboration with industry partners.
Famous Alumnis:
Julie Payette (attended, no degree), many industry leaders in Quebec
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
700
Current students***:
11000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
40000
Pros
Focus on practical, hands-on engineering education, mandatory co-op terms provide significant work experience, strong industry connections.
Cons
Primarily French-language instruction, specialized focus on applied engineering, less emphasis on fundamental research than traditional universities.
Best For
French-speaking students seeking a highly practical, industry-focused engineering education with extensive co-op experience.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Polytechnique Montréal takes a similar route through aerospace, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, and it is slightly smaller, at about 9,500 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- British Columbia Institute of Technology is the closest domestic counterpart for aerospace, manufacturing and electrical and electronics; it also offers associate degree and diploma programmes and covers marine science and civil engineering as well.
- Carleton University overlaps with this school on aerospace, telecommunications and software engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it also offers diploma programmes and covers life sciences and data analytics as well.
- On content, Toronto Metropolitan University and this school are close, as both teach aerospace, manufacturing and software engineering; it is far larger, with about 48,000 students against roughly 11,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- University of Windsor shares the core fields of this institution, namely mechanical engineering, software engineering and engineering; it covers ecology and sustainability and life sciences as well, and is slightly larger, at about 16,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of Limerick offers an international parallel to this institution, with aerospace, manufacturing and mechanical engineering as common ground; it is also a public institution and does not run the certificate programmes found here.
- If this school is on your list for aerospace, telecommunications and mechanical engineering, National Technical University of Ukraine Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine deserves a comparison, because it does not run the certificate programmes found here and covers materials and AI and machine learning as well.
- University of Agder in Norway is the nearest foreign match on mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and engineering; it is also a public institution and does not run the certificate programmes found here.
- Looking internationally, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in India is where aerospace, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics get a comparable treatment; it covers materials and AI and machine learning as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 8,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
- For a study option in India with a comparable spread of manufacturing, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, PSG College of Technology is the reference point: it covers AI and machine learning as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 9,000 students against roughly 11,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Innovation, Product Development, Project Management, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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