Call for expressions of interest for the 10th edition of the Montpellier-Sherbrooke University Scientific Meetings 2026
Submission period: November 3, 2025, to January 9, 2026
The University of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada), the University of Montpellier, and the University of Montpellier Paul-Valéry have entered into a long-term strategic partnership. Since 2006, this Franco-Quebecois collaboration has been marked by the organization of the Rencontres Scientifiques Universitaires, a biennial event held alternately in Montpellier and Sherbrooke.
In 2026, the 10th edition of these meetings will take place in Montpellier from June 3 to 5, 2026, with the participation of a delegation from the University of Sherbrooke. It will mark 20 years of cooperation, exchanges, and joint projects and will be organized around the theme: " The challenges and opportunities of using Artificial Intelligence in university cooperation. "
Objectives of the Montpellier-Sherbrooke academic scientific meetings
The main objective of these meetings is to strengthen and expand research and training collaborations between our universities by promoting the creation of lasting links between academic communities. They cover the fields of teaching, research, and institutional practices, with a view to sharing experiences and co-development. These meetings aim to continue and amplify the momentum built up over several editions, through two complementary formats: scientific workshops and workshops for the exchange of institutional practices.
Call for expressions of interest
From January3 to 9, 2026, researchers, teacher-researchers, Professors, teachers, and BIATSS staff at UM are invited to propose a scientific or institutional workshop by completing the following form:
These workshop proposals may freely fall within the indicated theme, address other topics of shared interest, follow up on topics already covered in previous meetings, or focus on new topics of mutual interest.
If you would like to propose an activity but have not identified a partner at the University of Sherbrooke, you can consultthe University of Sherbrooke's directory of specialists to identify the fields of expertise of researchers and/or contact the organizing committee.
For more information about previous editions, visit montpellier-sherbrooke.org/. The program for the 2026 edition will be updated there in 2026.