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Symposium

Social Science Festival 2025


October 20-October 248:00am - 4:00pmVanier auditorium

Hope in a Challenging World

 

Special Event : Dialogue activity with politicians

Other topics include:

  • AI
  • Anxiety
  • Social media
  • Masculinity
  • Social economy
  • Social movements
  • International politics
  • Community innovations
  • and so much more!

Monday Oct. 20th

  • 10:00 In French: Overview of high school student revolts by Francis Dupuis Dery, UQAM (in A-103)
  • 11:30 Fab Lab and Fab City: Sustainability through local fabrication and global community innovation by Annie Ferlatte, Communautique (in A-103)
  • 13:00 Anti-LGBT2SIQA legislation in Canada by Jacky Vallée, Vanier College (in A-103)
  • 14:30 Workshop of Black diasporic dance by Kayin Queeley, Montreal Steppers (in A-103)
  • 16:00 Dialogue activity with political parties from Quebec — registration mandatory (see link below); whole classes no longer accepted. (in F-500)

Tuesday Oct. 21st

  • 10:00 Well-being and social media by Véronique Bolduc, Centre pour l’intelligence émotionnelle en ligne (CIEL) (in A-103)
  • 11:30 Navigating uncertainty in international politics: Hope and resilience in a turbulent world by Ara Karaboghossian, Vanier College (in A-103)
  • 13:00 In French: AI’s impact on the labor market by Anthony Migneault, Institut du Québec (in A-103)

Wedn Oct. 22nd

  • 09:30 Access to home ownership by Mario Fortin, Sherbrooke University (in A-103)
  • 11:00 Anxiety has increased! What can we do about it? Karen White, Vanier College (in A-103)
  • 12:30 Student quiz show (moderator Miles Denora) (in A-103)
  • 14:00 The journey of a young entrepreneur by Phil Cutler, Cutler Capital (in A-103)

Thursday Oct. 23rd

  • 10:00 An alternative way of doing business: Understanding the social economy and its positive impacts by Alex Delorme, Conseil d’économie sociale de l’île de Montréal (in A-103)
  • 11:30 Engineering hope: Lessons from Ubuntu in sport, leadership, and society by Steven Asei-Dantoni Nkoué (in A-103)
  • 14:30 Masculinisme et violences sexuelles: Entre stratégies de prévention et responsabilisation en contexte interculturel

Friday Oct. 24th

  • 13:00 Showcasing QL student work — outstanding research projects by students will be presented (in A-103)