Sequins, gala dresses and top costumes: MEC pulls out all the stops for the gala! On May 15, the MEC once again celebrated this fine tradition at its annual gala. It was an evening of elegance, honours, well-deserved rewards and warm exchanges.A big thank you to everyone for attending and helping to make this an […]
It was with great pride that we officially launched the MECAvenir campaign, an ambitious renovation project for the Maison des Étudiants Canadiens (MEC) located in the heart of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris.On April 10, the Salon Wilson hosted this landmark event, highlighted by the presence of the Honorable Stéphane Dion, Canada’s Ambassador to […]
In 2025, the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris will celebrate its 100th anniversary, and MEC is getting ready to celebrate in style! Unique in its kind, our multicultural, multidisciplinary campus teems with young students, artists and researchers all participating in the creation of tomorrow’s world. For a century, La Cité has served as a place […]
March 5 saw the 3rdᵉ edition of Femmes Inspirantes, our annual event dedicated to spotlighting female leadership. This unique evening, organized in a friendly and caring atmosphere, enabled participants to share a meal and privileged exchanges with our guests of honor. Together, they spoke sincerely about their careers, their commitments, the challenges facing women in […]
For this fourth edition of the Nuits de la poésie, the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris vibrated to the rhythm of words and emotions. A rich and abundant program attracted a large audience to celebrate poetic art in all its forms. Throughout the week, vernissages, shows, performances, readings, competitions and even a poetry parade brought […]
Ella Noël, one of our two ambassadors, has just arrived from Montreal, with an already impressive academic and professional background. With a degree in political science from McGill University, she also boasts solid experience in the international sector. Today, she continues her academic adventure at Sciences Po Paris, where she is preparing a master’s degree […]
Originally from Quebec City, Charlotte Larouche is one of our MEC ambassadors and scholarship holders. With her dazzling smile, she shares her academic journey with us, with stars in her eyes. Charlotte enthusiastically recounts how she studied history and civilization at Cégep de Sainte-Foy. For her, history is like listening to fairy tales; she loves […]
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Panet-Raymond, Chairman of the MEC Board of Directors, has been honoured with an appointment to the Order of Canada, one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, in recognition of his extraordinary contribution to Canadian society. “A renowned administrator, Robert Panet-Raymond is also recognized for his philanthropic work. In […]
The duo SYLLAD, composed of visual artist Sylvie Rochette and photographer Ladislas Kadyszewski, presents a brand-new body of photographic and sculptural digital works created in March 2024, retracing the paths of William Henry Fox Talbot (Lacock Abbey, England) and Gustave Le Gray (Fontainebleau, France). Their work offers a renewed perspective on trees and landscapes—once aesthetic subjects for these 19th-century pioneers of photography, now […]
Althea Yi is the first MEC resident to have the David and Liliane Stewart Scholarship, offered by the Macdonald Stewart Foundation to a Canadian student who wishes to pursue higher studies in Paris. Thanks to the scholarship, her accommodation at the MEC will be financed for 10 months. Canadian born in Toronto, the scholarship winner […]
