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Montréal, September 8, 2010 – In hearings before the Committee on Culture and Education, which ended yesterday, the university heads presented a highly positive overview of how public funds are managed and tabled a series of indicators and information covering all aspects of university administration, including the student clientele, academic success, research grants and financial figures.

The hearings are part of an on-going accounting process of reporting to university authorities, the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport, the National Assembly and the general public. Once every three years, the university heads are required to report on the universities’ contribution to Québec society and to submit their respective financial statements, performance reports and development outlook to the Committee.

The universities also had an opportunity to express their willingness to pursue their quest for teaching and research excellence in order to contribute to Québec’s prosperity and international reputation.

“This important reporting exercise gave rise to productive discussions between the university heads and the Committee members. The universities were able to provide many examples of their substantial contribution to regional and provincial development, and of the ties developed with the community and businesses”, explained CREPUQ Board Chairman Denis Brière, Rector of Université Laval.

“The hearings also revealed just how fragile the Québec university system has now become. Although Québec benefits from a top-notch university system that provides a great education and excellent research performance, the lack of funding is felt by all the universities, whether as accrued deficits or deferred investments, and threatens the future quality of education and our universities’ research competitiveness”, noted Daniel Zizian, CREPUQ President and Director General.

This fall’s meeting of the education partners is a priority for CREPUQ. The meeting should produce a solution to the problem of underfunding at Québec universities; such a solution would ensure that the universities will be able to improve the quality of university education and bolster accessibility on an on-going basis.

CREPUQ includes all Quebec universities. The organization acts as their voice in relations with government, higher education and research. It also fosters coordination and collaboration between universities, is a research centre for university administrations, acts as a centre for coordination and joint service delivery, and is a resource centre and think tank for its members.

Source:
Chantal Pouliot, Director of Communications
Conference of Rectors and Principals of Québec Universities
514 288-8524, extension 244