Avenues for innovative academic and scientific collaboration between Canada and France were on the agenda of a meeting held at Saint Mary’s on Friday, November 29, where new and ongoing research and mobility initiatives between France and Canada were discussed.

The visiting delegation included Jean-François Doulet (Attaché for Scientific and Academic Cooperation), Denis Quenelle (Attaché for Cooperation and Culture in the Atlantic Provinces), and Maureen Berthelot (Chargée de mission, Embassy of France in Canada). The group was received by several Saint Mary’s Deans and department heads led by Dr Jean-Jacques Defert and Dr Sophie Beaulé of the Department of Languages and Cultures.