
Our Mission
Reinforce dialogue and multiply the collaborations between the member establishments of higher education in Estrie.
Our Values
- Collegiality
- Sharing Expertise
- Innovation
- Community Service
Our Goals
The Programme des pôles régionaux en enseignement supérieur du Québec, funded by the ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec (MES) has the following objectives:
- Promote access to higher education, particularly for underrepresented groups (e.g. indigenous students, first-generation students, people with disabilities, people from rural areas, women in STEM, men in underrepresented fields, etc.)
- Improve the fluidity of training pathways and ensure smooth, high-quality transitions aimed at strengthening student retention in higher education
- Meet national and regional needs for training-employment alignment, particularly in the context of qualification or requalification, providing access to lifelong learning
- Deploy promotion and recruitment strategies in higher education, encouraging closer ties between CEGEPs and universities and secondary education
In the Eastern Townships, Collaboration is a Vibrant Tradition
The creation of the PRESE has reinforced decompartmentalization of the college and university establishments, to share and develop expertise along many fields in higher education. This opportunity brings together college and university-level establishments, and both the francophone and anglophone academic cultures. Since 2018, the PRESE made it possible to shuttle shared information and expertise between the administration, as well as faculty and teachers from college and university communities.
The PRESE reinvents the way to create projects in higher education by combining the expertise of colleges and universities.
These new collaborations and innovations create impactful benefits on establishments, the student body in the Eastern Townships, and the regional community.

Jean-Pierre Perreault
Recteur
Université de Sherbrooke

Sébastien Lebel-Grenier
Principal
Bishop's University

Éric Gagné
Directeur général
Cégep de Sherbrooke

Vincent Larose
Directeur général
Cégep de Granby

Jean-Philippe Caron
Director General - Champlain Regional College
Collège Champlain - Lennoxville

Jacques Gravel
Recteur et directeur général
Collégial du Séminaire de Sherbrooke

Isabelle Dionne
Vice-rectrice aux études et à la vie étudiante
Université de Sherbrooke

Sophie Meyer
Directrice des études
Cégep de Sherbrooke

Valérie Lefebvre
Directrice des études
Cégep de Granby

Kerry Hull
Vice Principal Academics and Research
Bishop's University

Philip Cooper
Campus Director
Collège Champlain - Lennoxville
