The PRESE — PRESE

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.