The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) joins IMC²

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The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi joins the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2)

A New Force Advancing Quebec-Wide Collective Cybersecurity Capabilities

From left to right: Luigi Bouchard, Vice-Rector for Research, Creativity, and Innovation at UQAC; Marc Gervais, Executive Director of IMC²; and Ghislain Samson, Rector of UQAC.


Montreal, November 12, 2026
 – The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) joins the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber resilience (IMC²), alongside Polytechnique Montréal, the Université de Montréal, HEC Montréal, and the Université du Québec en Outaouais.

Read the press release (French only)

 


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