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Lyon 2, Sherbrooke and UQAM organise 10 November colloquium on social sciences innovation
Université de Lyon says Lyon and Saint-Étienne scientists will attend the 2026 Entretiens Jacques Cartier, an annual French-language meeting between Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Québec, and highlights a colloquium at Université de Sherbrooke on 10 November.
Why it matters: Université Lumière Lyon 2, Université de Sherbrooke and UQAM are co-organising a humanities and social sciences colloquium at Sherbrooke on 10 November 2026.
Université de Lyon said many scientists and experts from Lyon and Saint-Étienne will represent the Lyon Saint-Étienne university site at the 2026 Entretiens Jacques Cartier, an annual French-language meeting between Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Québec.
According to Université de Lyon, the programme is structured around four chapters: culture and society; health and life sciences; innovation and new technologies; and economic and eco-responsible issues.
Université de Sherbrooke, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Université Lumière Lyon 2 are organising a colloquium titled "Valoriser et innover en sciences humaines et sociales pour relever les défis du siècle" (Promoting and innovating in the humanities and social sciences to meet the century's challenges), to be held at Université de Sherbrooke on 10 November 2026.
Université de Lyon said Nathalie Dompnier, president of the ComUE Université de Lyon, will open the colloquium.
Editor’s view
Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor
The colloquium co-organised by Université de Sherbrooke, UQAM and Université Lumière Lyon 2 is scheduled for 10 November 2026 at Sherbrooke, with Nathalie Dompnier due to open it.
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- The colloquium takes place at Université de Sherbrooke on 10 November 2026.
