Internationalism has recently become an essential component of a funcioning university strategy.  In fact, evaluations performed by the national research agency, AERES, take into account this dimension and put great emphasis on a university's international strategy.  In this context, the main objective of the International Relations Office (SRI-E) is to enable the students of UPEM University to spend a part of their studies abroad in a partner university. The service is also responsible for foreign students who spend one or two semesters at UPEM.

In order to accomplish this, SRI-E creates and ensures the longevity of contracts and conventions with UPEM's partner institutions.  SRI-E also organizes and diffuses information on international cooperation.

SRI-E: The team - Organizational Charter (download here):

UPEM benefits from a permanent and dynamic network dedicated to the development and management of the international relations of all its departments. This network has a central structure branched in every academic unit of the university

 SRI-E: Missions:

•  Implement both european and international politics of the university
• Coordinate and organize geographic and thematic priorities based on the proposed actions of the faculty
• Coordinate and sustain the international initiatives of faculty in the subject of their major
• Welcome foreign students and faculty and accompany their stay
• Ensure the proper implementation of regulations in the creation of international agreements
• Mount projects for funding from the international community and manage financial arrangements to enable international mobilit
• Instruct the commercial campaign of inter-academic exchanges
• Manage the movement of incoming and outgoing students, faculty and administration
• Represent the university at international conferences

SRI-E: Proposed inter-academic programs:

•  ERASMUS, for study abroad and internship opportunities in Europe.e.
• CREPUQ, for study abroad and internship opportunities in Québec.
• MICEFA, for study abroad and internship opportunities in the United States.
• Cooperation agreements in the rest of the world (China, South Korea, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, etc.) for study abroad programs.
• International internships (Erasmus, MAE, etc.), financed by the SRI-E via devices destined for international mobility.