Concordia University defines next-generation education by anticipating the future of what a university can and should be. Our research and teaching is daring, transformative and distinct with a “big thinking” approach that examines societal issues from an expansive, interdisciplinary perspective. Concordia is an open and engaged university that encourages students to become active, critical and global citizens. As part of Montreal’s fabric, we are deeply connected to the city — and we are deeply connected to the world at large. More than 46,000 students choose Concordia each year. Globally, we have nearly 200,000 graduates.
L’Université Concordia vous invite à sauter dans le monde de l’éducation nouvelle génération. Tournés vers l’avenir, nous savons ce qu’une université peut et doit être. Nos recherches et notre enseignement sont non seulement uniques et audacieux, mais aussi en constante évolution. Nous voyons grand, voilà pourquoi nous examinons les enjeux sociaux d’un point de vue global et interdisciplinaire. Concordia est une université ouverte et engagée qui encourage ses étudiants et étudiantes à devenir des citoyens du monde impliqués et critiques. Nos racines sont montréalaises et notre ADN est profondément lié à cette ville, mais notre regard, lui, est tourné vers le monde entier. Plus de 46 000 étudiants choisissent Concordia chaque année, ce qui fait en sorte que nous avons globalement près de 200 000 diplômés aux quatre coins de la planète.
While the appointment of just one woman to a board of directors has a positive impact, the benefits become clear and reverberate throughout the company when there are at least three women on the board.
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The presence of at least three women on a board of directors improves the financial performance of organizations. The effect is similar to the impact of “critical mass” in physics.
La Loi 25 tente de responsabiliser les entreprises en les obligeant à nommer un responsable de la protection de la vie privée et un comité de protection de la vie privée pour veiller à toutes les matières relatives à la protection de la vie privée au sein de l'organisation.
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Au Québec, la Loi 25 représente une évolution importante dans la protection des données personnelles au Québec. Il s’agit d’un pas dans la bonne direction, mais elle est loin d’être suffisante.
The video game industry has long been known for unpaid overtime, labour unrest and concerns about generative AI.
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Fiverr’s game development ecosystem serves as a microcosm of larger concerns about labour practices in the gaming sector.
Australia is the first country to implement a nationwide ban of social media for teens, but other measures have been enacted or are being considered here in Canada.
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Meskipun penggunaannya meluas dan berdampak besar, ‘influencer marketing’ masih diliputi ketidakpastian, ambiguitas, dan kontroversi, baik bagi praktisi maupun masyarakat umum.
Remote and hybrid work arrangements promote better employee health and work-life balance.
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With burnout remaining a persistent challenge across Canada, remote and hybrid work arrangements provide a meaningful solution.
Si la nomination d’une seule femme dans un conseil d’administration engendre des retombées positives, c’est à partir d’une présence d’au moins trois femmes que les bénéfices deviennent manifestes et se répercutent dans l’ensemble de l’entreprise.
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La présence d’au moins trois femmes au sein d’un conseil d’administration améliore le rendement financier des organisations. L’effet est similaire à l’impact d’une « masse critique » en physique.
Despite its widespread use and significant impact, influencer marketing is surrounded by uncertainty.
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Despite its widespread use and significant impact, influencer marketing is surrounded by uncertainties, ambiguities and controversies, both for practitioners and general public.
Research shows that optimistic and pessimistic children and adults engage with their physical health in different ways.
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Research shows that associations between optimism and physical health tend to be positive — meaning that young people who were more optimistic or less pessimistic were healthier.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons on Nov. 20, 2024. Trudeau says his government could have acted faster on reigning in immigration programs, after blaming “bad actors” for gaming the system.
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Trudeau’s explanation paints an incomplete picture and perpetuates misleading narratives about Canada’s immigrant selection, higher education and asylum systems.
Although women in Canada engage in entrepreneurship more than in other comparable countries, there is still a significant gender gap.
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To make entrepreneurship more gender-inclusive, it’s important to confront the underlying biases that create barriers for women.
Actor Evan Rachel Wood, who played a humanoid robot on HBO’s ‘Westworld,’ attends a Season 4 premiere in New York in 2022.
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How people feel about AI’s involvement in social interactions as depicted in science fiction can help shape policy governing AI in public spaces, including AI for environmental learning.
SunBlock One is a solar-powered Minecraft server developed as part of the Minecraft Bloc, a research group at Concordia University.
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As the COP29 summit gets underway and zero-emissions goals seem further away than ever, video games could provide new pathways for people to imagine plausible low-carbon futures.
The true identity of the founder of bitcoin has always been a mystery.
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Les services de transport à la demande utilisent des appareils intelligents et des informations en temps réel sur le réseau pour programmer les trajets des passagers.
A man walks through windy and rainy conditions on a deserted street in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 9, 2024. Climate change is making extreme weather more likely and many IPCC authors remain skeptical that real change can be achieved.
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‘Climate scientists’ are often understood as being a block of experts with monolithic beliefs. A new survey sheds considerable nuance onto the beliefs and perceptions of climate scientists.
Un avion de ligne passe devant des nuages et un arc-en-ciel dans le ciel de Pékin, en mai 2024.
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La gouvernance des technologies de modification du rayonnement solaire est entravée par l'absence de consensus sur l'opportunité et la manière d'explorer ces technologies.
A view of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city, in February 2024.
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Demolitions in Addis Ababa have become common as the state seeks to attract private and foreign capital to modernise the city.
A man cycles by with an elderly man hitching a ride in Hanoi, North Vietnam in March 1973. Hanoi was victorious over South Vietnam two years later in April 1975.
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A study of parent-child pairs from Montréal’s Vietnamese diaspora found different paths to preserving language shaped by political and economic experiences.
Quality public information has long been viewed as the lifeblood of democracy. Without it, citizens cannot make decisions in their best interests.
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New research has found there is a concerning trend in Canadian political discourse: the tendency to treat politics as little more than sensational entertainment.