Québec Undergraduate Security Conference

The Québec Undergraduate Security Conference (QUSC) is the only event in Canada that unites high-profile practitioners and scholars in the field of international security studies with undergraduate students interested in international security. Organized by Bishop’s University and the Centre for Security and Crisis Governance (CRITIC) of the Royal Military College St. Jean, and thanks to the generous support from the Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA) and the International Security in the Globalization Era (ISGE), the conference takes place in the format of an academic conference (submission of an abstract, full paper, writing workshop, and then an in-conference presentation) and also incorporates networking elements, such as a lunch event with keynote speakers, as well as an evening cocktail session for student-participants, professors, practitioners, and experts to allow them to further connect.

For the past four years, this day-long event aims to provide advanced undergraduate students a platform to share their ideas and research findings in the field of international security. The conference gives the opportunity for students to present their work and research on international security issues, receive feedback from experts in the fields and to network with peers, practitioners, and professors. The QUSC has been able to host the largest number of student-presentations in its four-year history and has seen audiences from across the world, consisting of not only students, but also journalists, practitioners, and scholars. Over the years, this undergraduate conference has been privileged to host high-profile individuals, such as the Honourable Ambassador Bob Rae — Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Marc-André Franche—chief of the UN Peacebuilding fund before his current position as resident representative of the UNDP in Libya, as well as Jake Sherman, former director of the Brian Urquhart Centre for Peace Operations.

Given that many similar conferences are commonly intended for graduate and post-graduate candidates, we believe that participating in the QUSC is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students, as it allows them to develop skills and knowledge valuable to their academic endeavours. Thus, we hope that this conference will provide undergraduate students interested in the topic of international security an opportunity to present their work, share and mobilize their ideas, and explore potential professional and academic avenues, by networking with high-profile scholars and practitioners in the field.

For up-to-date information, see the Québec Undergraduate Security Conference website.

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