The vice-provost, international, oversees planning, co-ordination and implementation of the University’s international initiatives. This portfolio includes developing strategic partnerships, student and faculty mobility, and supporting the experience of international students.

In meeting these responsibilities, the vice-provost helps to position uOttawa as an engaged actor internationally, recognized for its academic excellence, diversity and openness to international collaboration.

Reporting to the provost and vice-president, academic affairs, the vice-provost, international, is responsible for implementing the University’s strategic vision with regard to internationalization. This mandate includes strengthening the University’s international presence, fostering academic and institutional collaboration, and promoting a university culture of openness to the world. 

Key responsibilities 

• Developing and promoting University strategies to strengthen uOttawa’s visibility worldwide 
• Fostering the integration of an international perspective in teaching, research and university life 
• Developing and maintaining lasting strategic partnerships with institutions, governments and international organizations 
• Encouraging student and faculty mobility, as well as initiatives favouring intercultural enrichment 
• Optimizing international student onboarding, retention and success 
• Ensuring effective management of human and financial resources related to international activities 

The units and services responsible for planning, co-ordination and implementation of international initiatives report to the vice-provost, international. Together, they help position the University of Ottawa as an internationally-focused institution, recognized for its commitment to collaboration, diversity and innovation globally. 

Patrice Corriveau is the University of Ottawa’s vice-provost, international. He has held many positions as a leader and administrator, including interim vice-president, international; senior director, student affairs; acting director, Centre for Career Development and Experiential Learning; academic special delegate; head of international recruitment in Mexico; and department chair.

With a doctorate in sociology, he has been a professor of criminology since 2006. Prior to that, he was a senior policy analyst with the federal Department of Justice. He is also president of the Association internationale des sociologues de langue française.

Patrice Corriveau’s research, at the crossroads of sociology, law and history, examines the way certain behaviours come to be defined as criminal or marginal, shedding light on debates surrounding processes of criminalization and informing policies and practices in social and criminal justice. His main research project is a sociological history of suicide in Quebec.