HEC Montréal - Corporation de l’École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal
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10/30/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2025 01:41
Cybercitizenship deciphered: resources in French
Cybercitizenship deciphered: resources in French
October 30, 2025
HEC Montréal's Business Language Training Centre (CFLA) has launched a new website that seeks to promote both the development of responsible digital behaviours and the learning of precise and varied French vocabulary on the subject of cybercitizenship.
"We realized that it is important to provide the general public with access to content derived from reliable sources, and showcasing French terminology in this field."
Valérie Patenaude, Coordinator - Business French, CFLAThe website has been developed thanks to the expertise of Alina Dulipovici, Associate Professor in HEC Montréal's Department of Information Technologies and Deputy Director - Education at the Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience (IMC2). She focuses primarily on the explanatory video clips that are featured throughout the cyber.hec.ca website.
"Individuals who use digital platforms take actions that influence not only their own security, but also that of others. As cybercitizens, we are all concerned because we have rights and responsibilities."
Alina DulipoviciValérie Patenaude, Denis Houle, Alina Dulipovici and Pierre Guimond.
The project has been carried out with the financial participation of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) and has led to the creation of several new entries in Vitrine linguistique (linguistic showcase), for words or expressions related to this topic and found through the site.
The platform called "Did You Say Cybercitizenship?" is freely available to anyone wishing to learn more, in order to adopt more informed and more secure behaviours in the digital space. The website is also suitable for training in educational and professional settings.
Learning Pathways
The website explores the subject through four main themes or pathways, in the form of questions:
- What is responsible cybercitizenship?
- How can you prevent the spread of false information online?
- How can you guarantee digital ethics?
- How can you contribute to your organization's cyber resilience?
The platform also includes:
- a glossary containing nearly 140 words and expressions related to this field;
- internal and external resources to help develop knowledge of the subject;
- a list of cybercitizenship training courses provided by HEC Montréal.
Visit cyber.hec.ca [only in French]
Creators of the Project
This project has been carried out under the joint responsibility of Associate Professor Alina Dulipovici and Valérie Patenaude, Coordinator - Business French at HEC Montréal's Business Language Training Centre, and Denis Houle and Pierre Guimond, designers attached to the Learning and Teaching Innovation Centre at HEC Montréal.
Discover all the partners involved in the creation of the project [only in French]
Financial Partner
Office québécois de la langue française [only in French]
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