Made up of students from the engineering department at the Université de Sherbrooke, the Groupe de Collaboration en Ingénierie de l’Université de Sherbrooke (GCIUS) aims to enable future engineers to make the most of their technical knowledge by participating in international cooperation projects. This group, whose mission is to develop, finance and carry out a humanitarian aid project in engineering where the local community is encouraged to contribute to the work in order to promote technological and cultural exchange, is already at its third edition. In 2002, the members of GCIUS worked in the city of Saint-Marc in Haiti where they undertook the renovation of several classrooms and a community centre. The following year, the group travelled to San Juan de Lurigancho, a suburb of Lima, Peru. This time the students constructed a building which was to serve as a professional training centre for youngsters. This year, the GCIUS is currently in Peru again where they will complete the construction of a health centre for the local community and also for women who have been the victims of abuse.