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NSERC’s COLLEGE FACT-FINDING MISSION 2002

In 2002, NSERC undertook a comprehensive fact-finding mission across 19 colleges in Canada to assess research capabilities and needs. The mission aimed to gather vital information on research activities, facilities, and support mechanisms in colleges. This report outlines the findings, highlighting the importance of collaboration, funding requirements, and the need for tailored R&D programs. It emphasizes the role of colleges in the Innovation Strategy and proposes funding strategies to optimize research support and student engagement in sciences and engineering.

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NSERC’s COLLEGE FACT-FINDING MISSION 2002

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  1. NSERC’sCOLLEGE FACT-FINDING MISSION 2002 MISSION D’INFORMATION DANS LES COLLÈGES PAR LE CRSNG

  2. Introduction • 19 colleges visited on the recommendation of the ACCC • Alberta – Lethbridge Community College, NAIT, Olds, SAIT • British Columbia – BCIT • New Brunswick – Collège Communautaire du NB • Ontario – Algonquin, Cambrian, Conestoga, confederation, Niagara, Seneca, Sheridan, Sir Sandford Fleming

  3. List of colleges (con’t) • Quebec – Centre de développement des composites du Québec, Centre d’études des procédés chimiques de Montréal, Centre des technologies textiles, Centre spécialisé de technologie physique du Québec inc., Cintech agroalimentaire et Institut de technologie agroalimentaire • Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)

  4. NSERC Representatives/Représentants du CRSNG . Isabelle Blain . Teresa Brychcy . Thomas Brzustowski . Bill Coderre . Martine Dupré . Jean-Claude Gavrel . Mario Lamarca . Nigel Lloyd . Norman Marcotte . Danielle Ménard . Barbara Muir . Steve Shugar . Janet Walden

  5. Why visit colleges? • In response to the Innovation Strategy • To gather facts on what constitutes research in colleges • To determine areas of research, facilities, people, time, support, partners; and the • Impact on the community

  6. NSERC Council’s decision • Is NSERC the right organization to help colleges? • Are other agencies (IRAP, Industry Canada, HRDC,….) better suited for this?

  7. Principles to consider prior to supporting R&D • Agency needs additional funds • Provinces must be partners • New programs are required • Activities at the colleges must be in sciences and engineering • Students must be involved in advance training

  8. New funding program would: • Accommodate a broad range of R & D activities • Provide funding primarily to buy faculty time • Include student support • Require excellence in what is supported • Be simple to administer

  9. What would be supported and what wouldn’t: • Vague labels • Allow certain categories of work • Rule out other categories of work

  10. Suggested funding Programs • Support the institution rather than individual faculty members • Centres of Expertise or Innovation

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