Adaptation, Innovation and Mobilization (AIM): Sustainable Research Partnerships at NAIT

适应、创新和动员 (AIM)：NAIT 的可持续研究伙伴关系

• 批准号: CCMOB-2021-00279
• 负责人: Bajic, Jelena
• 金额: $ 50.42万
• 依托单位: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: CCI Mobilize Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=756008
• 关键词: Adaptation; Innovation; Mobilization; AIM; Sustainable

The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) is a leader in industry-driven applied research and technical training. NAIT's institutional strategic plan has identified applied research (AR) priority areas strongly aligned to Alberta industry needs - Cleaner Energy, Environment, and Sustainable Development. Through these, we will enhance the competitiveness of Alberta industries, respond to the evolving needs of learners and companies, and adopt leading-edge technologies to drive operational excellence and student success, meeting and exceeding our commitments to our learners, industry partners, communities, and staff.NAIT's AR focus has sharpened and expertise has grown in the last 12 years, as demonstrated by the success of our seven AR centres, the strength of our partnerships and collaborations, number of students trained, and expansions to dedicated research laboratory space. Together with our partners, we are joined in the global efforts on decarbonizing the economy, reducing emissions, circularity, renewable energy, grid modernization, and enabling a just energy transition aiming to realize the Canada 2030 Emission Reduction Plan and achieve Net Zero by 2050. These big challenges drive the need for innovation today and into the future. NSERC's Mobilize grant will ensure NAIT's continued engagement in AR projects that are defined by their high impact. It will enable future partnerships with companies, non-profits and Indigenous enterprises, with over 600 anticipated partnerships by 2027. It will further endorse student involvement in research, engaging hundreds of students, and will be vital to sustain the ongoing success of NAIT's AR programs for the benefit of the economy and our communities. Mobilize funding will support this momentum and leverage our planned growth. In the next five years, NAIT will see the opening of a 5G Hub, Circular Economy and Industrial Wastewater research laboratories, and planned expansions of our Centres for Boreal Research and Culinary Innovation. We will continue to retain and recruit outstanding and unique talent, including additions in areas of growth such as Data Analytics, GIS, and Food Science. All centres will be supported through new business development and Indigenous liaison leads that will strengthen and increase engagement and partnerships. Interwoven throughout, NAIT will continue to train a diverse pool of students, maintaining a talent pipeline directly to meet workforce demands.

北阿尔伯塔理工学院 (NAIT) 是行业驱动的应用研究和技术培训领域的领导者。 NAIT 的机构战略计划确定了与艾伯塔省行业需求密切相关的应用研究 (AR) 优先领域 - 清洁能源、环境和可持续发展。通过这些，我们将提高艾伯塔省工业的竞争力，满足学习者和公司不断变化的需求，并采用领先的技术来推动卓越运营和学生的成功，满足并超越我们对学习者、行业合作伙伴、社区、 NAIT 的 AR 重点在过去 12 年里得到了加强，专业知识也得到了增长，这从我们七个 AR 中心的成功、我们的合作伙伴关系和协作的实力、接受培训的学生数量以及专用研究实验室空间的扩展中可以看出。我们与我们的合作伙伴一起，加入全球经济脱碳、减少排放、循环利用、可再生能源、电网现代化以及实现公正的能源转型的努力，旨在实现加拿大 2030 年减排计划并到 2050 年实现净零排放。这些重大挑战推动了当今和未来的创新需求。 NSERC 的 Mobilize 拨款将确保 NAIT 继续参与具有高影响力的 AR 项目。它将促进未来与公司、非营利组织和本土企业的合作伙伴关系，预计到 2027 年将建立超过 600 个合作伙伴关系。它将进一步支持学生参与研究，吸引数百名学生，对于维持 NAIT AR 项目的持续成功至关重要为了经济和我们社区的利益。动员资金将支持这一势头并利用我们计划的增长。未来五年，NAIT 将开设 5G 中心、循环经济和工业废水研究实验室，并计划扩建北方研究和烹饪创新中心。我们将继续保留和招募杰出且独特的人才，包括数据分析、地理信息系统和食品科学等增长领域的人才。所有中心都将通过新业务开发和土著联络领导得到支持，这将加强和增加参与和伙伴关系。 NAIT 将继续培养多元化的学生，维持人才管道，直接满足劳动力需求。