NSERC CREATE Training Program in novel chiral materials: An International Effort in Research and Education

在日益多学科和国际化的科学世界中，传统的HQP培训计划根本没有竞争力。我们提出了一个新的培训计划，分为四个层次。第一部分是学生在攻读博士、硕士或学士学位期间进行的国际交流。这种交换将在日本、瑞典或法国进行，利用这些国家现有的交换项目，为学生的部分或全部旅行提供资金。特别是，日本政府投入了大量资金，目的是增加学生的国际经验。因此，外国（如加拿大）的学生和教师可以获得资金前往日本。在许多情况下，加拿大学生的所有旅行和生活费用将由日本政府支付。女王学院与瑞典大学之间现有的合作项目使其成为国际合作伙伴的另一个明显选择。加拿大和法国之间有大量的交换项目，加拿大学生在交换期间可以提高他们的法语技能，这使加拿大成为第三国交换的绝佳选择。与众多表示对该项目感兴趣的公司之一进行工业交流也是一种选择。该计划的第二个方面是开发新的研究生模块，教授专业技能，如沟通、组织行为、融资等。化学系已经开设了一门全国独一无二的科学传播课程，其中包括专利文献和其他专业类型的科学传播。将与哲学系合作开设一门独特的科学伦理课程，其中包括每年有一位知名科学家访问。作为该项目的第三大支柱，国际合作伙伴也将访问女王学院，举办讲座和研究生课程。最后，学生将参与手性材料领域的多学科研究，皇后大学在这方面享誉国际。由于与其他项目相互借鉴，58家HQP将参与该项目。

In the increasingly multidisciplinary and international world of science, traditional training programs for HQP are simply not competitive. We have proposed a novel training program which has four tiers. The first component is an international exchange which the students will undertake during their Ph.D., M.Sc. or B.Sc. degrees. This exchange will occur in either Japan, Sweden or France, to take advantage of existing exchange programs in these countries that can fund part or all of student travel. In particular, the Japanese government has invested significant funds with the aim of increasing the international experience of their students. Hence funds are available for foreign (e.g. Canadian) students and faculty to travel to Japan. In many cases, all of the travel and subsistence costs of Canadian students will be covered by the Japanese government. Existing collaborative programs between Queen's and universities in Sweden make this another obvious choice for an international partner. The large number of exchange programs available between Canada and France, and the ability of Canadian students to improve their French language skills during an exchange made this an excellent choice for the third country for exchanges. Industrial exchanges with one of the many companies who have expressed interest in this program will also be an option. The second aspect of the program is the development of new graduate modules that teach professional skills such as communication, organizational behaviour, financing, etc. The Department of Chemistry already has a nationally unique course in Scientific Communication, which includes sections on patent literature and other specialized types of scientific communication. A unique course on Scientific Ethics will be developed in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy, which will include the visit of one high profile scientist every year. International collaborators will also visit Queen's as the third pillar of the program, to give lectures and graduate courses. Finally, students will participate in multidisciplinary research in the area of chiral materials, for which Queen's is internationally renowned. Because of leveraging with other programs, 58 HQP will participate in this program.