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.

北方阿尔伯塔理工学院（NAIT）是行业驱动的应用研究和技术培训的领导者。NAIT的机构战略计划已经确定了应用研究（AR）的优先领域，这些领域与阿尔伯塔工业的需求密切相关--清洁能源、环境和可持续发展。通过这些，我们将提高阿尔伯塔行业的竞争力，响应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，社区和员工的承诺。NAIT的AR重点在过去的12年中得到了加强和专业知识的增长，正如我们七个AR中心的成功，我们的伙伴关系和合作的力量，培训的学生人数以及专用研究实验室空间的扩展所证明的那样。与我们的合作伙伴一起，我们加入了全球经济脱碳，减少排放，循环，可再生能源，电网现代化的努力，并实现公正的能源转型，旨在实现加拿大2030年减排计划，并在2050年实现净零排放。这些巨大的挑战推动了今天和未来的创新需求。NSERC的Mobilize赠款将确保NAIT继续参与AR项目，这些项目由其高影响力定义。它将使未来与公司，非营利组织和土著企业的合作伙伴关系，到2027年预计将有600多个合作伙伴关系。它将进一步支持学生参与研究，吸引数百名学生，并将对维持NAIT的AR计划的持续成功至关重要，以造福经济和我们的社区。调动资金将支持这一势头，并利用我们的计划增长。在未来五年内，NAIT将开设5G中心，循环经济和工业废水研究实验室，并计划扩大我们的北方研究和烹饪创新中心。我们将继续保留和招聘优秀和独特的人才，包括数据分析，GIS和食品科学等增长领域的补充。所有中心都将通过新的业务发展和土著联络牵头机构得到支持，这将加强和增加参与和伙伴关系。NAIT将继续培养多样化的学生，保持直接满足劳动力需求的人才管道。