CREATE Sustainable Engineering in Remote Areas (SERA)

在偏远地区提供工程服务对加拿大的未来构成了巨大的挑战和机遇。工业界很难找到具有所需专业技能的工程师，他们完全了解与土著社区合作的社会和跨文化影响。创建偏远地区可持续工程（SERA）将培养既熟悉前沿研究又了解土著文化的专业人士。学生将学习土著文化、可持续发展、商业和研究，以解决国家感兴趣的三个领域：自然资源和能源（可持续能源、节能建筑）、信息和通信技术（传感、结构健康监测），以及土著人民的经济发展和教育。**这项培训计划非常及时，因为2011年第一民族大会（AFN）的一份报告指出，到2020年，预计将有100多个清洁能源项目在第一民族社区开展。许多项目要求了解土著社区作为投标条件；没有这方面专业知识的公司正在错失这些不断增长的机会。**女王大学、马尼托巴大学、渥太华大学和RMC大学有能力创建这个世界级的项目，并承诺至少32万美元。SERA已经获得了七家工程公司的支持，这些公司承诺为至少68名实习生提供超过100万美元的实物支持。这些行业合作伙伴也希望聘用大部分项目毕业生。该小组包括一名土著工程师作为首席调查员，AFN的教育主任和马尼图林土著商业发展官员。这个多元化的CREATE项目将在六年内培养至少36名硕士和博士，4名pdf和12名土著本科生。土著学生将占学员总数的30%。SERA的成功将通过与女王教学中心和土著社区合作制定的指标来衡量。****************

Providing engineering services in remote areas poses significant challenges and opportunities for Canada's future. Industry struggles to find engineers with the needed specialized skills, who fully understand the societal and intercultural implications of working with Aboriginal communities. CREATE Sustainable Engineering in Remote Areas (SERA) will graduate professionals familiar with both cutting edge research and an understanding of Aboriginal culture. Students will study Aboriginal culture, sustainability, business, and research to address three areas of national interest: natural resources and energy (sustainable energy, energy efficient buildings), information and communications technologies (sensing, structural health monitoring), and economic development and education for Aboriginal peoples. ** This training program is timely because a 2011 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) report noted that over 100 clean energy projects are expected in First Nations communities by 2020. Many projects require knowledge of Aboriginal communities as a condition of tender; companies without this expertise are missing out on these growing opportunities.** Queen's, Manitoba, Ottawa, and RMC are well positioned to create this world-class program and have committed at least $320,000. SERA has already garnered the support of seven engineering firms who have committed over $1 million of in-kind support for at least 68 internships. These industry partners also expect to hire the majority of program graduates. The team includes an Aboriginal engineer as the principal investigator, the Director of Education for the AFN, and the Manitoulin Aboriginal Business Development Officer. This multi-faceted CREATE program will train a minimum of 36 MSc & PhD students, 4 PDFs, and 12 Aboriginal undergraduate students over six years. Aboriginal students will represent 30% of trainees. The success of SERA will be measured by metrics developed in collaboration with the Queen's Centre for Teaching and Learning and Aboriginal communities.****************