期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2013
语种：English
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：Since their inception over 65 years ago, the primary mandate for over 150 Canadian colleges, situated across nearly 1000 communities, has been restricted to teaching and training. In 2002, the Ontario ministry of higher education expanded college mandates, elevating applied research to the strategic level. Accordingly, college missions recognized the importance of engaging with community partners to solve problems, commercialize products and provide support services. Concomitantly, various government agencies stepped forward with increasing amounts of support and funding for college applied research initiatives. NSERC’s College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program, among others, was expressly designed to support such activity.
