NSERC s COLLEGE FACT-FINDING MISSION 2002 MISSION D INFORMATION DANS

NSERC’s COLLEGE FACT-FINDING MISSION 2002 MISSION D’INFORMATION DANS LES COLLÈGES PAR LE CRSNG Date

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada Introduction • 19 colleges visited on the recommendation of the ACCC • Alberta – Lethbridge Community College, NAIT, Olds, SAIT • British Columbia – BCIT • New Brunswick – Collège Communautaire du NB • Ontario – Algonquin, Cambrian, Conestoga, confederation, Niagara, Seneca, Sheridan, Sir Sandford Fleming 2

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada List of colleges (con’t) • Quebec – Centre de développement des composites du Québec, Centre d’études procédés chimiques de Montréal, Centre des technologies textiles, Centre spécialisé de technologie physique du Québec inc. , Cintech agroalimentaire et Institut de technologie agroalimentaire • Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) 3

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada NSERC Representatives/ Représentants du CRSNG. . . . Isabelle Blain Thomas Brzustowski Martine Dupré Mario Lamarca Norman Marcotte Barbara Muir Janet Walden . Teresa Brychcy. Bill Coderre. Jean-Claude Gavrel. Nigel Lloyd. Danielle Ménard. Steve Shugar 4

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada Why visit colleges? • In response to the Innovation Strategy • To gather facts on what constitutes research in colleges • To determine areas of research, facilities, people, time, support, partners; and the • Impact on the community 5

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada NSERC Council’s decision • Is NSERC the right organization to help colleges? • Are other agencies (IRAP, Industry Canada, HRDC, …. ) better suited for this? 6

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada Principles to consider prior to supporting R&D • • Agency needs additional funds Provinces must be partners New programs are required Activities at the colleges must be in sciences and engineering • Students must be involved in advance training 7

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada New funding program would: • Accommodate a broad range of R & D activities • Provide funding primarily to buy faculty time • Include student support • Require excellence in what is supported • Be simple to administer 8

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada What would be supported and what wouldn’t: • Vague labels • Allow certain categories of work • Rule out other categories of work 9

February 20, 2003 Association of Canadian Community Colleges Association des collèges communautaires du Canada Suggested funding Programs • Support the institution rather than individual faculty members • Centres of Expertise or Innovation 10