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

2 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

3 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 des 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)

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

5 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

6 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?

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 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