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A partnership between three Interior universities signed Friday is being described as a “game changer” for education in the region.
The Interior University Research Coalition, between Kelowna's UBC Okanagan, Kamloops' Thompson Rivers University and Prince George's University of Northern BC, was announced Friday after more than two years of collaboration.
“Universities have a special role to play in partnership with the communities they serve,” said Deborah Buszard, UBC Okanagan deputy vice-chancellor and principal. “By collaborating more closely with our colleagues across the region, we can be drivers of discovery, understanding, and innovation for positive social and economic development.”
The partnership will see the three universities collaborate on research, with the goal of developing innovation in the region and strengthening new industries.
“The agreement will facilitate mobility and academic opportunities for students and faculty, enhance research partnerships and enable greater overall co-ordination among the institutions,” UBC Okanagan announced Friday.
Dr. Daniel Weeks, president of UNBC, says the three universities each have their own research strengths, and the collaboration will bring greater opportunities for grad students.
