UNBC Part Of BC Supercluster
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PRINCE GEORGE — It’s another feather in UNBC’s cap. It is part of a “supercluster” that will get access to $950 million in federal funding, which will be matched by industry. Specifically, UNBC is part of the “Digital Technology Supercluster,” one of five across the country focusing on different research.
“Industry has needs in terms of access to university students, that talent, research and development,” says Geoff Payne, UNBC’s Interim Vice President of Research. “This was a real impetus for industry to say ‘We really want to work with post-secondary to really drive these projects.’”
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster Initiative includes founding partners Telus, Microsoft, Teck, Canfor, Shoppers Drug Mart, Providence Health Care and Research Universities’ Council of British Columbia members including UNBC, Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria, and the University of British Columbia, along with Emily Carr University and the B.C. Institute of Technology.
UNBC is gaining a global reputation, receiving accolades for garnering unprecedented research funding for a smaller university. This is another milestone for UNBC.
