Office of Applied Research

The OAR leads the College’s Research and Innovation Network. Through application and commercialization of new knowledge, as well as by way of technology transfer, OAR supports and leads pan-provincial College research in response to industry and community needs.

Since its formation, the OAR has led several initiatives to promote the College’s research and innovation agenda:

• Developed policy and procedure structure for the OAR
• Entered into collaboration with National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for the appointment of an Industrial Technology Advisor (ITA) through their Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
• Signed a multi million dollar collaborative research agreement with the Cape Breton University and University of New Brunswick
• Organized Applied Research and Innovation Seminar for internal and external stakeholders
• Launched faculty research development plan supporting the first 15 faculty proposals in areas of strategic research plan