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Mitacs. Proven Partner in International Innovation. Fiona Langdon Senior International Partnerships Officer Mitacs June 2019. Mitacs Canada. National research network funded by Canadian government (federal and provincial) 20 years in operation 65+ university partners in Canada

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  1. Mitacs Proven Partner in International Innovation Fiona Langdon Senior International Partnerships Officer Mitacs June 2019

  2. Mitacs Canada • National research network funded by Canadian government (federal and provincial) • 20 years in operation • 65+ university partners in Canada • 6000+ company partners • 35,000+ research projects to solve business and societal challenges and drive innovation • 200+ staff, 30+ offices • 4 regional hubs: Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa

  3. Mitacs Mandate Bring together industry, universities and governments to drive innovation

  4. Program Goals • Facilitate active partnerships between user organizations and academia • Drive private-sector spending on R&D • Provide experiential learning to graduate students and PDFs to train for non-academic careers • Raise awareness of the expertise in Canadian universities and industry • Create receptor capacity among Canadian industry and not-for-profits

  5. Characteristics of Our Programs • In partnership with universities • Proactive business development team works with applicants • Maintain high research standards through peer-review • Work on business timelines • Active involvement of partner organizations • Students must spend significant time with partner • Cash contributions • Measure impact and outcomes

  6. Building Research Collaborations Between Academia and Industry • Scalable, multidisciplinary projects • From $15,000 to $2M+ • Co-fund model: 1$ industry = 1$ Mitacs • All disciplines, all sectors • Match the R&D needs of a company to a grad student (Masters, PhD, Post-Docs) and his/her supervisor • Our flagship program!

  7. Impact of Mitacs Accelerate • The majority of Mitacs activity supports small and medium-sized (SME) businesses: • 75% of companies are small-to-medium-sized enterprises • 66% hired by small-to-medium-sized enterprises

  8. By 2020, We aim to… • Deliver 10,000 internships per year, making experiential education a cornerstone of Canada’s innovation training system

  9. International Research PartnershipsA comprehensive approach • Global knowledge flow is key to economic & social progress • Improves competitiveness • Encourage international innovation linkages & research collaborations • Soft-power effects • Provide young people the opportunity to participate in an increasingly globalized economy • Investment in international experiences requires long-term vision

  10. Mitacs Globalink Program • Provides funding for international research collaborations in Canada and abroad, with universities and companies • Showcases Canadian research landscape to international students • Supports international research abroad for students in Canada • Australia • Brazil • China • EU • France • Germany • India • Israel • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Norway • Tunisia • Ukraine • United Kingdom • United States • and growing……

  11. Two-way Research Mobility

  12. Accelerate International • Research collaborations between international companies and grad students, faculty at all the universities • $15K per project • 16–24 weeks (25% at home university) • All disciplines, no application deadlines

  13. Globalink Research Internships (GRI) • Undergraduate students • 12 week summer research internships • 12,000+ applications and 2,250 research projects for ~1,000 places • Full cost of participation covered (airfare, accommodation, living stipend, prof. skills development workshops, student mentors, etc.)

  14. Globalink Research Award (GRA) • University-University collaborations • $6K Research Grant • 12–24 week research project abroad • Supports the mobility of senior undergraduate and graduate students • Academic supervisor + host academic supervisor abroad • All disciplines, no application deadlines

  15. Globalink Research Awards & MSCA RISE • Co-funding by Mitacs to participate in Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (RISE), part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions • Graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in Canada may receive funding through the Mitacs Globalink Research Award, or through the Mitacs Accelerate International program • Conduct research projects at universities and businesses in the EU Member States

  16. For more information… Our Offices: Montreal Office 405 Ogilvy Avenue, Suite 101Montréal, QC H3N 1M3Tel. 514.840.7491 Mitacs also has offices in: • About Mitacs: www.mitacs.ca • About Globalink: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/globalink • About Accelerate International: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/programs/accelerate/mitacs-accelerate-international • Calgary • Fredericton • Halifax • Hamilton • Kingston • London • Ottawa • Quebec City • Saskatoon • Scarborough • Trois-Rivières • St. John’s • Victoria • Waterloo • Winnipeg Toronto Office 100 College Street, Suite 522Toronto, ON M5G 1L5Tel. 647.478.5904 Vancouver Office 6190 Agronomy Road, Suite 301Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3Tel. 604.822.9189

  17. Mitacs • www.mitacs.ca • 604.822.9189 • @MitacsCanada • ca.linkedin.com/company/mitacs

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