Higher Education Institution- Community Engagement
HEI-community partnerships for sustainability specifically coincide with HEIs’ expanded mission to address real-world societal challenges. These types of engaging partnerships aim to:
- Use multiple ways of thinking and knowledge to generate unique solutions to complex problems
- Develop relevant solutions for the local community
- Provide an informed evidence-base from which to make critical decisions
- Build the capacity of local community members
- Inform both research and practice
HEI-Community Engagement Work in Action
The Environmental Sustainability Research Centre at Brock University currently has 7 formalized partnerships, each with their own purpose and collaborative team.
- Brock-Lincoln Living Lab
- The Prudhommes Project
- Trails, Assets, and Tourism Initiative
- World Wildlife Fund
- Brock University Project Charter
- Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Initiative (EESI)
- Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)
- Niagara Adapts (currently wrapping up)
Click here to learn more about HEI-community engagement from Brock University Environmental Sustainability Research Centre’s Innovative partnerships!