Climbing the rankings of Canada’s top research colleges
Mohawk moves to 15th in Canada and 4th in Ontario for applied research activity
Mohawk ranks 15th in the latest Research Infosource’s annual ranking of Canada’s top 50 research colleges, and is 4th among Ontario’s 24 public colleges.
Research Infosource measures college research activity based on research income, research intensity and research partnerships. Mohawk ranked 17th last year. The college moved up two spots due to a 26.6 per cent increase in research income in 2016 and the growing number of faculty who are involved in applied research projects through the college’s Applied Research and Innovation Fund (ARIE).
“Learning by doing is the hallmark of a Mohawk education. Applied research projects give our students valuable real world experiences while strengthening Mohawk’s connections with industry and government partners.”
Fast Facts:
Mohawk has three centres of excellence for applied research:
- Our mHealth and eHealth Development and Innovation Centre (MEDIC)
- Our Additive Manufacturing Resource Centre (AMRC), and
- Our Mohawk Energy Research Centre
In October, Mohawk received a $4.63 million grant from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) to develop and commercialize clean energy technologies.
In September, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council invested $1.75 million over five years to set up a Technology Access Centre (TAC) at Mohawk. The TAC will open in 2017 and see faculty and students working with partners such as Canada Health Infoway, City of Hamilton, eHealth Ontario, Hamilton Health Sciences, IBM Canada and Interfaceware to design, test and implement digital health technologies.
In 2016-17, Mohawk’s Applied Research and Innovation Fund (ARIE) is supporting 19 applied research projects involving more than 27 different industry, academic and community partners.
Contact:
Jay Robb
Director of Communications, Mohawk College
905-575-1212, ext. 3965
Mohawk College educates and serves more than 32,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at four main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, as well as at the Mohawk College Mississauga Campus in partnership with triOS College. Mohawk is committed to upholding an equitable, diverse and inclusive learning, working and engaging environment for students, employees and the community. The college is among the top colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s top employers and one of Canada’s greenest employers, and holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements. More than 165,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.