The Department of Applied Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (AREI) hosts the Innovation Hub to conduct innovative product, process, and service prototyping and testing that enhances industry competitiveness and boosts regional economic development while serving as an experiential learning and resource hub for our students and the broader community.
Applied Research at Northern College helps the community and local businesses to solve all kinds of problems. We embrace collaboration between our research students and our industry partners to deliver meaningful, real-world solutions.
From uncovering operational inefficiencies to conceptualizing new products and services, our work fuels social and economic growth in our region and beyond.
Vision: To be a centre for innovative solutions through research and development and a regional leader in developing creative entrepreneurs.
Mission: To develop new knowledge, businesses, and technologies through the support of discovery, application, integration, teaching and services.
AREI can connect you with any of the knowledgeable faculty at Northern College who may be relevant to assist you in solving a problem. In addition, we host in-house expertise on topics including:
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