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$2B

ON
CAMPUS

Federal funding provided over the next
three years for infrastructure projects at
universities and colleges in Canada.

The CITE building at Newnham Campus is
slated to open in September 2018 and will
be a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship
and creativity.

Infrastructure expansion at Newnham Campus

Funding announced to build
Centre for Innovation, Technology
and Entrepreneurship

THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL governments

have announced $27.3 million in funding
to build Seneca's Centre for Innovation,
Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE)
at Newnham Campus.
In early September, President David
Agnew was joined by Greg Fergus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Deb Matthews, Ontario Minister
of Advanced Education and Skills Development for the announcement.
"This is going to be very much a
community-facing facility," said President
Agnew. "Our doors will be open to small
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and medium-sized businesses. It's a
wonderful opportunity for us to reach out
to our community."
Scheduled to open in September 2018,
CITE will be a hub for Seneca's innovation
and entrepreneurial activities as well as an
expanded location for the mechatronics
program and mechanical engineering technology programs currently at Jane Campus.
It will also be the new home for the
Office of Applied Research and Innovation,
which now includes Seneca's on-campus
entrepreneurship incubator HELIX.
The building will face Finch Avenue
and includes an innovation gallery that

incorporates Indigenous design. The
project is being funded by the federal and
provincial governments and Seneca under
the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic
Investment Fund.
It is also endorsed by Seneca's Aboriginal Education Council and a number of
partners, including the City of Toronto,
Husky Injection Molding Systems, Siemens
Canada, Southlake Regional Health Centre,
Umbra and ventureLAB.
"Our goal is to make every Canadian
innovation-ready, ready to spot the opportunities, to imagine possibilities and to
discover new ideas," said Parliamentary
Secretary Fergus. "CITE is an innovation
facility that will bring applied research and
commercialization, specialized training
and business incubation and acceleration
activities under one roof."

Learn more about applied research at Seneca:
senecacollege.ca/research/

OBJECTIVES OF SENECA'S NEW CITE BUILDING
1. Provide capacity to develop
businesses that advance Canada's
economic development and global
competitiveness.
2. Help Seneca develop specialized,
cross-disciplinary training aligned
with industry needs.
3. Increase opportunities for local and
regional businesses to benefit from
Seneca's applied research initiatives.

http://www.senecacollege.ca/research/

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