Centennial
Innovates
Innovates
Applied Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Centennial is one of Canada’s top colleges for research and innovation. Leading these activities is Centennial Innovates, the college’s Applied Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship department. We work daily to grow Centennial’s capacity for innovation through applied research, engagements with industry, internally funded innovation initiatives and impact entrepreneurship. Our dedicated students, faculty, staff and industry partners support projects that change lives and transform communities.
#0
In Canada for paid student internships since 2021
29
Industry and community partnerships in 2023-24
12K
Total hours of student research (2023-24)
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Innovation areas
Sustainable Innovation for a Better World
We are committed to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over the past three years, the Centennial Innovates team has mapped each of our innovation projects and activities to the SDG framework. Read more about it in our Annual Reports!
Our Innovation Areas
We engage students, faculty, staff, industry partners, community organizations, sector associations and innovation consortia in 8 diverse innovation areas:
• Aerospace
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Healthcare Technologies
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Social Innovation
• Sustainable Energy Systems
• Transportation
Centennial Research Academy
Our new Centennial Research Academy is an online repository of training modules for Centennial staff, faculty and students to assist in the development of research expertise as well as provide training on policies and procedures in research and innovation employment at Centennial College.
Our Annual Report
Read the "Centennial Innovates" Applied Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Annual Report 2023-24.
Innovation at Centennial
- Get InvolvedHow to Get Involved
- View BoardResearch Ethics Board
- View FAQsCentennial Research FAQs
View the CIGPCentennial Innovates Grant Program
View Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures
View Research BoardCentennial CollegeResearch Board
View ScholarshipScholarship ofTeaching and Learning
View Research LabStory ArtsResearch Lab
Centennial Innovates News and Blog
View All Blog Posts- newsTechnology for Food Justice: Centennial College awarded funding to develop application for local food bank users and operators
- blogCentennial College works with De Havilland Canada and Canadore College to optimize aircraft emergency exit latch design using additive manufacturing
- blogCentennial Innovates 2024 Symposium engaged over 200 innovators in a full day of celebrating applied research, innovation and entrepreneurship
Felipe Rodriguez-FonsecaCommunity Development WorkMy experience working with the Social Innovation Research Centre (SIRC) has been invaluable for my development as a final-semester student in the field of Community Development Work. Through this opportunity, I have been able to significantly strengthen a...