Applied
Research
Bow Valley College’s applied research delivers innovative, evidence-based solutions to real-world challenges. We have ranked in Canada’s Innovation Leaders Top 50 Research Colleges 2023.
Bow Valley College’s applied research delivers innovative, evidence-based solutions to real-world challenges. We have ranked in Canada’s Innovation Leaders Top 50 Research Colleges 2023.
Our team aims to enhance the college’s overall research capabilities by engaging faculty and staff, increasing student involvement, collaborating with external partners, and seeking external funding opportunities. The services we offer include:
At Bow Valley College, we embrace the power of applied research. We advance what we already know and innovatively apply it to real-world challenges. Instead of asking “why”, we focus on the “how”. How can we make things better, more efficient, or more effective?
Our dedicated faculty and students lead this endeavor, working side-by-side with external industry and community partners. Together, we tackle problems head-on, whether it’s creating or developing products, refining processes, enhancing services, or optimizing systems. Through collaboration and creativity, we strive to make a meaningful impact on the world around us.
Applied Research Projects in Health & Health Technology are crucial for advancing health innovation, creating new knowledge for the health care system and improving patient outcomes.
At Bow Valley College, we blend our teaching expertise with cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and augmented/virtual reality.
Applied Research in Social Innovation is all about finding creative solutions to strengthen our society and address the changes we face. We work closely with community partners to develop policies and practices that enhance social wellbeing.
Entertainment Arts is about driving growth in the games, animation, film, and visual effects industries. We develop new technologies and approaches that push these fields forward.
Bow Valley College boasts state-of-the-art applied research facilities that drive innovation and empower students to excel in real-world problem-solving.
+ More about our FacilitesBow Valley College aims to uphold the intention of the numbered friendship treaties from the perspective ofIndigenous Peoples. As an Education institution in Treaty 7 territory, it is our responsibility to pursue a deeperunderstanding of this Treaty, so that we can respect and honour its terms, and respect Indigenous Peoples’legal and inherent rights. As a college, we know we have more to learn, and that there is more we can do to deepen our capacity to work alongside Indigenous communities in reciprocal ways.
We acknowledge the Blackfoot Confederacy: which includes the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikani First Nations; we acknowledge the Îyâxe Nakoda: which includes the Goodstoney, Chiniki, and Bearspaw FirstNations; and we acknowledge the Tsuut’ina First Nation.
We also acknowledge the historical Northwest Métis homeland and the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of Alberta, districts 4, 5, and 6 in Battle River territory.
We acknowledge and express our gratitude to the Indigenous caretakers of this land, and we join all Nations in celebrating the unique histories, traditions, and contributions of Indigenous Peoples as we continue our journey of reconciliation together.
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