Working with Niagara College’s Institute for Global Education and Training (IGET), Research and Innovation (R&I) staff have been called on to make presentations on best practices in applied research, to international post-secondary leaders, both at home, and abroad.
Most recently Paula Reile, Associate Director with R&I’s Business and Commercialization Innovation Centre, joined IGET in Bogotá, Colombia for the 2025 APICE Conference, whose audience included educational leaders from across Latin America. Paula presented on the transformative impact of applied research in our institutions by highlighted its value to staff, students, communities and the broader economy.