TRU, UNBC, UBCO join forces to increase research capacity
KAMLOOPS — The old saying “Two heads are better than one” got a new twist Friday at Thompson Rivers University, as the three biggest universities in BC’s interior put their heads together to make a significant announcement of cooperation. It’s an agreement that has the potential to reshape the three communities that house these institutions of higher learning.
Friday morning at Thompson Rivers University. The Interior University Research Coalition was announced Friday morning at Thompson Rivers University. It’s an agreement almost two years in the making, involving TRU, UBC Okanagan, and the University of Northern British Columbia, designed to increase the research capacity of all three universities.
“Individually, the three universities have some really good strengths in research, and they also have complementary strengths,” Dr Alan Shaver, President of Thompson Rivers University explained. “By coming together as a coalition, you suddenly get a unit that’s greater than the sum of its parts, so to speak.”