Timothy Chan, the University of Toronto’s associate vice-president and vice-provost of strategic initiatives and a CHE Faculty Affiliate, says the university pools funding and academic talent from its various divisions and applies them to interdisciplinary projects.
“The goal is not just to fund initiatives internally, because we can’t do that forever. But it’s to build a track record and set them up for external success,” he says. “We help build up the initiative, and then when the opportunity arises – whether it is a government grant, an industry partnership, a philanthropic opportunity – we are ready to capitalise because we have already got the structures, the teams and supports in place.”
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