Call for 2019 TeachingCity project proposals
TeachingCity brings together the City of Oshawa and its education and research partners: Canadian Urban Institute, Durham College, Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area, the 萌妹社区, and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
The partners address Oshawa’s urban issues through innovation, collaboration, applied research and shared experiential learning opportunities with the aim to position Oshawa as a local, national and global community of urban research and learning.
Proposals for 2019 TeachingCity projects/initiatives should fit into one of the following broad categories:
- Environmental:
- climate change mitigation and adaptation
- encouraging active transportation
- invasive species
- reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- urban resiliency
- water and air quality
- Social:
- affordable housing
- aging population
- connection to community services
- economic and social disparity between neighbourhoods
- growing newcomer population
- increasing diversity of the city
- issues of food insecurity
- poverty reduction and equity
- public safety
- unsheltered residents and issues of mental health/addiction/substance abuse
- Technology/smart city:
- open data and data management
- smart city applications/solutions
- use of artificial intelligence and technology to increase efficiency, transparency and connection to the community
For more details, see the strategic paper the City of Oshawa has created to guide 2019 TeachingCity proposals.
If you are interested in this partnership and feel your project aligns with the City of Oshawa’s strategy, contact Alison Burgess, Manager, Research Partnerships, at ext. 6229.