George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
They can create career opportunities for learners, strengthen applied research, and help communities address challenges that matter to them.
Through George Brown Polytechnic's Strategy 2030, we're focusing on stronger relationships with industry, Indigenous partners, educational institutions, government, and community organizations. We're also making it easier to work together, with a focus on results that benefit everyone involved.
Partnerships Built on Shared Goals
2.1 - Build a focused portfolio of reciprocal, high-impact partnerships.
Prioritize industry, community, Indigenous, government, and postsecondary relationships that advance learner success, applied research and innovation, social and economic impact, and George Brown’s strategic strengths.
Strong partnerships begin with shared interests and mutual respect. We're prioritizing relationships where each partner has a clear role and where the work benefits learners, organizations, and communities.
Indigenous principles of relationship and reciprocity will help guide this work. We'll focus on partnerships that respect what each organization brings and advance learner success, applied research, and the social and economic needs of our communities.
Making It Easier to Work Together
2.2 - Strengthen George Brown’s institutional partnership capacity.
Co-ordinate relationships, decision-making, and partner navigation across George Brown, so strategic partners experience a consistent institution, and can understand, sustain, and leverage relationships across the polytechnic for present and future benefit.
A good partnership should be easy to navigate. Partners need to know who to contact, how decisions are made, and how to keep projects moving forward.
We're working to co-ordinate relationships across George Brown so organizations experience one connected institution. Clearer processes and stronger communication will help us maintain productive partnerships and build on them over time.
Turning Partnerships into Opportunity
2.3 - Mobilize partnerships for learner opportunity, public impact, and thought leadership.
Mobilize George Brown’s network and applied expertise to expand career and work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities, applied research, pathways and enrolment connections, while convening thought leaders to shape dialogue on societal challenges and strengthen George Brown’s profile as a leading polytechnic.
Partnerships matter most when they lead to something useful. Strategy 2030 will help us put our shared knowledge, resources, and connections to work in three important ways.
- More experience for learners: Work with partners to expand career connections, work-integrated learning, and pathways into education.
- Applied research with a purpose: Connect George Brown's research expertise with real-world needs to explore ideas, improve services, and develop practical solutions.
- Sharing ideas on community challenges: Bring industry and community leaders together to share expertise, discuss social and economic challenges, and explore ways forward.
How We'll Measure Success
We'll look at whether partnerships achieve their agreed goals, whether they create hands-on learning opportunities, and how they contribute to George Brown's reputation. These measures will help us understand which relationships are delivering value and where there's room to improve. better.
As the strategy moves forward, we'll share updates on the results of this work and what we're learning along the way.