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Institutional development · Industry collaboration · Canada

Western University hosts military, industry and researchers on Canada's defence priorities

Western University in Canada held a campus event bringing together military, industry and researchers, and reported a new university network tied to sovereignty and defence goals.

Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters: Military, industry and research participants at Western University's campus event are the parties directly involved, alongside a new network the university reported.

Western University reported that it brought military, industry and researchers together to advance Canada's defence priorities.

According to the university, this involved a campus event and a new university network.

The university said the event and the network strengthen sovereignty and defence goals.

Editor’s view

Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor

Western University has paired a campus event with a new university network, which it says strengthens sovereignty and defence goals.

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