Common use of Institutional Aspirations Clause in Contracts

Institutional Aspirations. The University of Ottawa drives creativity, innovation, knowledge, skills development and community engagement. It has created high-impact knowledge and research through its solid foundation in the broad areas of humanities, natural and social sciences and professional disciplines. As it evolves within the next three years, the University of Ottawa will further support the needs of a highly skilled-workforce and Ontario’s economy by offering creative and relevant programs that cut across traditional faculty lines in: • Health: through university-wide, cross-cutting programs and initiatives, e.g., health economics and health administration • Public and International Affairs: by building upon existing expertise • Science and Technology: by bringing together science and technology, entrepreneurship and non-traditional technology disciplines, such as law. In the fall of 2015, the University of Ottawa was officially designated under the French Language Services Act of Ontario. This designation guarantees that undergraduate programs (with the exception of certain programs in science and engineering) can be completed entirely in French. We aspire to expand our offering so that science and engineering programs can be entirely completed in French, to support Ontario’s francophone population fully in all fields, including science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The University of Ottawa offers a large number of real-world learning opportunities, including work-integrated learning, to help students gain employer-ready skills. New systems to track these crucial experiential opportunities and to match students and employers will be implemented. Over the next three years, we will create more opportunities for students to further develop their talents, knowledge and skills to help them transition to careers in an evolving economy. The University of Ottawa has also identified its capital needs through development of a Campus Master Plan, as well as the 2015 Major Capital Inventory process. The Master Plan informs and directs campus development as part of Destination 2020, the University of Ottawa’s strategic plan, including renewal requirements to address serious deferred maintenance issues (in facilities and in technology) as well as lack of space to meet our current requirements. The major immediate areas of need are in health, engineering/technology, law, education and training, student activities, heritage building preservation, regulatory, safety and security requirements and student housing. In addition to compliance requirements, our facilities and technology systems no longer adequately support contemporary pedagogy and learning practices to contribute to the development of a highly skilled workforce. In addition, as highlighted in our program development priorities, the development of French- language programs in STEM fields and fostering innovation in the francophone community will also require enhanced and expanded facilities. Future major capital investments will align with institutional strategies and needs. Availability of government and third-party funding may require an adjustment of capital priorities. The University of Ottawa remains committed to the expansion and integration of a strong international dimension in all core areas of activity, particularly with respect to la Francophonie, as envisaged in its Strategic Plan Shared Objectives and Priorities for Differentiation

Institutional Aspirations. The University of Ottawa drives creativity, innovation, knowledge, skills development and community engagement. It has created high-impact knowledge and research through its solid foundation in the broad areas of humanities, natural and social sciences and professional disciplines. As it evolves within the next three years, the University of Ottawa will further support the needs of a highly skilled-workforce and Ontario’s economy by offering creative and relevant programs that cut across traditional faculty lines in: •  Health: through university-wide, cross-cutting programs and initiatives, e.g., health economics and health administration •  Public and International Affairs: by building upon existing expertise •  Science and Technology: by bringing together science and technology, entrepreneurship and non-traditional technology disciplines, such as law. In the fall of 2015, the University of Ottawa was officially designated under the French Language Services Act of Ontario. This designation guarantees that undergraduate programs (with the exception of certain programs in science and engineering) can be completed entirely in French. We aspire to expand our offering so that science and engineering programs can be entirely completed in French, to support Ontario’s francophone population fully in all fields, including science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The University of Ottawa offers a large number of real-world learning opportunities, including work-integrated learning, to help students gain employer-ready skills. New systems to track these crucial experiential opportunities and to match students and employers will be implemented. Over the next three years, we will create more opportunities for students to further develop their talents, knowledge and skills to help them transition to careers in an evolving economy. The University of Ottawa has also identified its capital needs through development of a Campus Master Plan, as well as the 2015 Major Capital Inventory process. The Master Plan informs and directs campus development as part of Destination 2020, the University of Ottawa’s strategic plan, including renewal requirements to address serious deferred maintenance issues (in facilities and in technology) as well as lack of space to meet our current requirements. The major immediate areas of need are in health, engineering/technology, law, education and training, student activities, heritage building preservation, regulatory, safety and security requirements and student housing. In addition to compliance requirements, our facilities and technology systems no longer adequately support contemporary pedagogy and learning practices to contribute to the development of a highly skilled workforce. In addition, as highlighted in our program development priorities, the development of French- language programs in STEM fields and fostering innovation in the francophone community will also require enhanced and expanded facilities. Future major capital investments will align with institutional strategies and needs. Availability of government and third-party funding may require an adjustment of capital priorities. The University of Ottawa remains committed to the expansion and integration of a strong international dimension in all core areas of activity, particularly with respect to la Francophonie, as envisaged in its Strategic Plan Shared Objectives and Priorities for Differentiation