For Partners

OICE Services for Partners

The Office of Innovation and Community Engagement (OICE) helps to facilitate research partnerships, contracts or agreements between ¾«¶«´«Ã½ and private companies, industrial associations, community groups, government and international agencies. The OICE also facilitates the review and formal signing of of university agreements.

 We can help partners:

  • Reduce technical or financial risk on a new venture,
  • Gain access to highly specialized facilities,
  • License new technologies, and
  • Attract highly skilled people to your organization.

Partnerships can involve:

  • Short or long term projects,
  • Basic research,
  • Applied research and development,
  • Testing or technical services, and
  • Collaboration between university and industry researchers.  

Quick Links

Do you hire students for internships? Please visit the Career and Experiential Learning and find out more on how to hire ¾«¶«´«Ã½ students directly through HireSMU.

If you have any questions about hiring students for Co-op work terms and would like to learn more about the Career and Experiential Learning at ¾«¶«´«Ã½, please contact Sherry Ross, Acting Manager, Co-operative Education/Student Employment at sherry.ross@smu.ca.