SMART Summer School 2022/2023

The SMART Training Platform’s summer school is an opportunity to learn new concepts, methods, and perspectives in implementation science and healthy cities

The Implementation Science Summer School 2023– University of Guelph

The SMART Training Platform’s summer school is an opportunity to learn new concepts, methods, and perspectives in implementation science. This learning experience includes small and interactive sessions, round table discussion and activities, and a case study competitions where interdisciplinary groups formed to solve a real-world challenge from sector partners. 

We welcome graduate students, early professionals with an interest in closing the gap between “what we know” and “what we do” by identifying and exploring the solutions to challenges healthy cities face. This could include physical activity, healthy eating, social connectivity, economic opportunity, and injury prevention, as well as access to health services, clean air, nutritious food, and green space. 

The summer institute is a collaboration between the SMART Training Platform, Arrell Food Institute, and the Smart Cities Initiative of the City of Guelph and County of Wellington. This opportunity is supported by CIHR-NSERC-SSHERC funding that will cover all costs excluding travel to the institute. 

The Circular Economy Summer School 2022– University of Guelph

The program gave participants a deeper understanding of topics that are inherent to the development and maintenance of circular economies and approaches to solving these problems. This includes the opportunities and challenges that arise as part of the circular food and digital agri-food revolution, healthy cities, and the circular food systems. The learning experience will include small, interactive sessions and activities as well as case study competitions where interdisciplinary groups form to solve a “real-world” challenge from a partner in the sector. 

“This program was an amazing experience! The collaborations and interdisciplinary nature of this program made this experience a memorable one and I was able to learn a lot about how circular economies work. Meeting students across disciplines also made this a great experience, promoting fruitful discussions and critical thinking all week long. I strongly suggest such a program as it encourages you to step outside your comfort zone and learn more about the world, we live in.”

“Please take the time to sign up. It’s an amazing experience, outside of learning more about how you can contribute to creating a circular economy, the people are fantastic. Getting a chance to sit down and speak with students from almost every province, from local and international backgrounds was amazing. Coming together for this experience was amazing and Guelph is a beautiful school and an amazing place to explore and enjoy outside of the program hours.”

“I highly recommend this experience. It gives you the unique opportunity to met with individuals tackling real-world complex issues and work with multidisciplinary peers to problem solve in a collaborative and applied manner. It is an immersive opportunity that is good for any student or individual interested in context-driven, systems thinking-focused implementation science.”

“It EXCEEDED my expectations! I really grew as a researcher and person from this experience. I’m even more excited to start my PhD and inspired to do impactful research. Also, everyone involved was so kind and interesting that it made the week feel like such a treat.”

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